Washington Community Scholars Center

‘Magpie’s Blanket,’ a novel by Professor Kimberly Schmidt, named WILLA Literary Award finalist

by Lauren Jefferson and Christopher Clymer Kurtz

A novel by Professor Kimberly Schmidt of Eastern Mennonite University has been honored by Women Writing the West, an organization that supports authors who promote women’s contribution in western United
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The world as classroom: Faculty-staff panel discusses past, present and future of EMU’s unique cross-cultural program

by Lauren Jefferson

Professor Kim Brenneman calls the cross-cultural experience “the ultimate classroom.” Most Eastern Mennonite University alumni who have participated in the program agree. Each semester and summer, EMU students spread out
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Summer 2017 at WCSC: students intern with NASA, the Smithsonian Institute, midwives, physical therapists and more

by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Assisting at home births, seeing the bullet that killed President Garfield and rewriting an accounting policies handbook are just some of the on-the-job experiences enjoyed by the 13 students in
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‘Crossing the Line’ Anabaptist women’s history conference attracts scholars, artists and boundary-crossers

by Lauren Jefferson

Women casting off their bonnets, pushing at the margins of traditional behavior, moving away from their faith communities and into different cultures, writing and speaking of what they were told
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New recreational leadership and sports studies major offers leadership and management skills for growing job market

by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s newest major, recreational leadership and sports studies (RLSS), focuses on providing students who love working with active people the managerial and leadership skills to enter into the
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