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The Steel Wheels — with deep EMU roots — to headline Centennial festivities

June 14, 2017Last updated October 17, 2017 by David Doremus

The Steel Wheels, the nationally recognized Shenandoah Valley-based roots music band consisting of Eastern Mennonite University alumni Trent Wagler ’02, Eric Brubaker ’01, and Brian Dickel ’98, as well as bandmate

Crossroads Spring/Summer 2017 issue honors EMU’s 100 years of countercultural education

June 12, 2017Last updated June 13, 2017 by admin

The Spring/Summer 2017 issue of Crossroads is the first of two issues celebrating our Centennial year, 2017-18. Eastern Mennonite University was founded 100 years ago, opening for the first classes in

NPR: Bach Festival celebrates 25 years

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Recent CJP grad produces documentary humanizing Syrian refugees, returns to campus as teaching fellow

May 26, 2017Last updated May 26, 2017 by Andrew Jenner

By the time Myriam Aziz arrived from Lebanon to start her master’s degree at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) in the fall of 2015, the U.S.

Singing to Ken J. Nafziger: faculty and former students gather for a retirement send-off

May 24, 2017Last updated May 30, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“We can’t have a reception honoring Ken without music,” said Professor Joan Griffing at a May event marking the retirement of her music department colleague Ken J. Nafziger. Nafziger stepped

Mirkovic documentary reaps accolades, premieres in Europe

May 22, 2017Last updated June 20, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Zeljko Mirkovic’s “The Promise” continues to reap awards, as it premieres in Belgrade and France this summer. This time, the accolade was an Award of Excellence from IndieFest in California.

Weather Vane’s ‘2016-17 Year In Review’ disappears from the racks: here’s a digital issue in case you missed it!

May 5, 2017Last updated May 11, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Not all issues of the Weather Vane fly off the racks quite so quickly as the final issue of the 2016-17 academic year –a special nostalgia-laden “Year in Review.” Because

Bach Festival director honored with Rising Star Award by alma mater

May 2, 2017Last updated May 5, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

David McCormick, director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, received a Rising Star Award from his alma mater, Shenandoah University (SU) Conservatory, in Winchester, Va. McCormick was recognized with other

Our Royal Pride: Multi-talented Josh Calderon, a fan of history and photography, invigorates Yoder Arena with pep band leadership

April 27, 2017Last updated May 1, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“Our Royal Pride” is an occasional series celebrating Eastern Mennonite University’s undergraduate students who contribute to campus life in extraordinary ways in addition to their academic pursuits. These students enthusiastically create

‘The Phoenix’ celebrates 60th edition

April 19, 2017Last updated April 19, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

When Justine Nolt visited campus as a high school student, she picked up a copy of The Phoenix, Eastern Mennonite University’s literary and visual arts journal. “I remember knowing I

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