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Leader of Virginia’s public health response to COVID-19 to speak Wednesday

September 20, 2020Last updated September 23, 2020 by admin

Jeannine Uzel MSN ’18* is the director of public health nursing at the Virginia Department of Health. She will give a lecture as part of the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)

ROYALS RESPOND: Pandemic postcards from across the globe

July 30, 2020Last updated August 3, 2020 by admin

The Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Crossroads featured heartfelt reflections from alumni on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke Hensley ’14, in the photo above with colleagues, is an emergency

SPI Online 2020 holds fast to community-building traditions

July 2, 2020Last updated July 6, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

SPI FUN FACT: This summer’s institute included 184 participants from 27 different countries and 29 U.S. states. They resided in 60 percent of the time zones on the planet. In

Twenty-two grads look forward to fall Donning of the Kente ceremony

April 29, 2020Last updated April 30, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

The Donning of the Kente ceremony is traditionally the first event of Eastern Mennonite University’s Commencement ceremonies. This spring’s event, along with other graduation events, has been postponed until fall

EMU announces 2020 Cords of Distinction recipients

April 13, 2020Last updated April 28, 2020 by EMU communications

Ten graduating seniors are the 2020 Cords of Distinction recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement during the 2020 Commencement, tentatively scheduled for fall 2020. More

EMU’s tutors find fresh purpose in helping fellow students through online shift

April 9, 2020Last updated May 5, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Looking back over the last few weeks, Professor Linda Gnagey thinks about one meeting as particularly fortuitous. As director of Eastern Mennonite University’s Academic Success Center, Gnagey recruits, trains and

EMU soprano advances to regional singing competition

March 13, 2020Last updated March 16, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

As of February, Kiara Kiah is the first student from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in over 20 years to audition in the Virginia National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)

EMU hosts Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship

March 7, 2020Last updated April 29, 2020 by Tim Seidel

EMU hosted the 2020 Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship February 7-9. The Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship (ICPF) is an annual student-led conference for students exploring peace and justice from a faith perspective. The

WCSC interns work in athletics, criminal justice, legal services, Smithsonian, and more

February 12, 2020Last updated February 14, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Eight students from Eastern Mennonite University and Bluffton University are gaining professional, community and cultural experiences in EMU’s Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) this semester. The program, in Washington D.C.

Peace scholar to offer Keim Lecture on predicting genocide and mass atrocities

January 13, 2020Last updated January 27, 2020 by EMU communications

Professor Ernesto Verdeja, of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at University of Notre Dame, presents the annual Keim Lecture at Eastern Mennonite University. His lecture begins at 5

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