Laura Ruth ’09 and Rebecca Shelly ’14 are spreading joy and kindness through the power of flowers, while making a positive impact on the planet. In March, the EMU alums ... read more about EMU grads brighten lives through blooms
Alumni
In the News: EMU alumna receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz ’81, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the denominational minister for peace and justice for Mennonite Church USA, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice at the 9th annual National Conference on Community and Restorative Justice in Washington, D.C., on July 30. ... read more about In the News: EMU alumna receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Mennonite Church USA
In the News: ‘Brother’ Frank Albrecht ’80, MA ’01 remembered for ‘dedication, service, and care’
EMU alum Frank Albrecht '80, MA '01, a beloved educator for the School District of Lancaster (Pennsylvania), died from Lou Gehrig’s disease on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the age of 66. A memorial service for Albrecht was held on Monday, Aug. 26. In March, he was honored at the Pennsylvania State Capitol for his decades of selfless dedication to the students of the School District of Lancaster. Donations to the Brother Frank Albrecht Memorial Fund (lanc.news/frankalbrechtmemorial) will support a tree-planting project and two programs he founded to bolster positive mental health practices and resolve conflicts. ... read more about In the News: ‘Brother’ Frank Albrecht ’80, MA ’01 remembered for ‘dedication, service, and care’ from Lancaster Online, Photo by Connor Hollinger | For LNP|LancasterOnline
Save the date for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2024
Alumni, parents, students and community members are invited to celebrate Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 11-13, 2024. This year’s events include a Royal City Celebration, a theater ... read more about Save the date for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2024
In the News: Anne Showalter ’90 leads a team of lawyers from around the world
An article in the Aug. 6, 2024, edition of the Daily News-Record newspaper detailed the illustrious legal career of EMU alumna Anne Showalter ’90. Click here to read the story ... read more about In the News: Anne Showalter ’90 leads a team of lawyers from around the world
Healing harm
CJP alumna leads Charlottesville restorative justice program Erin Campbell MA ‘22 (conflict transformation) is using the skills she acquired from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) to heal harms ... read more about Healing harm
Longtime cross-cultural leaders plan final voyage
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the water. Genesis ... read more about Longtime cross-cultural leaders plan final voyage
Tales from the turf
EMU’s field hockey coaches, players share stories and successes through the years When Eastern Mennonite University built a turf field in 1989, it became the first school in the Old ... read more about Tales from the turf
In the News: Kevin Griffin ’93 to lead Harrisonburg’s Church of the Nazarene
Kevin Griffin ’93, head coach of EMU’s women’s basketball team from 2005 to 2018, has been selected by Harrisonburg’s Church of the Nazarene as its new lead pastor. The church announced ... read more about In the News: Kevin Griffin ’93 to lead Harrisonburg’s Church of the Nazarene
In the News: Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 to receive $20M grant
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee MA ’07, founder and president of Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, has been selected by Melinda French Gates to receive a $20 million grant to support women’s health and well-being around the world. The Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s rights advocate earned a master’s degree in conflict transformation from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP). She was awarded EMU’s first honorary doctorate in 2018 and gave the commencement address that year (pictured) as well. ... read more about In the News: Leymah Gbowee MA ’07 to receive $20M grant from Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa