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Since late ’70s, student-led ‘Celebration’ service offers worship through contemporary music

September 29, 2016Last updated September 30, 2016 by Justine Nolt

At Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), there is always more room for God’s presence. In 1979, a group of students led by Jerry Holsopple, now a professor in the Visual and

EMU’s fall Sexuality Series addresses spirituality, healing and wholeness

September 28, 2016Last updated November 8, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

The fall Sexuality Series at Eastern Mennonite University brings together campus experts with authors and advocates from a variety of settings to address sexuality, spirituality, healing and wholeness. “With this

‘Christianity amid systemic racism is an oxymoron’: Visiting pastor Cyneatha Millsaps challenges EMU community

September 27, 2016Last updated October 17, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

Cyneatha Millsaps is lead pastor of Community Mennonite Church in the Chicago suburb of Markham, Illinois, and multicultural liaison/consultant for Illinois Mennonite Conference. She’s a community activist and advocate for

Tres leches cake and cross-cultural theme wins big at annual International Education Week food fest

September 25, 2016Last updated October 17, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

International Education Week’s annual incarnation, planned by Multicultural and International Student Services, brought a host of educational and indeed, delicious, events to Eastern Mennonite University Sept. 12-16. With the theme

Latino Student Alliance formal dinner and dance headlines heritage month celebrations

September 22, 2016Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“Sazón Latino,” or Latino flavor, is the theme of the Sept. 15-Oct. 15 Latino Heritage Month celebration at Eastern Mennonite University. Three events will be hosted by the Latino Student

First-year class swells EMU’s Honors Program, while grad programs remain strong

September 20, 2016Last updated September 20, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

A record number of high-achieving students comprise Eastern Mennonite University’s traditional undergraduate first-year class for the 2016-17 academic year, according to both the university’s fall semester enrollment report and statistics

From ditto to digital, Weather Vane and loyal staffers still ‘let readers know how the winds are blowing on campus’

September 19, 2016Last updated September 20, 2016 by Brenna Cowardin

From the first “Purple Press” issue printed as a mimeographed, letter-sized paper in 1939 to the Weather Vane online, the EMU student newspaper has been a vessel of student expression

Supporting or solving the inequities of our economic system is a moral choice, says Shane Claiborne, partnering with Jubilee USA Network

September 19, 2016Last updated October 20, 2016 by Justine Nolt

It is not often we are challenged, head on, to rid the world of suffering by taking the words of Jesus literally. Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students, faculty, and Harrisonburg

Comparative religions expert and Fulbright Scholar Syafaatun Almirzanah joins EMU faculty from Indonesia

September 15, 2016Last updated October 20, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University and the Center for Interfaith Engagement welcomes Fulbright Scholar Dr. Syafaatun Almirzanah for the 2016-17 academic year. She is on the faculty of theology in the Department

Exploring history through film, music, literature and more, Mark Sawin’s interdisciplinary approach challenges student-scholars

September 9, 2016Last updated October 17, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson and Walt Wiltschek

Today’s students are “astute cultural historians who have been bombarded with media all of their lives,” says Eastern Mennonite University history professor Mark Sawin. “They’re immersed in film and music

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