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Alumna/us of the Year: Regina Horst Chacha

July 1, 2018Last updated July 13, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

At 5:30 every morning on a visit to Tanzania this spring, Regina Horst ’85 Chacha led children’s devotions, which included first singing and then teaching from her late husband’s book Prayer Power. “It

‘NYC’: EMU alumni in the Big Apple in the spring/summer Crossroads magazine

June 18, 2018Last updated June 18, 2018 by

The spring/summer 2018 issue of Crossroads, in mailboxes this month, celebrates the impact and experiences of alumni in New York City and beyond. Click here to view the digital issue.

Check out EMU’s ‘Top Photos of 2017’

January 5, 2018Last updated January 11, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

From our newest president watching her father give an address at her inauguration to a young butterfly taken its first wingbeats from a safe perch near Roselawn, enjoy a collection

Alum’s new book leverages donations to Suter Science Center Phase II campaign

October 25, 2017Last updated October 25, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

For the second time, author Dr. Joseph Martin has made his alma mater the site of a book launch celebration. In 2011, he released “Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a

Presidents Forum – 2017 Centennial Homecoming

October 24, 2017Last updated October 24, 2017 by

Eastern Mennonite University’s current and past presents gather for a panel hosted by Donald Kraybill. Myron Augsburger, Joe Lapp, Loren Swartzendruber and current president Susan Schultz Huxman reflect on challenges,

Auction of mint condition Hudson Hornet to benefit University Fund

October 23, 2017Last updated February 5, 2018 by David Doremus

Any takers for a meticulously maintained 1954 Hudson Hornet four-door sedan – a production model of the sleek, smooth-handling automobile that inspired the “Fabulous Hudson Hornet” of Disney/Pixar’s blockbuster film

Softball seating terrace dedicated before alumni game

October 20, 2017Last updated October 23, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Friends and family of softball player Kaitlin Aylor, community members and Royals softball fans gathered at Eastern Mennonite University’s Gehman Field for a special ceremony Sunday, Oct. 15, to dedicate

Centennial Homecoming draws record crowd for a ‘magical weekend’

October 17, 2017Last updated November 6, 2017 by Andrea Schrock Wenger

Community members new to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) joined those with ties three and four generations back to its beginning in 1917 to celebrate the university’s Centennial Oct. 12-15 during

EMUTenTalks – 2017 Centennial Homecoming

October 16, 2017 by

Impact. Influence. Inspire. Jodie Geddes MA in conflict transformation ’16, works in restorative justice with youth, slam poet; Anxo Pérez ’97, entrepreneur in Spain, author, musician; Trent Wagler ‘02 of

Centennial worship offers thanks for 100 years of blessings and a call to listen

October 16, 2017Last updated March 15, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

October 15, 1917, was the first day of classes at the new Eastern Mennonite School located in a rented hotel near Harrisonburg, Virginia. One hundred years later to the day,

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