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EMU Trash Fashion Show at Mennonite Youth Convention 2009
Eastern Mennonite University took its trash fashion show on the road to Mennonite Youth Convention at Columbus, Ohio. It featured formal dresses made out of plastic grocery bags and old ... read more about EMU Trash Fashion Show at Mennonite Youth Convention 2009
Student club teaches investing wisely over the years
By Dan Landes, class of 2009, for the Business Journal (a publication of EMU’s Business and Economics Department) In a recently-formed investment club at Eastern Mennonite University, students are learning ... read more about Student club teaches investing wisely over the years
Bach Festival combines serious and casual, sobering and hopeful
Fanfares and flip-flops. Handel’s massive story of Samson and two short works written within the past year. A call to hope arising from the ashes of New York’s World Trade ... read more about Bach Festival combines serious and casual, sobering and hopeful
New Cedarwood Dorm to use solar energy
EMU and Altadena Energy & Solar are cooperating on a solar hot water system for EMU’s new Cedarwood residence hall, scheduled to open in August, 2009. Read more… ... read more about New Cedarwood Dorm to use solar energy
Alumni Profile: Kim Lehman ’82 of Austin, Texas
Kim Lehman straddles so many (admittedly artificial) boundaries, it’s hard to know how to characterize her. She has a repertoire of fun, educational programs, with some aimed at 2- to ... read more about Alumni Profile: Kim Lehman ’82 of Austin, Texas
Women attending SPI help heal their communities in Africa
Hunger. Child soldiers. Orphaned children raising siblings. Such tragedies might readily connote despair – but not to three African women who studied this year at EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. L. ... read more about Women attending SPI help heal their communities in Africa
EMU ranks high, very competitive in graduation rates
-Excerpted from the Daily News Record, June 10, 2009 A study tracking graduation rates ranked Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) among the top schools in the region. With 71 percent* of ... read more about EMU ranks high, very competitive in graduation rates
Senior takes challenges in stride
Holmes pushes limits in life, school, sports By J.R. Williams, Northern Virginia Daily Clarke County High School senior athlete Sophia Holmes, 18, of Berryville, looks forward to attending EMU this ... read more about Senior takes challenges in stride
Three faith traditions come together in peace camp in June
Finding common ground in several faith expressions of peace and the phrase, “one tree, many branches,” are the primary focus of a five-day Interfaith Peace Camp program to be held ... read more about Three faith traditions come together in peace camp in June