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After thirty years with the campus physical plant, director Eldon Kurtz leaves behind a changed landscape

March 2, 2016Last updated March 10, 2016 by Harrison Horst

This profile of Eldon Kurtz was originally published in the Feb. 18, 2016, edition of The Weather Vane. We’re grateful for the contributed copy, as we can’t possibly profile each

Public invited to join a prayer vigil for Hesston community Thursday evening on campus

March 1, 2016Last updated March 4, 2016 by admin

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will host a prayer vigil for victims of the Hesston, Kansas shootings and for the Hesston community on Thursday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. Hesston College,

Lenten Reflections: A pacifist and a combat veteran are filled by the Holy Spirit at the footwashing bowl

February 28, 2016Last updated March 7, 2016 by admin

I felt as though I was washing away the desert sand of Iraq. —Michael King, seminary dean Darin Busé, a United Methodist pastor, came to Eastern Mennonite Seminary with

Four senior leaders leave behind a thriving and visible Latino Student Alliance on campus

February 26, 2016Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

This month saw a symbolic “passing of the torch” in the Latino Student Alliance at Eastern Mennonite University, as four comadres, their friendship forged by a common love of heritage

Workshop, chapel and exhibit on ‘Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery’ highlight colonialism and its effects on indigenous peoples

February 25, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by EMU communications staff

The traveling history exhibit “Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” is currently open at Eastern Mennonite University’s Campus Center through March 2. The discovery doctrine is a “philosophical and legal framework

Jess Rheinheimer: two-time ODAC Player of the Year and Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete

February 25, 2016Last updated February 25, 2016 by James De Boer

Jess Rheinheimer (Manheim, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) is leaving her mark in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), as the Eastern Mennonite senior was named a repeat selection as ODAC Player of

Black History Month activities join campus community in education, celebration and discussions on race

February 24, 2016Last updated July 19, 2016 by Maddie Flickinger and Walt Wiltschek

Eastern Mennonite University’s Black History Month events began with a Town Hall on Race and included speakers, a soul food dinner, trivia and game nights, and two movie screenings. Events

With ‘7×7 Laments,’ artist explores revelations of sexual abuse within the church, evokes discord with ‘rays of hope’

February 19, 2016Last updated February 7, 2017 by Walt Wiltschek

When Jerry Holsopple entered his sabbatical at Wesley Theological Seminary’s Luce Center for Art and Religion last year, he wasn’t sure where it would take him. It ended up being

Regional peacebuilders learn and practice new skills at one-day event modeled after Summer Peacebuilding Institute

February 11, 2016Last updated June 29, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

In the opening ceremony at this month’s SPI Community Day, each participant made an introduction and shared hopes and dreams. One military veteran came to Eastern Mennonite University to “learn

On the Suter seminar agenda: physician-alumnus to speak on hepatitis C and neuroscientist on the neurobiology of pain

February 11, 2016Last updated February 25, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Two doctors headline the next two Suter Science Seminars at Eastern Mennonite University. Kevin Steiner, a 2002 alumnus and internal medicine physician in Massachusetts, speaks about hepatitis C on Monday, Feb.

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