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CPE celebrates 20 years: Landis Homes chaplain Anne Kaufman Weaver MDiv ’16

October 1, 2019Last updated November 6, 2019 by admin

The Clinical Pastoral Education program at Eastern Mennonite Seminary celebrates its 20th anniversary this academic year. Since 1999, 290 people have been trained through the seminary’s program. They serve and

Writers Read at EMU Homecoming to feature Faith Eidse ’79

September 27, 2019Last updated October 14, 2019 by admin

Faith Eidse ’79 will read from her bestselling novel, Healing Falls (Faitheyes Press, 2018), during an Eastern Mennonite University Writers Read event at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12. She will

Poet Todd Davis returns to EMU for Writers Read

September 24, 2019Last updated September 27, 2019 by EMU communications

Poet and professor Todd Davis returns to Eastern Mennonite University for a Sept. 26 Writers Read event. He will read at 6:30 p.m. in Common Grounds Coffeehouse in the University

CJP grad’s ‘Ghana, remember me’ performance connects different identities

September 12, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Kathleen Shaw/Daily News-Record

Pain can be a bridge to peace, vulnerability a path to strength — at least that is the message Talibah Aquil hopes audience members take with them after her performance

Getting ‘under the hood’: Linux workshop at EMU features expert input and hands-on practice

September 6, 2019Last updated September 9, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University students curious about one of the most advanced computer operating systems had a unique opportunity recently: a practical workshop with presentations by experts in Linux. Open to

CJP at 25: Three peacebuilders to speak at October Homecoming TenTalks event

September 1, 2019Last updated October 14, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University welcomes three peacebuilders for its annual “TenTalks. Impact. Influence. Inspire.” The free event begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, in the MainStage Theater, University Commons.

Yoder Golf Classic takes new format on Sept. 20

August 12, 2019Last updated September 20, 2019 by James De Boer

After more than two decades, EMU’s Paul R. Yoder Sr. Golf Classic is getting a facelift. This year’s Yoder Golf Classic will be Friday, Sept. 20, at Spotswood Country Club in Harrisonburg.

Bach Festival executive director named to board of Early Music America

July 30, 2019Last updated August 5, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

David McCormick, executive director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, has been named to the board of directors of Early Music America. Early Music America’s mission is to develop, strengthen

Practitioners from five states and 11 Virginia school districts attend EMU’s fourth annual Restorative Justice in Education Conference

July 3, 2019Last updated July 3, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

The American public school system has many structural issues, from an emphasis on standardized assessments to inequitable disciplinary procedures and overcrowding, but Kathy Evans, an education professor at Eastern Mennonite

27th Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival explores ‘creation’ through Haydn, Milhaud … and itself

May 15, 2019Last updated May 20, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” and Darius Milhaud’s “La Création du Monde” – and the process of musical creation at the festival itself – are centerpieces of the 27th annual

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