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EMU announces 2022 Cords of Distinction honorees

April 14, 2022Last updated December 15, 2022 by EMU Communications

READ the tributes for EMU’s Class of ’22 Cords recipients. Ten graduating seniors are the 2022 Cords of Distinction recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement

EMU to host inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony

April 1, 2022Last updated August 24, 2022 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University will honor LGBTQ+ graduates and alumni at an inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony. The event will be Friday, May 6, from 5-7 p.m. at the Discipleship Center on

Internationally renowned human rights lawyer and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson to deliver EMU’s 2022 Commencement address

February 14, 2022Last updated February 15, 2022 by EMU Communications

Bryan Stevenson, internationally renowned social justice activist and founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will deliver the keynote address during Eastern Mennonite University’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday,

Best Photos of 2021

January 3, 2022Last updated January 3, 2022 by EMU Communications

Media specialist Rachel Holderman ‘18 curated our “Best Photos of 2021.” This annual tradition is an opportunity to reflect back on the cumulative work of documenting the life and times

Highlights of EMU’s 2021 Commencement

May 10, 2021Last updated May 14, 2021 by EMU communications

EMU’s Commencement ceremonies spanned nearly two weeks, beginning April 24 with the Donning of the Kente ceremony and concluding yesterday with virtual Commencements. And there still one to go: EMU’s

The call to CJP’s 2021 grads: ‘The world needs each and every one of you and everything you learned’

May 10, 2021Last updated May 11, 2021 by EMU communications

At the end of one journey and the beginning of another, Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding hosted its annual Celebration of Blessings for the 2021 graduates on

Weekend ‘walking ceremonies’ celebrate EMU’s ’20 and ’21 graduates

May 3, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by EMU communications

Balloons, flowers, cheers, caps and gowns, and big smiles… Pageantry and “Pomp and Circumstance”… Saturday’s sun-filled celebrations were a semblance of normalcy in pandemic times, as more than 1,300 guests

EMU to host walking ceremony and online Commencement in May

April 9, 2021Last updated April 12, 2021 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University will host an in-person “Walking Ceremony” and online Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020. The Walking Ceremonies will be Saturday, May

Seminary MDiv candidates to present capstones

March 21, 2021Last updated March 29, 2021 by EMU communications

Candidates for Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Christian Leadership at Eastern Mennonite Seminary are required to complete a capstone or ministry specialization project. Their study, research and

CJP’s virtual blessing ceremony honors 16 grads

May 4, 2020Last updated July 14, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

With EMU’s Commencement rescheduled to fall 2020, Sunday’s virtual Ceremony of Blessings for graduates of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding was in no way normal. Yet there was still

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