Phyllis Yoder wasn’t born in Huron County, but she has been a big hit in this area for the past 25-30 years. Yoder is a registered nurse who works for ... read more about EMU Alum Chosen “School Nurse of the Year” for Michigan
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Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, June 9-16, Shows Bach – and Verdi and Britten – Live On
The music of Johann Sebastian Bach never dies, as will be obvious to those experiencing his music at the 21st Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. For more than two decades, the ... read more about Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, June 9-16, Shows Bach – and Verdi and Britten – Live On
EMU President Honored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society
An annual dinner benefiting efforts to cure and treat multiple sclerosis raised more than $100,000 by Tuesday evening with money still on the way. The Blue Ridge Chapter of the ... read more about EMU President Honored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places
Bekah Enns’ great-grandparents would not recognize the way she is pursuing an academic degree in 2013. For one thing, the senior history major at Eastern Mennonite University spent last semester ... read more about Students Earn Credits Off Campus, Learning in New Ways and New Places
Mark Shriver: On Being a ‘Pencil in God’s Hand’
Commencement speaker Mark Shriver said he had to battle his own ego to address the 2013 graduating class of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) about what really counts: “To perform acts ... read more about Mark Shriver: On Being a ‘Pencil in God’s Hand’
Formerly Homeless and Drug Addicted, Father of Three Completes Master’s Degree
In 2005 Nathaniel Daniel had lost everything. He was jobless, homeless, addicted to drugs, and involved in criminal activity. His wife had left him, taking their three children with her. ... read more about Formerly Homeless and Drug Addicted, Father of Three Completes Master’s Degree
Landises Books Chronicle Life, Family and EMU Careers
Peggy Heatwole Landis and Jay B. Landis have a long history with Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), one that began more than half a century ago. The two met, fell in ... read more about Landises Books Chronicle Life, Family and EMU Careers
Alumni Come “Half Circle” to Rock Harrisonburg
The concrete floor was cold. Wires snaked through the low-hanging wooden ceiling of the basement in an old brick house near Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). A vibrant peach couch with ... read more about Alumni Come “Half Circle” to Rock Harrisonburg
EMU Alum Erik Kratz Is Catching a Dream
Erik Kratz, a 2002 Eastern Mennonite University graduate, went from taking pictures for fans to being the subject of their pictures during a roller-coaster 2012 Major League Baseball season with ... read more about EMU Alum Erik Kratz Is Catching a Dream
EMU Development Director Provides Financial Care for Local Church Congregation
Recent family news took Phil and Loretta Helmuth into the future and the past at the same time. Three more grandchildren are due to arrive in March, which led Phil ... read more about EMU Development Director Provides Financial Care for Local Church Congregation