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Landslide of nominations earns Kris Schmidt April’s Q101 Gold Star Teacher Award

April 27, 2018Last updated April 30, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Professor Kris Schmidt usually sticks to his syllabus, but this week, with the clock winding down before final exams, he was forced — by his appreciative students — to take

Recycling team’s creative publicity is (surely) behind EMU’s fourth consecutive Recyclemania state championship

April 26, 2018Last updated May 1, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University has retained its crown as the RecycleMania champion of Virginia. For the fourth straight year, EMU finished first among Virginia colleges and universities entered in the Competition

Donning of the Kente ceremony kicks off EMU’s 100th Commencement celebration

April 20, 2018Last updated April 20, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

“The question is, what have you learned, and what traditions has Eastern Mennonite University imprinted on you?” asked Professor David Owusu-Ansah of soon-to-be-graduates at Eastern Mennonite University’s third annual Donning

‘Do I really want to be a doctor?’ EMU’s semester-long practicum may help you decide

April 18, 2018Last updated April 24, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Amber Shank says she’s always had a clinical interest in how the body functions — and more specifically, in how and why it stops working. Her interest led her to

C. Henry Smith orators respond to contemporary concerns with Christian peace values

April 10, 2018Last updated April 10, 2018 by EMU communications

Caleb Schrock-Hurst, a senior English major from Harrisonburg, Virginia, won the C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at Eastern Mennonite University with his speech, “‘Is This a Bonhoeffer Moment?’: Asking the

Ten 2018 Cords of Distinction recipients honored for contributions to EMU community and beyond

April 4, 2018Last updated April 9, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Ten graduating seniors will be honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5, at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). They will wear gold and blue cords

Faith and climate change: experts give input at BOR meeting for Center for Sustainable Climate Change

March 27, 2018Last updated April 3, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

With a series of new programs taking shape, The Center for Climate Change Solutions hosted its first board of reference meeting March 9-10 at Eastern Mennonite University. The nine-member board

Biochemistry major awarded accreditation by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

March 26, 2018Last updated April 4, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University’s biochemistry program has joined the ranks of a select group accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). The program received notification of its

Nature Conservancy’s director of forest carbon science to present March 28 Suter Science Seminar

March 20, 2018Last updated March 29, 2018 by EMU communications

Bronson Griscom, director of Forest Carbon Science at The Nature Conservancy, will present a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, March 28, at 4 p.m. Griscom will discuss

Biotechnology symposium started by alumnus returns to EMU for 25th year

March 11, 2018Last updated March 14, 2018 by Nolan Stout/Daily News-Record

The Shenandoah Valley Biotechnology Symposium went back to its roots on Friday. For its 25th year, the annual conference for area high school students returned to Eastern Mennonite University, which hosted the

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