SOME TIME AWAY IN 2003 was exactly what Kenneth Wilson needed to figure out his next move. A longtime activist and organizer in the August Town community on the outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica, ... read more about SPI participant honored by Jamaican government for community peacebuilding
A 2001 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University has been named the chairman of the Virginia Association of Community Banks. Brian Plum, the president and CEO of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. ... read more about Brian Plum ’01 named chairman of the Virginia Association of Community Banks
Just days after the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing the anticipated impacts of global warming, Jim Shultz visited Eastern Mennonite University with a very ... read more about Convo speaker Jim Shultz to EMU students about climate change’s planetary crisis: ‘You are the chosen people’
This fall, four new faculty members were welcomed to Eastern Mennonite University. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost, Sue Cockley, dean of the School of Graduate and Professional ... read more about EMU welcomes four faculty members for 2018-2019 academic year
The Eastern Mennonite University Faculty Artist Series opens Friday, Nov. 2, with Alkemie, a medieval music group that includes Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival director David McCormick. The free concert begins ... read more about Medieval music group Alkemie opens EMU Faculty Artist Series
“First it was ‘Yes,’ and then a few minutes later it was, ‘What in the world have we done?’ We haven’t sung together in 30 years!” Despite initial reservations, the ... read more about Bringing Back the Bubble Sisters: Alumni concert highlights musical talent
The first in a series of retreats for pastors exploring the intersections of climate change and ministry gathered in September, co-led by Doug Kauffman, a pastor at Benton (Indiana) Mennonite Church and the director of pastoral ecology for the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions. ... read more about Retreat co-led by CSCS staffer, explores climate change ministry from The Mennonite
James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite University and Bridgewater College are also committed to providing local options to students in their dining facilities as well as maintaining small campus gardens that produce food for the schools. ... read more about Local Valley food economy flourishes from Hburg Citizen
Although their hometowns – Las Vegas, Goshen, Uiwang-Si and elsewhere – are as varied as their internships – in fields such as histocompatibility, peace education and digital artistry – the ... read more about Along with professional internships, WCSC offers community fun in the city
Eastern Mennonite University has awarded scholarships to three first-year engineering majors. Engineering at EMU provides students with one-on-one mentors, research opportunities and a spectrum of liberal arts skills that have ... read more about Engineering scholarships at Eastern Mennonite University support students ‘creating a better future for all’