“There was a sense that there was a bigger meaning living here,” said Sarah Bixler, a professor at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. “This was something that was consistent with some of our faith commitments and even our sense of direction from God — that there is important work to do here.” ... read more about EMU grads have plans for Lincoln’s ancestral home from Harrisonburg Citizen
Undergraduate programs
Alumni: Dissecting cadavers at EMU is an ‘invaluable’ and ‘powerful’ experience
“NO cadavers. Zero,” a former Eastern Mennonite University professor wrote recently about the large university where she now teaches. “A FEW students rely on a single cadaver that they travel ... read more about Alumni: Dissecting cadavers at EMU is an ‘invaluable’ and ‘powerful’ experience
California Academy of Sciences website features professor’s conservation photos
Professor Steven David Johnson's photos add to the story of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: "The Atlantic Coast Pipeline would divide mountains, farmland, and sacred Native American land along its 600-mile route, but it's uniting a diverse community of activists determined to halt its progress." ... read more about California Academy of Sciences website features professor’s conservation photos from Biographic
First solo flights with EMU Lancaster’s student-pilots: Meet Edwards Daacke
To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Edwards Daacke is a student in EMU Lancaster’s leadership and organizational management (LOM) bachelor’s degree program with a concentration in aviation. He ... read more about First solo flights with EMU Lancaster’s student-pilots: Meet Edwards Daacke
Alumnus is new CEO for United Way of Lancaster County
Kevin M. Ressler ’07 has been announced as the next president and CEO of United Way of Lancaster County. He begins in his new role Jan. 2, 2020. Ressler is ... read more about Alumnus is new CEO for United Way of Lancaster County
Read together: New bibliotherapy program links EMU and VMRC
If you think being read to is just good for children, think again. This semester, Eastern Mennonite University students have been spending time reading with residents at Virginia Mennonite Retirement ... read more about Read together: New bibliotherapy program links EMU and VMRC
Celebrate Advent and Christmas with EMU
Eastern Mennonite University will celebrate the 2019 season of Advent and Christmas with a variety of musical performances and festivities. Please join us! Wednesday, Dec. 4, EMU Jazz Ensemble Concert, ... read more about Celebrate Advent and Christmas with EMU
Suter seminar focuses on computational modeling of vector-borne diseases
Leah R. Johnson PhD, assistant professor of computational modeling and data analytics at Virginia Tech, will give the final Suter Science Seminar of the fall 2019 semester at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Suter seminar focuses on computational modeling of vector-borne diseases
CPE celebrates 20 years: Carilion Clinic chaplain Lisa Meyer Vineyard
The Clinical Pastoral Education program at Eastern Mennonite Seminary celebrates its 20th anniversary this academic year. Since 1999, 290 people have been trained through the seminary’s program. They serve and ... read more about CPE celebrates 20 years: Carilion Clinic chaplain Lisa Meyer Vineyard
Students pilgrimage to local enslaved graveyard
On a sunny day in September, 64 students from Eastern Mennonite University stood in a graveyard, listening to the names of people who may be buried there. Cream violets blanketed ... read more about Students pilgrimage to local enslaved graveyard