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EMU Boasts Teachers of Promise

April 12, 2012Last updated April 30, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Six students were selected to represent Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) at the Teachers of Promise Institute, Mar. 24-25, in Richmond, Va. The Teachers of Promise Foundation, which sponsored the event,

Pastor Pairs Love of Church, People with Disabilities

February 28, 2012Last updated March 12, 2012 by Ariel Shuey

Courtesy Bluffton University Having an adopted brother with tubular meningitis has made a huge mark on the Rev. Paula Snyder Belousek’s life. “Early on, I became interested in what role

Teacher Awarded for Creative Web Use

December 5, 2011Last updated March 20, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Jennie Carr, a master in education student at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and fourth-grade teacher at Elkton Elementary School, was chosen as one of two recipients of the 2011 Virginia

Serve and Lead Goes Global

November 15, 2011Last updated December 6, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

A chance to serve and lead on a global scale has led three 2011 spring graduates of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) far from the comfort and familiarity of Harrisonburg to

Early Learning Center Hosts Open House

October 31, 2011Last updated November 14, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

The early learning center at Eastern Mennonite University will host an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 12 – 4 p.m. The center is a child-focused, developmentally appropriate preschool

Former EMU Education Prof Dies

June 9, 2011Last updated July 13, 2011 by Jim Bishop

Kathryn F. (Kass) Seitz, a former member of the Eastern Mennonite University teaching faculty, died Sunday, June 5, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg. She was 73. Seitz was

From Brazil to EMU, Sisters Keep Family Bond

April 26, 2011Last updated May 24, 2011 by Jim Bishop

HARRISONBURG, Va. – One sister is about to graduate from Eastern Mennonite University, the other is completing her sophomore year after transferring from another school. Each decided independently of the

EMU Students Named ‘Teachers of Promise’

April 12, 2011Last updated May 3, 2011 by Jim Bishop

Ten Eastern Mennonite University seniors have been named “Teachers of Promise” based on their academic credentials, their commitment to the teaching profession and their exemplary character. The students were among

Education grad gets national teaching award

July 18, 2009 by Jim Bishop

Jolene Kratz, 2008 EMU grad Jolene Kratz, who has completed her first year of teaching in the Rockingham County Public School System, has been selected to attend the 2009 Mickelson

Third Member of Extended Lehman Family Dies

February 9, 2009 by Jim Bishop

Elsie E. Lehman Elsie E. Lehman, 85, of Harrisonburg, Va., died Feb. 5, 2009 at Oak Lea, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. She was professor emerita of education. From 1956 to

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