Magpie owner and entrepreneur Kirsten Moore plans to lease the building across Gay Street from her diner and repurpose it into a retail market called Liberty Street Mercantile on the ground floor with a multi-use event space on the second. Read more about this EMU alumna's plans. ... read more about Magpie owner Kirsten Moore working on marketplace and event space from The Citizen
Business and leadership
Alumnus to chair Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Aaron Troyer, the new chair of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, steps into the leadership role with a love of farming and an impressive resume of education and experience in the agriculture industry. Read more, including a Q & A. ... read more about Alumnus to chair Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association from Spudman
2021 Excellence in Teaching Awards honor professors Martha Greene Eads, Leah Kratz, and Robert Curry
Eastern Mennonite University’s recipients of the annual Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2021 are: in the Tenured Faculty category, Martha Greene Eads, PhD, professor of English, in the Pre-tenure Faculty ... read more about 2021 Excellence in Teaching Awards honor professors Martha Greene Eads, Leah Kratz, and Robert Curry
Leonard Dow ’87 begins new role at Everence
Leonard Dow ’87 is Everence’s new vice president of community and church development. He assumed the role in late March. Dow was EMU’s Distinguished Service Award honoree in 2017. The ... read more about Leonard Dow ’87 begins new role at Everence
Francis Johnson ‘07 named fellow by the Okta for Good Nonprofit Technology Initiative
Francis Johnson, a 2007 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University and the Washington Community Scholars’ Center program, has been named a Nonprofit Technology Fellow for the Okta for Good Nonprofit Technology ... read more about Francis Johnson ‘07 named fellow by the Okta for Good Nonprofit Technology Initiative
EMU honors students for academic, leadership achievements
Ninety Eastern Mennonite University students were recognized for accomplishments and achievements during the 2020-21 academic year during a special recognition ceremony today. View the livestream recording Academics Academic Success Center ... read more about EMU honors students for academic, leadership achievements
Sixth annual Donning of the Kente ceremony honors grads, their heritage and valued mentors
Last weekend, the Eastern Mennonite University community honored approximately 30 students at the sixth annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony. The ceremony, always the first of the Commencement events, recognizes ... read more about Sixth annual Donning of the Kente ceremony honors grads, their heritage and valued mentors
EMU announces community organizing and development minor
“Community organizing is fundamentally a project of power-building within and among groups of people marginalized from existing power structures,” says Professor Ryan Good, co-director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center ... read more about EMU announces community organizing and development minor
Everence Federal Credit Union leadership transition involves alumni
Matthew Gehman ‘09 has been appointed to lead Everence Federal Credit Union. He succeeds W. Kent Hartzler ‘94, who served as the credit union’s president and chief executive officer ... read more about Everence Federal Credit Union leadership transition involves alumni
WCSC interns work in food access, end-of-life care, zoos and more
This semester, students are mapping racially restrictive deeds, nursing and caring for the most vulnerable patients, improving food access in food apartheid areas, and monitoring zoo animals – all through the ... read more about WCSC interns work in food access, end-of-life care, zoos and more