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Waynesboro Public Schools recognizes head nurse

September 8, 2021Last updated September 13, 2021 by EMU Communications

Leigh Arbaugh ’13 is head nurse at Waynesboro Public Schools. The following release from the school district recognizes her work and the work of other district nurses. Leigh Arbaugh is

Nursing professor is president of Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

July 2, 2021Last updated July 8, 2021 by EMU Communications

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) has announced that Deb Cardenas is the new board president. She was formerly serving as vice president and will replace Tarik Khan, who is

Alumnus of the Year: John Lowe ’81

July 1, 2021Last updated September 5, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

John Lowe ’81 has broken a lot of glass ceilings to attain his many accolades, such as becoming the first Native American man to be inducted as a fellow in

Sixth annual Donning of the Kente ceremony honors grads, their heritage and valued mentors

April 26, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by EMU communications

Last weekend, the Eastern Mennonite University community honored approximately 30 students at the sixth annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony. The ceremony, always the first of the Commencement events, recognizes

Vaccines in the Valley: EMU’s nursing students volunteer at clinics serving community and fellow students

April 16, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

As Virginia’s vaccine rollout spreads into the Shenandoah Valley, Eastern Mennonite University students are participating at both ends of the needle: both giving and getting the shot. And in some

EMU Athletics shares ‘Royal Dose of Gratitude’ to alumni working in healthcare

March 26, 2021Last updated April 1, 2021 by EMU communications

This spring, EMU Athletics has been celebrating alumni-athletes working in the health care professions. “It has been so exciting to reconnect with former Royals for this special social media campaign

Spring Suter Science Seminars 2021

January 19, 2021Last updated August 13, 2021 by EMU communications

This semester’s Suter Science Seminar lineup at Eastern Mennonite University includes a patent attorney, a wildlife management professional, a watershed steward, a pediatrician, and a neuroscientist. The events sessions will

Nursing department gains high-tech child patient simulator

December 6, 2020Last updated January 4, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

A state-of-the-art pediatric manikin named Floyd arrived at Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) campus this fall. The patient care simulator is named after the late alumnus Floyd Zehr ’54, who taught

Mennonite service programs helped this nurse alumna find her calling

December 1, 2020Last updated December 2, 2020 by EMU communications

Melissa Jantzi ’16, a nurse at Christ House in Washington D.C., was profiled this month by Mennonite Mission Network. She participated in two programs that helped to define her current

Fifty years later, EMU’s inaugural nursing graduates reunite

November 12, 2020Last updated November 16, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

In the spring of 1970, 16 ambitious young women graduated from the nursing program of Eastern Mennonite College. Fifty years later, nine of them gathered to swap stories of careers

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