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Join international students in celebrating women around the world at the third annual International Education Week

October 8, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Randi B. Hagi

October 12-16 marks a time of education and celebration at Eastern Mennonite University of “how women around the world have influenced us in one way or another,” says International Education

Concerts, sports, arts and reunions on tap for 2015 Homecoming and Family Weekend

September 30, 2015Last updated October 13, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend “Celebrating People, Places, and Programs” on Oct. 9-11 has something for every Royal, future Royal or Royals fan. Highlights include musical performances, sporting

EMU hosts solar conference and tour, as Virginia private colleges move forward with plans for campus installations

June 2, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Virginia’s private colleges are taking the lead in growing the capacity of solar energy in the state. That was the message during last week’s Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia

Newest Yoder Scholars bring artistic, athletic and academic talent to EMU

April 10, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Over the past three years, the graduation rate for EMU honors students was 100 percent, with a third completing double or triple majors. These students, representing diverse cultural, racial and

Mennonite Camping Association maintenance teams visit EMU to learn sustainable models for renovation of historic facilities

March 31, 2015Last updated April 23, 2015 by Chris Yoder

About 10 years ago, Gordon Shantz, director of maintenance at Highland Retreat in Bergton, Virginia, faced a problem. The first permanent structure ever built on the property – a bathhouse with

Everyone invited to celebrate Howard Zehr by attending his May 23 “roast”

March 18, 2015Last updated April 1, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi and Bonnie Price Lofton

Eastern Mennonite University is spotlighting restorative justice pioneer Howard Zehr on May 23, 2015, a date chosen to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking work, Changing Lenses: A

EMU to Host TV-3 Children First Day

August 18, 2008Last updated September 26, 2014 by Marcy Gineris

Children First Day, an annual Harrisonburg event that draws thousands of families each year, will be held at EMU’s University Commons Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored

Apostolic Group to Meet at EMU

July 3, 2008Last updated September 26, 2014 by

The Apostolic Christian Church, a fellowship headquartered in Richmond, Va., will hold its 61st annual Eastern Camp Bible Conference July 13-18 on the EMU campus. The church, founded in Switzerland

Mennonites, Catholics Share Friendship Through ‘Bridgefolk’

July 27, 2005Last updated September 26, 2014 by Chris Edwards

Kenneth J. Nafziger of Eastern Mennonite University leads singing from the Brethren-Mennonite hymnal and new supplement, “Sing the Journey.” Photo by Jim Bishop This year for the first time, Eastern

Catholic-Mennonite Conference Comes to Campus

June 15, 2005Last updated September 26, 2014 by admin

Mennonites and Catholics from across the United States and Canada will gather at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., this July to continue their ground-breaking grassroots ecumenical dialogue. Called “Bridgefolk,”

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