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Retiring professor Chris Gingrich anchored EMU’s economics program for 24 years

May 22, 2019Last updated May 22, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Jelly beans, tennis balls and cups of coffee  – these descriptors appear with regularity when former students remember Professor Chris Gingrich. The first two classroom props were used in activities ... read more about Retiring professor Chris Gingrich anchored EMU’s economics program for 24 years

Internships net career starts for EMU business grads

May 7, 2019Last updated May 7, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Two Eastern Mennonite University seniors who interned at Farm Credit of the Virginias last summer will be employed there as generalists, a position that encapsulates a variety of roles that ... read more about Internships net career starts for EMU business grads

Three future CPAs head to JMU for grad school

April 29, 2019Last updated April 30, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson and Jourdyn Friend

Three senior accounting majors have been accepted into James Madison University’s graduate accounting program: Riley Kingsley, of North Newton, Kansas; Erik Peachey, of Lititz, Pennsylvania; and Austin Tomlin, of Greenville, ... read more about Three future CPAs head to JMU for grad school

EMU’s 2019 achievement and leadership excellence awardees honored at spring chapel

April 24, 2019Last updated April 28, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

The Eastern Mennonite University community gathered to celebrate student successes of the 2019 spring semester and special end-of-the-academic-year recognitions. Academics Academic Success Center Nursing major Audrey Martin was recognized as ... read more about EMU’s 2019 achievement and leadership excellence awardees honored at spring chapel

Second annual ACE Festival showcases student research, learning and creativity

April 22, 2019Last updated April 23, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

A few friendly faces in the audience helped senior social work majors Eliana Tejedor and Jakya Jones through their presentations during a session on Virginia legislation at Eastern Mennonite University’s ... read more about Second annual ACE Festival showcases student research, learning and creativity

Simulation boosts students’ business savvy in global market entrepreneurship

April 15, 2019Last updated April 23, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

UPDATE 4/23/2019: Team Boom! Cameras, comprised of Alcinda Brubaker, Chris Simmons and Emily Hostetler, closed out the semester simulation with top scores as well, including a #3 global ranking in ... read more about Simulation boosts students’ business savvy in global market entrepreneurship

With thriving vinyl graphics business, Joel Gross ’76 gives back in community leadership, service

March 29, 2019Last updated April 1, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Even though he used to be a social worker in Atlanta, Joel Gross ’76 says his more recent decades as a business owner have “enabled me to do more for people than I ... read more about With thriving vinyl graphics business, Joel Gross ’76 gives back in community leadership, service

EMU baseball player, a natural ‘people person,’ finds success in financial sales

March 23, 2019Last updated March 25, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

In the EMU Royals dugout from 2014-16, Aaron Hooven was a talker, remembers baseball coach Ben Spotts. “I had to stay on him sometimes, but to his credit, he always ... read more about EMU baseball player, a natural ‘people person,’ finds success in financial sales

Royal Connections Business Spotlight: Trio invests in Hampton Inn Woodstock

March 7, 2019Last updated March 7, 2019 by EMU communications

The Royal Connections Business Spotlight is a monthly feature about businesses owned by EMU alumni featured in the university’s  interactive business directory. Allon Lefever says “business is in my DNA.” ... read more about Royal Connections Business Spotlight: Trio invests in Hampton Inn Woodstock

Maggie Worku ’07 finds meaningful work in guiding insurance clients

February 17, 2019Last updated February 17, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

SINCE 1960, Atlanta’s Commerce Club has been the gathering place for history-shaping meetings, especially in its former location in the Five Points neighborhood, surrounded by banks, law firms, the offices ... read more about Maggie Worku ’07 finds meaningful work in guiding insurance clients

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