Katherine Goins Frewen has taken her decade of post-grad education experience – she earned a doctor of musical arts – into a public school serving urban teenagers. Katie says she ... read more about Katie Goins ’01 Frewen, DMA, on careers on music
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‘Searching the Unseen’: Gehman Gallery hosts Professor Anna Westfall’s exhibit of light, sound and sculpture
The Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery at Eastern Mennonite University opens the 2017-18 academic year with a show by Anna Westfall, assistant professor of visual and communication arts. Westfall’s statement for ... read more about ‘Searching the Unseen’: Gehman Gallery hosts Professor Anna Westfall’s exhibit of light, sound and sculpture
Musica Harmonia to perform at EMU and in the Forbes Center Masterpiece Season
Musica Harmonia, a chamber group including Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) music professor Joan Griffing, is slated to perform at EMU and as part of the Forbes Center for the Performing ... read more about Musica Harmonia to perform at EMU and in the Forbes Center Masterpiece Season
Royals Athlete of the Week: Michaela Mast
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 ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Michaela Mast
EMU welcomes twelve faculty members for 2017-18 academic year
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 ... read more about EMU welcomes twelve faculty members for 2017-18 academic year
Music meets faith at the Aug. 25-26 Sing Me High Festival
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 ... read more about Music meets faith at the Aug. 25-26 Sing Me High Festival
Ministry exploration draws five students to summer internships
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 ... read more about Ministry exploration draws five students to summer internships
Alpacas, Los k’ana Wawakuna and hilltop singing: Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir visits Peru
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 ... read more about Alpacas, Los k’ana Wawakuna and hilltop singing: Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir visits Peru
Those famous Mennonite harmonies
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 ... read more about Those famous Mennonite harmonies
Anxo Pérez ’97 is EMU’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year
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 ... read more about Anxo Pérez ’97 is EMU’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year