With thanks to Kenton Brubaker, Beryl and Mark Brubaker, Clair Mellinger, Eldon Kurtz, Jonathan Lantz-Trissel, Ed Lehman and LeRoy Troyer. 1917 The school opens in Assembly Park. 1920 The school ... read more about 100 years of commitment to sustainability and creation care, from farm-grown food to LEED buildings
Robert C. Lehman left an indelible mark on Eastern Mennonite University not only through his teaching — of physics, mathematics and astronomy from 1955 to 1980 — but also his ... read more about Professor Robert Lehman led the way for EMU’s sustainability focus
The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Chamber Singers, a select student choir, will present “Communities of Song,” its spring concert, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, in Lehman Auditorium. The ... read more about Ken J. Nafziger conducts final Chamber Singers concert featuring alumni guests
Four months after Michael J. Sharp moved to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2012, he joined a small delegation that for six hours climbed a mountain in South ... read more about MCC shares Michael J. Sharp’s journey toward peace in DR Congo
Each year, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) engages in a rigorous process to select recipients for the prestigious Yoder Scholarships. Established in 1993 and named for alumni Carol and Paul R. Yoder Jr., the ... read more about Bringing strong ties to EMU, 2017 Yoder Scholars come from Mississippi and Kenya
The 40th and final day of Daryl Byler’s Healing Justice Fast began as it had started, with a letter written, and tweeted, to President Donald J. Trump. Neither Trump, nor ... read more about Byler ends 40-day Healing Justice Fast
A group of students at Eastern Mennonite University found a special way to remember a graduate's legacy of finding nonviolent solutions to problems. Since Monday, the social movement class has welcomed fellow students and staff to sign their name to a banner that read, 'Supporting Peace building in the name of M.J. Sharp.' ... read more about EMU students remember peacebuilding legacy of fallen alumnus from WHSV TV-3
Part I recalls the first snack shop, thanks to information provided by Janet Weaver Yoder whose father launched the enterprise. Now Helen Ours takes up the story. Say “snack shop ... read more about The Snack Shoppe Part II: Longtime manager Helen Ours talks about the favorite campus gathering place
The D. Ralph Hostetter Natural History Museum at Eastern Mennonite University, which has entranced thousands of schoolchildren since the 1960s, has launched a new outreach program that brings their collection ... read more about New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms
In early March 2017, a busy graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) was asked to take on another important peacebuilding role in West Africa. Woré Ndiaye MA ... read more about CJP grad Woré Ndiaye to lead UN-appointed working group in Senegal