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Dr. Philip Zapanta ’96 shares life lessons from a career in health care spanning decades

February 18, 2025Last updated February 17, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

One early spring morning in 1994, Philip Zapanta ’96, then a sophomore biology major at Eastern Mennonite College, boarded a bus in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with the rest of his

EMU to host Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship

February 10, 2025Last updated February 10, 2025 by Joyce Beachy, student marketing intern

Weekend conference returns to campus for the first time in five years From Feb. 21-23, 2025, the EMU Peace Fellowship club will host the Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship (ICPF) conference. This

In the News: $2M grant gives EMU STEM majors new opportunities

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In a news report on Thursday morning, WHSV-TV3 highlighted the $2 million grant awarded to EMU by the National Science Foundation. This grant, one of the largest in EMU's history, will fund annual scholarships for 23 high-achieving, income-eligible STEM majors over the next six years, along with mentoring, tutoring and other support services. ... read more about In the News: $2M grant gives EMU STEM majors new opportunities from WHSV-TV3

Amidst a decline in qualified teachers, EMU answers the call

February 6, 2025Last updated February 6, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

Graduate certificate equips new teachers with the tools needed to better serve their students Classrooms are in crisis. The teaching profession is experiencing its lowest levels of employment in 50

Musicians make EMU history by becoming first trio to win annual Concerto/Aria Competition

February 5, 2025Last updated February 4, 2025 by Ryan Cornell, Photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

Music so precise, they named winners thrice. That’s the quick rhyme behind last week’s annual Concerto/Aria Competition, which awarded top honors to three student-musicians for the first time in its

Mennonite historian says EMU students are equipped to heal a broken world

January 29, 2025Last updated January 29, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

The world is out of alignment, said Mennonite historian John D. Roth. Civil discourse is strained, the principles of democracy are challenged, and social movements have laid bare injustices in

$2M NSF grant creates access, belonging for STEM majors at EMU

January 22, 2025Last updated January 21, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

A $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation provides scholarships, mentorship, tutoring and other support services for high-achieving, income-eligible STEM majors at EMU. The grant, awarded through the NSF’s

Nine students complete DC internships at WCSC over fall 2024

January 17, 2025Last updated January 17, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

Six Eastern Mennonite University students, two Bethel College students and one Bluffton University student gained professional experience last fall at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC). The center, located in the nation’s

EMU Dean’s List, Fall Semester 2024

January 16, 2025Last updated January 17, 2025 by EMU Communications

The Dean’s List, compiled at the end of each semester, includes degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no W, I, or F grades for 12

EMU’s Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival to receive $12K award from the National Endowment for the Arts

January 15, 2025Last updated January 15, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF), a program of Eastern Mennonite University, has been approved for a $12,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the federal agency

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