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Help EMU pack 100,000 meals for hungry children around the world!

February 13, 2025Last updated February 13, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

MobilePack event at EMUDate: Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, 2025Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday (in two-hour shifts)Location: Yoder Arena at EMU’s University

EMU to host Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship

February 10, 2025Last updated February 10, 2025 by Joyce Beachy, student marketing intern

Weekend conference returns to campus for the first time in five years From Feb. 21-23, 2025, the EMU Peace Fellowship club will host the Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship (ICPF) conference. This

EMU student leaders return from statewide conference inspired

February 7, 2025Last updated February 7, 2025 by Joyce Beachy, student marketing intern

Ruth Abera found herself exchanging college pins with students from universities all across Virginia. For the EMU senior, the experience was among her favorite activities at the Student Leadership Conference

Musicians make EMU history by becoming first trio to win annual Concerto/Aria Competition

February 5, 2025Last updated February 4, 2025 by Ryan Cornell, Photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

Music so precise, they named winners thrice. That’s the quick rhyme behind last week’s annual Concerto/Aria Competition, which awarded top honors to three student-musicians for the first time in its

Mennonite historian says EMU students are equipped to heal a broken world

January 29, 2025Last updated January 29, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

The world is out of alignment, said Mennonite historian John D. Roth. Civil discourse is strained, the principles of democracy are challenged, and social movements have laid bare injustices in

EMU hosts eighth annual ‘day on’ to celebrate life, legacy of MLK

January 21, 2025Last updated January 22, 2025 by Ryan Cornell, Photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

Eastern Mennonite University hosted a full day of events on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This marked the eighth annual day of education, learning

Arts and Lectures Calendar for Spring 2025

January 15, 2025Last updated January 22, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

This listing includes events for the spring semester at Eastern Mennonite University. To see most current details, additional events and further information, please visit the events calendar at: emu.edu/events EMU

EMU’s Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival to receive $12K award from the National Endowment for the Arts

January 15, 2025Last updated January 15, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF), a program of Eastern Mennonite University, has been approved for a $12,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the federal agency

EMU to host MLK Jr. Celebration

January 13, 2025Last updated January 19, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

This story has been updated to reflect changes due to inclement weather. Eastern Mennonite University will host the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 19, and

There’s no place like HOMEcoming: See the 2024 highlights

October 17, 2024Last updated October 21, 2024 by EMU Communications

Past and present Royals alike followed the yellow brick road back to Eastern Mennonite University for an unforgettable Homecoming and Family Weekend. With more than 380 people registered for 30+

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