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Development worker opens science seminar series Sept. 14

September 7, 2009Last updated September 26, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Jim Bowman of Harrisonburg, a former Mennonite Central Committee representative in Kenya, will speak at the first Suter Science Seminar of the fall semester 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, in

Cedarwood residence hall nearing completion

August 6, 2009 by Andrea Wenger

EMU’s new environmentally friendly residence hall Cedarwood is nearing completion. The facility will meet basic LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards at a minimum. About 85% of

New Cedarwood Dorm to use solar energy

June 17, 2009 by Jim Bishop

EMU and Altadena Energy & Solar are cooperating on a solar hot water system for EMU’s new Cedarwood residence hall, scheduled to open in August, 2009. Read more…

EMU in top 20 percent of nation in recycling competition

June 1, 2009 by Brooke Fansler, EMU class of 2012

By Brooke Fansler, EMU class of 2012 (English major) EMU placed 28th in the “waste minimization” category out of 510 colleges and universities in a nationwide recycling challenge called “Recylemania”

Campus garden provides teaching tools and produce

April 15, 2009Last updated April 6, 2011 by Dan Landes, EMU class of 2009

An expanding campus garden at EMU will soon, for a second season, provide fresh, organic and local food for the cafeteria while giving students a practical exercise in sustainability. The

‘Food and Farming Week’ Underway at EMU

March 26, 2009 by Jim Bishop

EMU is holding its annual “Food and Farming Week” Monday through Saturday, Mar. 23-28. Activities will open with a presentation 8 p.m. Monday, Mar. 23 in Suter Science Center room

Progress Report on ‘Green’ Residence Hall

February 10, 2009 by Daniel Landes and Andrea Schrock Wenger

A silver level LEED

Faith-Ecological Integrity is Seminar Topic

November 12, 2008 by Jim Bishop

Christian communities around the world have begun to respond to environmental problems, but often struggle to explain how ecological integrity matters for Christian faith. Willis Jenkins, assistant professor of social

Dining Hall to Go ‘Trayless’ Starting in October

October 17, 2008 by Andrea Wenger

EMU’s dining hall will go “trayless” beginning Wed., Oct. 22, joining hundreds of other colleges across the country eliminating wasted water, energy, food and time. Wednesday is the sixth annual

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