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Wild Virginia podcast features Professor Steven David Johnson
Tune in to this podcast episode of Wild Virginia Virtual Coffee Talk, where conservation photographer Steven David Johnson talks about his work photographing vernal pools, salamanders, jumping spiders, and other fun projects he’s working on. ... read more about Wild Virginia podcast features Professor Steven David Johnson from Wild Virginia
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Honoring chaplains during National Pastoral Care Week: CPE Director Penny Driediger on walking with patients and families amidst COVID challenges
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Professors and alumni contribute to Mennomedia’s “What Now?” resources for pastors and congregations
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CJP IMPACT REPORT 2020-21 profiles year of change, innovation
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Regina Wenger ’09 on ‘Southern Anabaptist Colleges and Civil War Memory’
Wenger, a PhD candidate at Baylor University, offers Part I of a two-part series on Bridgewater College and EMU. She'll be bringing the topic to a presentation next year at the American Society of Church History on a panel titled “Competing Identities: Denominational Higher Education in the American South.” ... read more about Regina Wenger ’09 on ‘Southern Anabaptist Colleges and Civil War Memory’ from Anabaptist Historians
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Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival announces artistic director transition
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WCSC intern publishes in Smithsonian Magazine
While interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage during a fall semester with Washington Community Scholars' Center, Gwen Mallow researched and wrote about the Mothman of West Virginia. Her writing was published this month on the Smithsonian's magazine blog. Congrats, Gwen! ... read more about WCSC intern publishes in Smithsonian Magazine from Smithsonian Magazine
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Dr. Ben Ruth ’09 on EMU
Dr. Ben Ruth '09, who recently joined the Cardiology Department at Sentara RMH, talks about the education he received at EMU and his Harrisonburg connections in this introductory video. ... read more about Dr. Ben Ruth ’09 on EMU from Sentara RMH
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Marta Castillo ’90 to become associate executive minister of Mosaic Conference
Marta Castillo will assume the role of associate executive minister for Mosaic Conference on Feb. 1, 2022. In recent years, Castillo has served as the leadership minister of intercultural formation and brings strong experience in pastoral leadership and intercultural understanding to the Conference leadership team. She is passionate about the intercultural work of unity in cultural diversity, antiracism, and racial reconciliation. ... read more about Marta Castillo ’90 to become associate executive minister of Mosaic Conference from Mosaic Conference