(L. to r.): Elizabeth Nsarkoh from Wast Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI); Manjrika Sewak (partially hidden) and Ameet Dhakal, both from the Asian-Pacific partnership for Peace; and Emmanuel Bombande, also of ... read more about Peacebuilding Groups Gather From Around the World
Academics
Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
How do Christians in the “Believers Church” tradition, living in a democracy that is the world ... read more about Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
A group from the Summer Peacebuilding Institute that includes several Iraqi citizens plants a Southern magnolia in front of the Hillside Suites residence at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop Reformation ... read more about Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
EMU Prof Selected for Summer Study Program
Marti Eads Martha G. (Marti) Eads, an associate professor of English at EMU, is among 25 teachers selected to attend the second National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute ... read more about EMU Prof Selected for Summer Study Program
Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal
Doreen Ruto from Nairobi, Kenya, now a student in EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program, tells her story at a Summer Peacebuilding Institute luncheon meeting. Photo by Jim Bishop As her husband ... read more about Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal
Nursing Program Gets High Marks
The nursing program at EMU underwent a major physical exam and received a clean bill of health from a major accrediting body. The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), ... read more about Nursing Program Gets High Marks
EMU Offering Bach to Bach Hits
The Strings of the Bach Festival Orchestra, with Carlos Cesar Rodriguez, pianist, and Susan Sievert Messersmith, trumpet, perform Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Op. 35” ... read more about EMU Offering Bach to Bach Hits
Play Takes Intense Look at Crime Victims
Howard Zehr, co-director of EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program and author of the book upon which the play, “A Body in Motion,” is based, talks with an inmate at one of ... read more about Play Takes Intense Look at Crime Victims
Restorative Justice Workshop Looks at Faces in Prison
Allyson Holtz and Howard Zehr discuss one of Holtz’s mixed media portraits of inmates on exhibit during the Summer Peacebuilding Institute at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop In a one-of-a-kind ... read more about Restorative Justice Workshop Looks at Faces in Prison
New Business Arrangement Seeks Closer Student Ties
Allon Lefever, MBA director at EMU, and Howard Good, a MEDA vice president, sign a formal agreement aimed at strengthening relationships between the two programs. Photo by Jim Bishop A ... read more about New Business Arrangement Seeks Closer Student Ties