Herm made his first public appearance in his new costume during a May parade at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. He was escorted by Lauren Jefferson, Jessica Hostetler ’08 and her son Toby, all ... read more about Herm on parade! EMU’s mascot makes debut appearance
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) at Lancaster’s aviation program welcomes distinguished pilot Karl Clemmensen to its faculty as an industry liaison and meteorology instructor. His 49 years of aviation experience are ... read more about Aviation program adds veteran airlines pilot in new ‘industry liaison’ position
Eastern Mennonite University’s recipients of the annual Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2021 are: in the Tenured Faculty category, Martha Greene Eads, PhD, professor of English, in the Pre-tenure Faculty ... read more about 2021 Excellence in Teaching Awards honor professors Martha Greene Eads, Leah Kratz, and Robert Curry
“Sometimes it’s hard to tell if a metal is non-ferrous. Jack and I carry a small magnet on our persons for just these instances,” said Matthew Freed, the recycling crew ... read more about EMU recycling team notches historic scrap metal run
The global and domestic impact of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding will be celebrated June-4-6 at the 25+1 Anniversary Celebration. The event was originally planned for summer ... read more about Join the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s 25+1 Anniversary Celebration June 4-6
The Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions is “Moving the Story” on climate issues with its Climate Ride this summer. For 59 days, 17 riders will bicycle 3737 miles from Seattle to Washington ... read more about CSCS Climate Ride: The journey begins May 31!
Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Alicia Garza will speak at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) during the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s 25th Anniversary Celebration banquet on June 5, ... read more about Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza to headline CJP’s 25+1 Anniversary Celebration
After 10 days of fighting and hundreds killed, Israel and Hamas are observing a cease fire. In Harrisonburg, protesters rallied in solidarity with Palestinians on Saturday. Tim Seidel, professor and director of EMU's Center for Interfaith Engagment, spoke at the rally. ... read more about Locals march for Palestinians from WMRA/NPR
Eastern Mennonite University presented four Royal Awards for Staff Performance during spring semester 2021. The awardees are selected from nominations of staff or administrators who have shown exceptional performance, and/or ... read more about Royal Awards honor spring semester staff performance
On this week’s episode of Peacebuilder podcast, Professor Benjamin Bergey speaks with host Patience Kamau MA ’17 about peacebuilding through music, and how working with intercultural youth ensembles inspired him ... read more about ‘Peacebuilder’ podcast: Ben Bergey and the peacebuilding powers of music