Campus Guests

Nurse, communications strategist with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to speak on transformative power of listening

by Lauren Jefferson

Nurse and communications strategist Beth Toner, of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, presents the first Suter Science Seminar of the spring semester on Friday, Jan. 15, with “Health Care Narrative:
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University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Week events Jan. 13-18 lift up theme of ‘Black Lives Matter’

by Walt Wiltschek

When Celeste Thomas, student advisor for multicultural services and athletics at Eastern Mennonite University, began coordinating the campus events for The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week last year, she had
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EMU’s Center for Interfaith Engagement presents free film series featuring social justice leaders from around the world

by Lauren Jefferson

The Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) at Eastern Mennonite University presents the film series “Across Cultures: Profiles in Courage and Resilience,” featuring 12 films of various genres, including fiction and
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Practititioner-in-Residence David Myers shares 30 years experience in government, non-profit and pastoral leadership

by Lauren Jefferson

David Myers last visited Eastern Mennonite University in 2014 for a one-day visit that included a seminary chapel presentation – “not a sermon,” he said at the time, “but a
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‘No better place’: Nepali judges explore restorative justice with EMU experts and Harrisonburg community practitioners

by Lauren Jefferson

Six experts who are developing curriculum to train Nepali judges and law enforcement officials in restorative justice practices came to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on a week-long trip to the
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Playwright and teacher Sheri Bailey, an advocate for racial healing and dialogue, brings next Writers Read installment

by Lauren Jefferson

“A great forum for people with radically different perspectives to have a reasonable discussion” – that’s how playwright Sheri Bailey characterizes one of her most popular plays, “Abolitionists’ Museum,” in
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Presidential search committee holds second meeting on campus, calls for nominations and applications

by MEA communications staff

The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) presidential search committee continues to make progress on the search for the institution’s ninth president. The committee convened Oct. 2-3, 2015 on campus for its
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