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Spanning nearly 50 years of institutional leadership, EMC/EMU presidents emeriti reminisce

October 16, 2017Last updated February 19, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Friday afternoon’s Presidential Forum at Eastern Mennonite University’s MainStage Theater offered a rare opportunity to hear from four leaders: three who have led the institution through major cultural and curricular

10x10x100 Centennial artists offer 500 new perspectives on EMU

October 16, 2017Last updated October 23, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The five artists who contributed to Eastern Mennonite University’s Centennial art installation offered new perspectives — 500 of them — on the theme “Serving, Leading, Transforming.” Exhibited in the Margaret

Centennial play by Swartz and DeSanctis, with troupe of alumni actors, delivers reflection and affirmation

October 16, 2017Last updated October 16, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

They’d wanted audiences to laugh, reflect, feel goosebumps, pause, celebrate and sing — and that’s exactly what happened at the two performances of What we bring. What we take. What

Royal fanfare: A last Homecoming and Centennial weekend “Come one, come all!”

October 8, 2017Last updated October 13, 2017 by admin

The stage is empty, but as calliope music plays softly in the background, you take your seat … and then, all at once, or maybe after 100 years, a voice

Boeing project engineer and intranet developer to speak at Homecoming weekend Suter Science Seminar

October 6, 2017Last updated October 6, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Two Eastern Mennonite University alumni will share their career stories and reflections in the fields of engineering and technology during a special Oct. 14 Suter Science Seminar at Homecoming and

Royal fanfare: A last Homecoming and Centennial weekend “Come one, come all!”

October 2, 2017Last updated October 18, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson and Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The stage is empty, but as calliope music plays softly in the background, you take your seat … and then, all at once, or maybe after 100 years, a voice

ACRS book series finale features stories of the often surprising results of service

September 26, 2017Last updated October 13, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The fourth and final volume in the Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society (ACRS) series The Geography of Our Faith will be released during the October 13-15 Centennial Homecoming and

100 Years of the Arts at EMU

September 25, 2017Last updated October 17, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Students entering Eastern Mennonite University today may not realize that in their grandparents’ generations, this institution offered one music option: Singing, usually in four-part harmony, a cappella hymns only. For

‘An Experiment Like No Other’: Centennial historian Donald B. Kraybill reflects on six years of research

September 6, 2017Last updated November 8, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

In 2011, esteemed author Donald B. Kraybill ’67 was commissioned to write a fresh history of Eastern Mennonite University. “We couldn’t imagine a better person to undertake this project,” said

Saturday afternoon at Centennial Homecoming and Family Weekend is packed with special events

August 29, 2017Last updated September 7, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend is fast approaching. This fall is a special opportunity to celebrate EMU’s Centennial … 100 years of dynamic, countercultural, Anabaptist education. While commissioned

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