Preaching from a pulpit on Sundays is not the aspiration of seminary students Eugene and Christina Kraybill. Eugene, in fact, is often in the sky Sunday mornings, piloting his United ... read more about Seminary Couple Do Ministry at Dulles
Alumni
Haitians Embrace Trauma-Resilience Program
With a history of violence linked to colonization, intense poverty and vulnerable geographic location, Haiti has long suffered from natural disasters, social conflict, and other traumatic events. That is one ... read more about Haitians Embrace Trauma-Resilience Program
New Somalia President Studied Peace at EMU
The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, deepened his understanding of building peace in traumatized societies in three classes taken at the 2001 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) held at ... read more about New Somalia President Studied Peace at EMU
Homecoming to Celebrate 30 Years of Cross-Cultural Learning
Alumni who have experienced the jarring, exciting sensations of crossing into another culture – namely, almost every student at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) over the last 30 years – will ... read more about Homecoming to Celebrate 30 Years of Cross-Cultural Learning
Grad Earns Scholarship To Give Dental Care to Underserved
Just a few short weeks and 6.5 credits of gross anatomy into her dentistry studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, Lyubov Slashcheva ’11 has already identified one of the things she ... read more about Grad Earns Scholarship To Give Dental Care to Underserved
EMU Joins Pinterest
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has joined Pinterest, a content sharing service that allows members to “pin” images, videos and other objects to their pinboard. The university’s account includes photos of ... read more about EMU Joins Pinterest
EMU Mourns Passing of A. Grace Wenger
A. Grace Wenger, former Dean of Women at Eastern Mennonite College (now University), member of EMC’s board of trustees, and high school English teacher at Eastern Mennonite High School and ... read more about EMU Mourns Passing of A. Grace Wenger
Fresh Grads Serve in War-Torn Areas of Colombia
Months after earning their undergraduate degrees from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in 2011, Jessica Sarriot, Larisa Zehr and William C. Morris headed 2,000 miles south to work alongside Colombians seeking ... read more about Fresh Grads Serve in War-Torn Areas of Colombia
EMU Alum Linking Kids to the Bay
Laura Cattell Noll, a 2009 Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alum, is engaging students in restoration projects to build community awareness for the Chesapeake Bay. Cattell Noll, a conservation technician, works ... read more about EMU Alum Linking Kids to the Bay
Comedian Lifts Curtain on Depression
Ted Swartz was only half of the acting duo, which for 20 years, was known as Ted and Lee TheaterWorks. But that abruptly changed when his acting partner, Lee Eshleman, ... read more about Comedian Lifts Curtain on Depression