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Artist-activist connects communities in and out of prison with bold public art projects

February 9, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

As an undergraduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012, Mark Strandquist began the “Windows from Prison” project that continues today. He asks incarcerated men, women, and teens to respond to

Poverty simulation, set up by Virginia Cooperative Extension, challenges students with ‘real-life’ choices

November 16, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Randi B. Hagi

“We started out in a bad situation, and nothing got better … I tried to go to work,” said the unmarried father of a one-year-old. Despite working full-time, he was

Scholars in Washington D.C. this fall semester land prestigious internships

September 25, 2015Last updated November 10, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s home away from home in Washington D.C. — the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) — is just that to three diverse groups of students this semester. Living

Nine ‘SALTers’ head into communities around the world for a year of service with Mennonite Central Committee

September 11, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

They are individuals willing to get their hands dirty, be flexible, make mistakes, be challenged, and to live simply in communities around the world. They do not come as experts,

Transdisciplinary seminar on adverse childhood experiences teaches future health professionals unique diagnostic tools

July 2, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

What if a traumatic childhood event could be contributing to health problems? Wouldn’t listening and learning from a patient about that experience be as valuable for diagnostic purposes to a

Students discern leadership gifts in summer-long Ministry Inquiry Program

April 29, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Answering a call, following a hunch, listening to your heart – four Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students, each with a different way of expressing what they are heeding in their

‘Where are my keys?’ Cognitive psychologist discusses reliability and memory models in Suter Science Seminar

February 27, 2015Last updated March 16, 2015 by Robert Propst

Memory is an amazing power. Humans can relive past events by simply willing them to come to mind. But as vivid and fascinating as memory can be, how precise is

‘Interfaith Discussion on Poverty’ brings together national public policy advocates and local social services providers

November 18, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Cheryl Cooper drives 45 miles to work each morning. Along the way, she pictures the nearly 114,000 people, standing shoulder to shoulder, who are served by the Blue Ridge Area

A ‘Royals’ following: Siblings find EMU the right place to thrive and grow

November 7, 2014Last updated June 5, 2015 by Randi Hagi and Bonnie Price Lofton

Dig a bit into the student population of this “Christian university like no other” and you’ll find about 100 who are sharing their campus experience with siblings. Basketball players, religious

Retired, long-time science and math professors recall teaching wide range of topics in original Suter building

October 17, 2014Last updated November 10, 2014 by Steve Shenk

A hammer banged away on the $7 million renovation project of Suter Science Center as six retired professors talked about their careers in the 46-year-old Eastern Mennonite University building. They

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