EMU hosted the third Athletics Fireside Gathering of the year, and while it gave Royals fans an inside look into EMU Athletics, most of the hour-long session was spent talking ... read more about Kratz talks community at Fireside Gathering
Academics
First solo flights with EMU at Lancaster student-pilots: Meet Bleyd Valleskey
To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Bleyd Vallesky is a first-year student in EMU Lancaster’s leadership and organizational management (LOM) bachelor’s degree program with a concentration in aviation. ... read more about First solo flights with EMU at Lancaster student-pilots: Meet Bleyd Valleskey
Restorative justice in education master’s program offers online option
Beginning in fall 2021, Eastern Mennonite University’s MA in Education: Restorative Justice in Education degree program will offer an online option, in addition to the current curriculum on the Harrisonburg campus. The ... read more about Restorative justice in education master’s program offers online option
In Memoriam: Terry Dean Beitzel
EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mourns the passing of Terry Dean Beitzel, professor in the Justice Studies Department at James Madison University and director of the Mahatma Gandhi Center ... read more about In Memoriam: Terry Dean Beitzel
Grant funds collaborative project on visual forms of Anabaptist worship
Jerry Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts at Eastern Mennonite University, was recently awarded a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He and co-applicant Rebecca ... read more about Grant funds collaborative project on visual forms of Anabaptist worship
Samuel Doe MA ’98 moves to new position with UNDP South Sudan
The United Nations Development Programme welcomed Samuel Gbaydee Doe to South Sudan as the agency’s new Resident Representative. The conflict, peace, and development professional has wide ranging international policy advisory ... read more about Samuel Doe MA ’98 moves to new position with UNDP South Sudan
In Memoriam: Dr. Samuel L. Horst, professor emeritus of history
Samuel L. Horst, professor emeritus of history at Eastern Mennonite University, died Jan. 6, 2021, at the age of 101. Horst taught history at EMU for nearly 28 years: from ... read more about In Memoriam: Dr. Samuel L. Horst, professor emeritus of history
Recent grads file patent, hoping to put a dent in global food waste
Austin Engle ’20 and Ben Stutzman ’20 recently became inventors, successfully patenting the “Garbage Grader” they created while still students at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The invention analyzes plates of ... read more about Recent grads file patent, hoping to put a dent in global food waste
Cellist Kim Souther to kick off faculty artist series with jazz-classical crossover
Kim Souther, cellist and director of preparatory music at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), will kick off the Music Faculty Artist Series with a recital on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 7 ... read more about Cellist Kim Souther to kick off faculty artist series with jazz-classical crossover
Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 talks biotech patents at first Suter Science Seminar
Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 will give the first of the 2021 Suter Science Seminars at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on January 27 at 4:15 p.m. His talk, titled “Can I ... read more about Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 talks biotech patents at first Suter Science Seminar