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Peace Undergrads To Do Grant-Supported Practicums in Colombia and Iran

March 7, 2013Last updated January 6, 2016 by Chris Edwards

Peacebuilding and development majors at Eastern Mennonite University may now receive financial aid for overseas summer practicums. A two-year, $20,000 grant from the United Service Foundation – an Anabaptist-rooted organization

EMU Development Director Provides Financial Care for Local Church Congregation

March 6, 2013Last updated January 6, 2016 by Gloria Diener

Recent family news took Phil and Loretta Helmuth into the future and the past at the same time. Three more grandchildren are due to arrive in March, which led Phil

EMU Tops Small Colleges in National Bike Challenge

March 4, 2013Last updated March 18, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) pedaled its way to the top of the pack, according to the League of American Bicyclists, which awarded EMU first-place in the small university category of

New Vice President To Set Competitive Pace in Fast-Growing Grad Programs

February 28, 2013Last updated March 13, 2013 by Bonnie Price Lofton

The next vice-president joining the presidential cabinet of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will bring a skill-set rare in the leadership of academic institutions: decades of success as a business leader

Griffin Named ODAC Coach Of The Year, Ygarza and Sykes Honored

February 21, 2013Last updated February 28, 2013 by James De Boer

EMU women’s basketball coach Kevin Griffin has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Royals to their best-ever finish in conference play. Junior

Seminary Prof Also Teaches Bee Keeping

January 15, 2013Last updated January 30, 2013 by Laura Amstutz

Kenton Derstine, director of field education at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, is not just mentoring future pastors, he is also mentoring future beekeepers. Contributing to the university’s efforts at sustainability, Derstine

Swartzendruber Joins In Call For Tighter Controls On Firearms

January 4, 2013Last updated February 5, 2013 by Emily Sharrer

Eastern Mennonite University President Loren Swartzendruber is among more than 300 college presidents asking for tighter gun controls in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., shooting. An open letter addressed

Family, EMU Seek To Establish Endowment In Honor Of ‘05 Grad

December 27, 2012Last updated January 6, 2016 by Preston Knight

Matt Styer’s obsession growing up was National Geographic. He not only wanted to read the magazine, he “had” to, said his mother, Grace. “His goal was to work for them,”

Howard Zehr Shifts to Leading Role in New Restorative Justice Institute

December 21, 2012Last updated September 21, 2013 by Lora Steiner, Bonnie Price Lofton

Howard Zehr, widely known as the “grandfather of restorative justice,” will step aside from his teaching role at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) after the spring 2013 semester and begin co-leading

‘Weaving Life’ Documentary Wins Award

December 11, 2012Last updated December 31, 2012 by EMU and MennoMedia

Weaving Life, a documentary on the life and death of peacemaker Dan Terry in Afghanistan, has received a gold “Pixie” award for innovation in the use of motion graphics, effects

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