Eating locally and in season wasn’t a fad during Mary Beth Lind’s childhood in rural West Virginia. It was just the way things worked. Her mother grew a large garden, ... read more about Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
Alumni
Galen R. Lehman: Contagious Inspiration
HARRISONBURG – Fred Kniss remembers well the Eastern Mennonite University professor who taught him psychology in the mid-1970s. But it probably doesn’t hurt that Kniss, 54, who’s serving as the ... read more about Galen R. Lehman: Contagious Inspiration
Zucconi to Manage EMU News Bureau
Michael J. (Mike) Zucconi will assume the newly-named position of news bureau manager at Eastern Mennonite University on June 23, 2011. Zucconi succeeds Jim Bishop, who served as public information ... read more about Zucconi to Manage EMU News Bureau
Twenty-four ‘Anointed’ for Ministry
Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) graduates Carl and Becky Van Stavern have spent the last three years juggling seminary and eight churches. Carl had five United Methodist congregations and Becky had ... read more about Twenty-four ‘Anointed’ for Ministry
Long-Time Church Historian, Irvin B. Horst, Dies
Irvin B. Horst, a former Eastern Mennonite University professor who devoted most of his life to Anabaptist history, research and thought, died Apr. 23, 2011, at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. ... read more about Long-Time Church Historian, Irvin B. Horst, Dies
Harvard Hosts EMU Funding Strategy Meetings for New Science Facility
BOSTON — Harvard Medical School provided the backdrop for a historic gathering intended to generate lead funding strategies for Eastern Mennonite University’s $30 million capital campaign to create new science ... read more about Harvard Hosts EMU Funding Strategy Meetings for New Science Facility
National Spotlight on EMU Grad Isabel Castillo
Isabel Castillo ’07 has become a nationally recognized spokesperson for the plight of undocumented young people in the United States. Castillo was featured in a Feb. 20, 2011, New York ... read more about National Spotlight on EMU Grad Isabel Castillo
Former Cairo Educator Keeps Watchful Eye on Egypt
When Dr. Lee M. Yoder ’63 first spotted the cover of the Feb. 28, 2011, edition of Time, he was astonished. Under the blazing headline “The Generation Changing the World,” ... read more about Former Cairo Educator Keeps Watchful Eye on Egypt
EMU Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2011
Eastern Mennonite University will culminate its 2010-11 school year with its 93rd annual commencement exercises 1 p.m. Sunday, May 1, on the front lawn of campus, weather permitting. President Loren ... read more about EMU Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2011
Rare Books Landing New Home
Melody Keim never truly believed her father when the late Eastern Mennonite University history professor humbly claimed his extensive book collection was a way to build toward retirement. Albert N. ... read more about Rare Books Landing New Home