Alumni Archives - Page 81 of 202

Biochemistry degree, theater involvement and liberal arts education prepared this Ebola researcher for challenging work

January 18, 2018Last updated January 23, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Imagine a scientist working in a lab, and you might envision gleaming, sterile equipment in a strictly controlled environment. For one Eastern Mennonite University graduate now studying effects of Ebola

EMU to host memorial service in May for CJP founding donor James Payne

January 17, 2018Last updated May 24, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

James Payne, a founding donor of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University who also was involved in the center’s initial curriculum development, died Dec. 21, 2017.

A cappella groups invited to audition for 2018 Shenandoah Valley Sing Off

January 17, 2018Last updated January 17, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Amateur a cappella groups are invited to audition for The Shenandoah Valley Sing-Off, an April 21 competition with cash prizes hosted by the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC). Audition materials,

Versatile violin performance graduate Jacinda Stahly gains experience in teaching, arts administration

January 15, 2018Last updated January 15, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Jacinda Stahly is a newly graduated violin performance major, and among her options for what’s next is pursuing a master’s degree in performance. Yet she prefers behind-the-scenes work over “being

‘Trust in the Lord in your long journey’: Dedicated commuter students make weekly trek for seminary classes

January 12, 2018Last updated January 15, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

David Gaylor commutes 320 miles round-trip to Eastern Mennonite Seminary each week, traveling from the south-central town of Martinsville and staying Tuesday and Wednesday night. In his second year of

EMU grad at Yale earns scholarship for recyclable materials research

January 12, 2018Last updated January 12, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

An Eastern Mennonite University alumnus studying at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has been awarded a scholarship to support his research on automated systems to reduce the

‘Whatever you ask, Lord’: Regina Horst Chacha featured in Vanity Fair’s Hall of Fame for international ministry

January 11, 2018Last updated January 12, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Vanity Fair – a glossy magazine touting coverage of celebrities, culture and politics – might be one of the last places you’d expect to find Regina Horst Chacha. Thanks to

Alumna, Kumamoto University professor talks about post-Fukushima restorative justice

January 9, 2018Last updated January 12, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Akiko Ishihara MA ’11 returned to Eastern Mennonite University in late fall to talk about her research with graduate students and faculty at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Ishihara

DN-R: 15th year coaching at EMU will be Dean’s last

January 8, 2018Last updated January 8, 2018 by Jim Sacco/Daily News-Record

It’s a moment Kirby Dean can recall without a hint of hesitation. Stuck in a celebratory scrum on the court at Guilford College, the veteran coach at Eastern Mennonite University locked eyes with

Basketball coach Kirby Dean to step down after season

January 8, 2018Last updated January 8, 2018 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University has announced that head men’s basketball coach Kirby Dean will resign at the end of the current season. He has accepted a position as the director of parks and

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