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After bonding over shared ‘third-culture kid’ experience, psychology professor and student collaborate on research

May 9, 2016Last updated October 5, 2021 by Andrew Jenner

When she started her sophomore year of high school, Kim Brenneman suddenly wasn’t in Kansas anymore. Her family had moved to northern India, and Brenneman – now a professor and

Ten seniors honored with Cords of Distinction for their impact on campus and community

May 2, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by admin

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 30, 2016 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated

Spring recognition chapel celebrates student leadership and achievement

April 15, 2016Last updated May 2, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

A variety of student accomplishments were celebrated at Eastern Mennonite University’s annual spring student recognition chapel service today [April 15, 2016]. Rachel Roth Sawatzky, director of student programs, opened the

Winning C. Henry Smith orator examines conflict in the Mennonite church; other winners explore gun violence, race

April 15, 2016Last updated April 6, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“My speech wrote itself,” said Bethany Chupp, winner of the C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The winning speech, titled “Standing At the Door,” came so

Veterans Administration psychologist and chaplain program director presents ‘Reevaluating the Invisible Wounds of War’

April 6, 2016Last updated April 10, 2016 by admin

Clinical psychologist Jason Nieuwsma presents a Suter Science Seminar on the invisible wounds of war at 4 p.m., Friday, April 8, in Suter Science 106 at Eastern Mennonite University. Nieuwsma

‘Emotional Intelligence’ author Dan Goleman joins EMU graduate counseling faculty to share latest research on focus

March 29, 2016Last updated April 3, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Psychologist and author of Emotional Intelligence and Focus Daniel Goleman has transformed the way the world educates children, relates to family and friends, and conducts business. The Wall Street Journal

Independent research projects land invitations for nine senior psychology majors to attend a state conference

March 16, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

After a deaf friend shared that deaf people often feel socially isolated and marginalized by the hearing community, Jessie Wheatley applied what she’d learned in the past four years of

‘Conversations on Sexual Violence’ symposium aims to nurture community-building and resilience

March 9, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek and Lauren Jefferson

A multi-year research project on domestic violence, under the direction of professor Carolyn Stauffer, will be highlighted in a community education symposium at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) this spring. The

Four senior leaders leave behind a thriving and visible Latino Student Alliance on campus

February 26, 2016Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

This month saw a symbolic “passing of the torch” in the Latino Student Alliance at Eastern Mennonite University, as four comadres, their friendship forged by a common love of heritage

Workshop, chapel and exhibit on ‘Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery’ highlight colonialism and its effects on indigenous peoples

February 25, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by EMU communications staff

The traveling history exhibit “Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” is currently open at Eastern Mennonite University’s Campus Center through March 2. The discovery doctrine is a “philosophical and legal framework

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