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Royals Athlete of the Week: Michaela Mast

September 7, 2017Last updated September 15, 2017 by Kate Smucker

Running her first-ever cross country race, Michaela Mast (Broadway, Va./Eastern Mennonite High School) paced EMU’s women to a near-perfect finish. At the Hyder-McMahill Invitational on Sept. 2, Michaela dominated and placed first on

EMU welcomes twelve faculty members for 2017-18 academic year

September 1, 2017Last updated September 6, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) welcomes twelve new faculty for the 2017-18 academic year. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost, Sue Cockley, interim dean of the School of Graduate

Music meets faith at the Aug. 25-26 Sing Me High Festival

August 4, 2017Last updated August 28, 2017 by Shelby Mertens/Daily News-Record

A celebration of music and the Brethren-Mennonite faith tradition are the hallmark of the Sing Me High Music Festival, which enters its second year Aug. 25-26. Taking place at Valley

Ministry exploration draws five students to summer internships

July 27, 2017Last updated July 28, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Navigating spiritual and personal growth, pastoral roles, early mornings, late nights, and much more, four Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students are spending 11 weeks this summer exploring the ministry profession

Alpacas, Los k’ana Wawakuna and hilltop singing: Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir visits Peru

July 20, 2017Last updated July 25, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Nice alpaca? Ernesto. Mean, spitting alpaca? Pancho. Ice cream? “Best ever.” Hamburger? “Peculiar-tasting.” Dogs? 1,186. Cats? “About 4.” Humor, food notes, marvel and occasional touches of homesickness thread the reflections

Those famous Mennonite harmonies

July 7, 2017Last updated July 7, 2021 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Do They Have a Future? What makes the same hymn inspire one individual to heroism and lead another to boredom cannot be calculated. It has to do with the mysterious

Anxo Pérez ’97 is EMU’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year

June 19, 2017Last updated July 17, 2017 by Emily Wade Will

In his native Spain and beyond, Anxo Pérez ’97 has become an inspirational speaker and author. His message: “Don’t admire success, admire effort.” Eastern Mennonite University has named Pérez its 2017

The Steel Wheels — with deep EMU roots — to headline Centennial festivities

June 14, 2017Last updated October 17, 2017 by David Doremus

The Steel Wheels, the nationally recognized Shenandoah Valley-based roots music band consisting of Eastern Mennonite University alumni Trent Wagler ’02, Eric Brubaker ’01, and Brian Dickel ’98, as well as bandmate

NPR: Bach Festival celebrates 25 years

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Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off

May 24, 2017Last updated May 30, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“We can’t have a reception honoring Ken without music,” said Professor Joan Griffing at a May event marking the retirement of her music department colleague Ken J. Nafziger. Nafziger stepped

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