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EMU’s MLK Day Celebration honors civil rights leader with worship, learning opportunities and service

January 8, 2019Last updated January 23, 2019 by EMU communications

EMU celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with several days of events around the theme “A Time to Break Silence.” Service, learning and

Tweet D.C.: BUSADMIN 101 students meet professionals, explore capitol

December 3, 2018Last updated December 5, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The post-trip Tweet-style summaries tell the story: one long cold day filled with new sights, new people, learning and a lot of laughing. And for some students in Professor Andrew

Along with professional internships, WCSC offers community fun in the city

October 10, 2018Last updated October 11, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Although their hometowns – Las Vegas, Goshen, Uiwang-Si and elsewhere – are as varied as their internships – in fields such as histocompatibility, peace education and digital artistry – the

Business internships through WCSC program prep students for job market

September 18, 2018Last updated September 18, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The best internship, says Brendon Miller, is crafted jointly and intentionally, incorporating both the goals of the intern and the organization. Miller would know. His first internship turned into his

Tech Impact summer internship preps cyber-security hopeful

September 11, 2018Last updated September 12, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

When Riley Wesp changed his major from accounting to computer science after his sophomore year at Eastern Mennonite University, he wondered, amid enduring 18-credit-hour semesters necessary to graduate on time,

Digital media majors find challenging internships in multicultural Washington D.C.

August 31, 2018Last updated September 3, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Ricardo O. Villalba runs a successful film and video production company, Washington Digital Media, based in the Brightwood Park neighborhood of Washington D.C. The 44-year-old bilingual producer collaborates with young,

Fall convocation highlights diversity’s opportunities

August 29, 2018Last updated September 3, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

In the annual fall “coming together” of convocation at Eastern Mennonite University, President Susan Schultz Huxman invited community members, both the newly arrived and those returning to Harrisonburg and off

Common Read to explore vocation in StoryCorps’ ‘Callings’

August 28, 2018Last updated September 26, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Eastern Mennonite University Common Read for the 2018-19 academic year is Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work by StoryCorps founder Dave Isay with Maya Millett (Penguin, 2017). In

Student activism presents learning opportunities for all, says faculty/staff conference keynote

August 17, 2018Last updated August 21, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Professor Felipe Hinojosa offered a message of promise during his keynote address “Another University Is Possible” at Eastern Mennonite University’s annual fall faculty and staff conference: Embrace students as visionaries

Summer WCSC internship confirms career direction in geriatrics

August 17, 2018Last updated August 22, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Shanon Gallagher started her internship at Carroll Manor in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington D.C. just weeks ago, but she walks through the halls of the multi-story nursing and rehabilitation

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