After experiencing cross-cultural studies and interacting with students from all over the world during their undergraduate years, several EMU alumni have found their perfect job in facilitating this same rich ... read more about Fostering international student success at James Madison University
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EMU grads help market James Madison University
From brochures to advertisements, from emails to exhibit displays, and mobile apps to video tours, five EMU alumni help promote the James Madison University brand through graphic design, photography, videography, ... read more about EMU grads help market James Madison University
David Whyte highlights counseling’s 20th year
David Whyte, an internationally recognized poet, author and expert in organizational development, came to campus in late February for an event highlighting the 20th anniversary year of the master’s in ... read more about David Whyte highlights counseling’s 20th year
Bridgewater College’s counseling department staffed by EMU graduates
Every March, more than 800 students from the four local colleges, wearing t-shirts in their school colors, converge on downtown Harrisonburg to raise awareness about suicide prevention. Walk For Hope ... read more about Bridgewater College’s counseling department staffed by EMU graduates

First mediation center in state
Harrisonburg’s Fairfield Center– known for most of its 32-year history as the Community Mediation Center – has a long record of leadership in promoting and practicing creative problem-solving in Virginia. ... read more about First mediation center in state

Restorative justice and talking circles: JMU embraces EMU’s teachings
Not long after he’d come out of the closet, Mark was at a party with his friends. At some point that evening, a group of guys approached Mark and told ... read more about Restorative justice and talking circles: JMU embraces EMU’s teachings

When I was sick, you cared for me: alumni work in mental healthcare
More than 700 alumni living in the City of Harrisonburg or Rockingham County work in the healthcare field, according to EMU’s alumni database. This represents a larger concentration of alumni ... read more about When I was sick, you cared for me: alumni work in mental healthcare
43 years as a country doc at Green Valley Clinic
Every Tuesday night, Dr. Linford Gehman ’59 still makes the trip from Bergton, back in the farthest mountain reaches of Rockingham County, to the hospital in Harrisonburg for continuing education ... read more about 43 years as a country doc at Green Valley Clinic

EMU, MCC leaders nurture warm relationship with Islamic scholars in Iran
J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who is executive director of the ... read more about EMU, MCC leaders nurture warm relationship with Islamic scholars in Iran

Doing business for charities
Hundreds of volunteers, many of them EMU alumni, are the backbone of four alumni-run, nonprofit charitable enterprises in Harrisonburg that funnel funds toward worldwide poverty alleviation, relief and development efforts. ... read more about Doing business for charities