The house isn’t technically round, but with 20 sides, it’s close. And it looks unusual enough that strangers sometimes drop in just to ask about the place Elmer ’64 and ... read more about IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL…
Undergraduate programs
Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
Eating locally and in season wasn’t a fad during Mary Beth Lind’s childhood in rural West Virginia. It was just the way things worked. Her mother grew a large garden, ... read more about Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
At Interfaith Peace Camp, seeds of friendship sprout in fun
What does a bike-powered ice-cream maker have to do with peace and justice? A lot, for the 47 children from grades 1-6 attending June’s Interfaith Peace Camp — a collaboration ... read more about At Interfaith Peace Camp, seeds of friendship sprout in fun
Galen R. Lehman: Contagious Inspiration
HARRISONBURG – Fred Kniss remembers well the Eastern Mennonite University professor who taught him psychology in the mid-1970s. But it probably doesn’t hurt that Kniss, 54, who’s serving as the ... read more about Galen R. Lehman: Contagious Inspiration
Former EMU Education Prof Dies
Kathryn F. (Kass) Seitz, a former member of the Eastern Mennonite University teaching faculty, died Sunday, June 5, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg. She was 73. Seitz was ... read more about Former EMU Education Prof Dies
Journal: Reflections of Mexico and Guatemala Cross-Cultural
We chose “Crossing Borders, Building Connections” as the overarching theme of our semester of study at the U.S./Mexico border and in Guatemala this past spring semester. Eastern Mennonite University requires ... read more about Journal: Reflections of Mexico and Guatemala Cross-Cultural
EMU Group Sings Enroute to Pittsburgh Convention
“Bellaccord,” an all-male acapella ensemble of Eastern Mennonite University students, will present musical programs in six congregations in four states on a week-long tour. The group will present a repertoire ... read more about EMU Group Sings Enroute to Pittsburgh Convention
Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy” 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, in the MainStage Theater ... read more about Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
EMU to Launch Community Health Project
The scenario is commonplace. A young mother or couple, perhaps new to the area and not fluent in English, has what is perceived as an emergency health care situation with ... read more about EMU to Launch Community Health Project
EMU Play Explores Faith and Ecological Concern
The Affording Hope Project (www.affordinghopeproject.org), EMU’s Theater Department and Community Mennonite Church of Harrisonburg is co-sponsoring a presentation of “Leaps and Bounds,” 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22, in the Mainstage ... read more about EMU Play Explores Faith and Ecological Concern