Brooke Hensley and RJ Ocampo, former athletic standouts at EMU, are both involved in fighting Covid-19. ... read more about Former EMU athletes fighting Covid-19 from WHSV
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Faculty join AMBS for theology and peacebuilding consultation
Theology and peacebuilding faculty from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Eastern Mennonite University as well as other invited guests and students, gathered in Elkhart, Indiana, for a theology and peacebuilding ... read more about Faculty join AMBS for theology and peacebuilding consultation
Campus activities (Screaming Bingo, COVIDeos!) still thriving: here’s how (more like who)
“SCREAMING BINGO! COVIDeos! NEW WEEKLY PUZZLE! PEN PALS! & MORE!” Undergraduate students at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) are well-familiar with these raucous, all-caps subject lines hitting their inboxes like glitter-filled ... read more about Campus activities (Screaming Bingo, COVIDeos!) still thriving: here’s how (more like who)
Just in time for Easter, wildflowers emerge in Park Woods
This spring, as Ervie Glick continued his daily work of battling invasive species in Park Woods, he was delighted to see on the forest floor wildflowers blooming in dappled sunlight. ... read more about Just in time for Easter, wildflowers emerge in Park Woods
LovEMU Day 2020 sets new records!
With help from rallying donors across all 50 states and an impromptu head-shaving challenge, EMU’s fourth annual LovEMU Giving Day on April 8 raised a record $214,683 from 732 gifts. ... read more about LovEMU Day 2020 sets new records!
In Memoriam: Nate Yoder, professor emeritus of church history and university archivist, helped many ‘put feet on their prayers’
Here my goal is to assist students in naming the way God is calling them to help shape the history they are living. To name such a calling is to ... read more about In Memoriam: Nate Yoder, professor emeritus of church history and university archivist, helped many ‘put feet on their prayers’
Mennonite communities contribute masks with help from Phil Helmuth ’76 and Mennonite Disaster Service
Phil Helmuth ’76, volunteer development coordinator with Mennonite Disaster Services, helped to coordinate production of homemade masks for first responders in Harrisonburg. The masks were donated to the Harrisonburg Fire ... read more about Mennonite communities contribute masks with help from Phil Helmuth ’76 and Mennonite Disaster Service
Herm ready to ‘pass the torch’ of Royal Pride to next blue lion mascot
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the retirement of Herm, the school’s mascot, effective at the end of the 2019-20 academic year. Known less by his official moniker of Herm the ... read more about Herm ready to ‘pass the torch’ of Royal Pride to next blue lion mascot
CJP honors Parke, Bombande as Peacebuilders of the Year
Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) announces two Peacebuilder of the Year honorees: Emmanuel Bombande MA ‘02 and Cole Parke MA ‘12. Bombande, a senior mediation adviser ... read more about CJP honors Parke, Bombande as Peacebuilders of the Year
Chemistry professor Laurie Yoder ’94 on encouraging women and girls in STEM
Writer, photographer and EMU student Katie Meza manages the EMUSTEM Facebook page, where this article about Professor Laurie Yoder first appeared in honor of International Women and Girls in STEM Day. An ... read more about Chemistry professor Laurie Yoder ’94 on encouraging women and girls in STEM