Since the very beginning, the conviction that “there has to be a better way” has been a guiding principle for the Mennonite mental healthcare institutions that were established as a ... read more about Mennonite healthcare institutions search for a better way
The first night at Western State Hospital in Staunton, Virginia, was horribly memorable. Emory Layman, assigned by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to work as an attendant at the mental hospital ... read more about Why EMU has a heart for mental healthcare
Michael Murphy ’97 felt his career as a database manager and technologist at Alcoa (Aluminum) Home Exteriors in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, hitting a ceiling for lack of a bachelor’s degree. ... read more about Now, professor at college, before, techie at Alcoa
On a rainy Sunday in May 2011, Nona Allen ’11, representing the Adult Degree Completion Program (ADCP), was one of four graduates to speak at EMU’s commencement. Allen, the pastor ... read more about The family that won’t stop learning
Once a week, as soon as Ginger Estes ’08 had finished her route and parked the school bus at 4:30 in the afternoon, she’d hop straight into her own car ... read more about Not too late to realize the dream of teaching
Mildred Garcia ’10 does not mince words when it comes to her experience in the RN to BS degree in nursing program at EMU’s Lancaster campus.“It definitely was 100 times ... read more about Hungering for master’s, a new interest in teaching
Though the bulk of her working hours are spent reviewing medical charts for thoroughness and compliance with insurance requirements, Bea Benson ’05 insists her job is full of excitement. “I ... read more about 18 Months to her degree: ‘Not Easy, but Worth It’
Nick Ngumo ’10 and his brother emigrated from Kenya to the United States in 1998 to join their mother, who’d arrived several years earlier. Ngumo entered Lancaster Mennonite High School ... read more about And Next? LPN earns RN from HACC, and after BSN at ADCP, then CRNA*
The small class size, and the way the students in it looked out for each other during the 18-month nursing program, figure high on the list of reasons why Anne ... read more about CRNA…Another rung on the nursing ladder, with hospital job awaiting her in 2012*
The United Nations system contains about two dozen graduates of Eastern Mennonite University – most of them alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) featured in the current ... read more about A challenging mission at the United Nations