Failure is not an option for Eastern Mennonite University basketball player Andrew Thorne ’14. His accomplishments include all ODAC team selection, five time player of the week, male athlete of ... read more about Take Flight – An EMU basketball player’s story
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Our man in Mexico – Howard Zehr – gets mistaken for a famous Mexican poet, so they decide to meet …
Settling in before a major public appearance in Mexico, restorative justice expert Howard Zehr was strolling through the market in Victoria, Tamaulipas. It was July 2, a day before he ... read more about Our man in Mexico – Howard Zehr – gets mistaken for a famous Mexican poet, so they decide to meet …
EMU breaks record for all-academic honorees
Eastern Mennonite University once again set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, as 96 Royals were honored. Last year a total ... read more about EMU breaks record for all-academic honorees
County needs to ask more questions regarding alternatives to jail before building another facility
Restorative justice expert Howard Zehr is the author of the following op-ed piece on the need to examine alternatives to constantly building more space in EMU’s home region to incarcerate ... read more about County needs to ask more questions regarding alternatives to jail before building another facility
STAR can transform the world
Five women and two men from four countries — all trained in Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) — testify to its power of positive transformation. STAR is a ... read more about STAR can transform the world
EMU alumna’s SALT term gives birth to new career
Twenty-three-year-old Tessa Gerberich from Myerstown, Pa., hoped to have the opportunity to help deliver at least one baby during her year-long service term in Jos, Nigeria. To date, she’s helped ... read more about EMU alumna’s SALT term gives birth to new career
EMU to host Virginia Private College Week, July 28-Aug. 2
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is inviting students to discover the educational opportunities available in their own back yard. EMU is among 24 schools participating in the 18th annual Virginia Private ... read more about EMU to host Virginia Private College Week, July 28-Aug. 2
Eastern Mennonite Seminary prepares alumna to pursue a PhD
After getting her master’s from EMS and loving it, Emily Ralph ’13 talks about where this education pathway is leading her. ... read more about Eastern Mennonite Seminary prepares alumna to pursue a PhD
Eastern Mennonite Seminary student serves Indonesian community
Beny Krisbianto uses his Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) education to serve his urban Indonesian community in Philadelphia. At EMS, Krisbianto learned the Anabaptist principles of serving and loving others as ... read more about Eastern Mennonite Seminary student serves Indonesian community
Inspired by their peacebuilding mothers, two undergrads come alone from Kenya and meet each other at EMU
Their neighborhoods in Nairobi, Kenya, were only 30 minutes apart. Yet these two students traveled more than 7,500 miles to meet for the first time at Eastern Mennonite University, where ... read more about Inspired by their peacebuilding mothers, two undergrads come alone from Kenya and meet each other at EMU