Applied social sciences Archives - Page 18 of 26

EMU welcomes 13 new faculty for 2016-2017 academic year

August 30, 2016Last updated November 26, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) welcomes 13 new faculty to the ranks for the 2016-17 academic year. [See photo album here and at the end of this article.] The new faculty,

A catalyst for stewardship, Ray Martin helps EMU and partners to launch the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions

August 12, 2016Last updated March 14, 2017 by Walt Wiltschek

Holding his 19-month-old grandson, Ray Martin told the audience gathered at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Thursday afternoon why he had made a generous donation to study and combat the issues

Interdisciplinary conference on women of Anabaptist traditions, slated for June 2017, announces call for proposals

August 4, 2016Last updated September 29, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Scholars, activists, students and literary, performing and visual artists alike are invited to submit proposals for consideration to “Crossing the Line: Women of Anabaptist Traditions Encounter Borders and Boundaries,” a

Summer interns settle in at Washington Community Scholars’ Center

June 15, 2016Last updated November 10, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Teresa Garcia-Bautista has a long list of summer goals while living at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center and working in Washington D.C. this summer. The first two are “meet the

In Reunion’s ‘Freedom Circles,’ peacebuilding major facilitates life changes and his own learning

May 12, 2016Last updated November 10, 2016 by Randi B. Hagi

Nathan McKnight recognized a quality of reciprocity in his spring semester internship. The people who come through the “freedom circles” hosted by the organization Reunion, he says, “are improving me,

Ten seniors honored with Cords of Distinction for their impact on campus and community

May 2, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by admin

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 30, 2016 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated

EMU faculty, staff and Team Accord students attend restorative justice training together

April 25, 2016Last updated March 13, 2017 by Harrison Horst and Lauren Jefferson

At a recent conference in New York, Eastern Mennonite University students found themselves in a unique position as participant-representatives. They were the only students among the 30 participants at the

Winning C. Henry Smith orator examines conflict in the Mennonite church; other winners explore gun violence, race

April 15, 2016Last updated April 6, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“My speech wrote itself,” said Bethany Chupp, winner of the C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The winning speech, titled “Standing At the Door,” came so

International flags fly in the University Commons, as chapel service dedicates The Orie O. Miller Hall of Nations

April 11, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson and Robert Propst

The flags of 55 countries now hang in “The Orie O. Miller Hall of Nations,” dedicated during a chapel service at the University Commons at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on

Peacebuilder draws attention to power of local networks to respond to humanitarian and public health crises

March 13, 2016Last updated June 29, 2016 by EMU communications staff

Libby Hoffman returns to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), where she attended the Summer Peacebuilding Institute in 1996 and 2000, to talk about humanitarian aid and crisis response. Hoffman is co-founder

Quick Links