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Top CJP News of 2021
This year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mark life and professional transitions, celebrate impactful work, and connect us to the challenging issues of the day. ... read more about Top CJP News of 2021
Ho Ho Holiday Fun at EMU
EDITOR’S NOTE: This published on 12/20/2021 as many of us were heading into the holidays, but we loved Sarah Regan’s art project so much that we’re posting it again in ... read more about Ho Ho Holiday Fun at EMU
EMU appoints Mary Krahn Jensen as vice president for enrollment and strategic growth
Eastern Mennonite University has named Mary Krahn Jensen EdD to the role of vice president for enrollment and strategic growth. Jensen has been associate provost of EMU’s educational site in ... read more about EMU appoints Mary Krahn Jensen as vice president for enrollment and strategic growth
Computer science professor makes return visit to thank Intensive English Program
In spring 2021, Salahaldeen Duraibi stopped by to visit with his former instructors in the Intensive English Program at Eastern Mennonite University. He was on his way home to Saudi ... read more about Computer science professor makes return visit to thank Intensive English Program
EMU receives strong review and reaffirmation of institutional accreditation
Eastern Mennonite University has earned reaffirmation of its accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The university received “an enviably strong review – an ... read more about EMU receives strong review and reaffirmation of institutional accreditation
Shannon W. Dycus: ‘O God of Joy’
EMU's dean of students, who has given leadership to worship across MCUSA, shares an Advent season meditation: It’s the beginning of December, and our priorities are pulled in countless directions. And this year, our minds are full of worry, our bodies still adjusting to premature darkness, and our hearts or ones we know well are holding grief very close. This season between Thanksgiving and Christmas holds the breadth of the holidays in both the commercial and the liturgical sense. ... read more about Shannon W. Dycus: ‘O God of Joy’ from Mennonite Church USA
Lancaster Online: ‘The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed nurses to the brink’
Opinion contributor Priscilla Simmons, a registered nurse with a master’s degree in nursing and a doctorate in education, is professor emerita in the Department of Nursing at Eastern Mennonite University. ... read more about Lancaster Online: ‘The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed nurses to the brink’ from Lancaster Online
Social work instructor offers career advice in online guide
EMU social work instructor Debbi DiGennaro contributes expert advice in the MSW Online website. [MSW is an acronym for Master of Social Work.] With extensive experience in the international context, DiGennaro is the author of a book on cultural competence, "Acclimated to Africa: Cultural Competence for Westerners (SIL International, 2017); her research area is the intersection of social behavior and faith communities. ... read more about Social work instructor offers career advice in online guide from MSW Online
Thoughts of Thanksgiving: Fall 2021
Psalm 107:1 O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures for ever. As we move into the Thanksgiving season in the United States, we ... read more about Thoughts of Thanksgiving: Fall 2021