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Chamber Singers return from spring break tour

March 20, 2024Last updated July 16, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Sixteen concerts in eight days… That’s how the 19 members of the EMU Chamber Singers spent their spring break. From March 2 to 9, they performed at venues in Washington,

In the News: EMU alumna Marcia Zook teams up with friend to write children’s book

The Daily News-Record

Author Marcia Zook '99, who earned a liberal arts degree from EMU, was featured in the Daily News-Record on Feb. 21. She worked with illustrator Kathleen Johnston on a book, "Look up, Patito!" about downtown Harrisonburg's bronze duckling family. Read the article here. Story by Harleigh Cupp; contributed photo. ... read more about In the News: EMU alumna Marcia Zook teams up with friend to write children’s book from The Daily News-Record

Chamber Singers release spring tour schedule

February 27, 2024Last updated February 27, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

The EMU Chamber Singers are hitting the road for spring break with stops around the Washington, D.C., region and throughout central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. The group has released programming

WCSC hosts 10 for fall 2022 DC internships

December 2, 2022Last updated December 6, 2022 by EMU Communications

Ten Eastern Mennonite University students are gaining professional experience this fall at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC). They represent nine different majors, showing the range of placement possibilities available

Washington Post: Professor Mark Metzler Sawin on ‘the evolving political symbolism’ of the pick-up truck

Washington Post

The headline says it all. And also Google Professor Howard Zehr's "Pick-ups: A Love Story." ... read more about Washington Post: Professor Mark Metzler Sawin on ‘the evolving political symbolism’ of the pick-up truck from Washington Post

WMRA: Photography class documents Shenandoah Mountain flora and fauna

WMRA

A local conservation photography class has been documenting biodiversity on Shenandoah Mountain this semester. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. ... read more about WMRA: Photography class documents Shenandoah Mountain flora and fauna from WMRA

Intercollegiate symposium to look at Erasmus’s relevance 500 years on

October 12, 2022Last updated October 14, 2022 by Melanie Zuercher/Bethel College

When Dale Schrag reached his $1 million fundraising goal for an endowment for the Mennonite Library and Archives (MLA) at Bethel College, he was ready to celebrate with donors and

Meet this year’s Yoder and Webb Scholars

September 16, 2022Last updated September 19, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has announced the 2022 Yoder and Webb Scholars. The scholarships cover full tuition and include admission into EMU’s Honors Program. The Yoder Scholars program was founded

Dan Ott begins new role as dean of EMU’s School of Theology, Humanities, and Performing Arts

August 16, 2022Last updated August 16, 2022 by EMU Communications

Dr. Dan Ott, the new dean of Eastern Mennonite University’s School of Theology, Humanities, and Performing Arts, sees a remarkable confluence in his new appointment. A humanities professor, an operatic

EMU 2022 Alum of the Year: Amy Rosenberger ‘85

August 3, 2022Last updated October 10, 2022 by Florence Barrett

EMU’s 2022 alumni awards will be presented at the Oct. 7-9 Homecoming and Family Weekend celebration. Recipients include Dr. Joseph Gascho ’68 and Camila Pandolfi ’12. When Amy Rosenberger ’85

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