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EMU senior and future teacher Keyri Lopez-Godoy reflects on the educators who guided her path

April 30, 2018Last updated May 6, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Not until coming to the United States did Keyri Lopez-Godoy begin to enjoy school. In El Salvador it had been just something she had to do, but after her parents

Spring recognition chapel honors nearly 130 student leaders

April 27, 2018Last updated May 14, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Leadership style and abilities emerge from experience and from constant learning, Vice President of Student Life Jim Smucker said in his welcome to Eastern Mennonite University’s spring semester recognition chapel.

Recycling team’s creative publicity is (surely) behind EMU’s fourth consecutive Recyclemania state championship

April 26, 2018Last updated May 1, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University has retained its crown as the RecycleMania champion of Virginia. For the fourth straight year, EMU finished first among Virginia colleges and universities entered in the Competition

Becoming a teacher at EMU: Alexa Weeks ’18 shares challenges and rewards

April 25, 2018Last updated April 30, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Senior Alexa Weeks talks about the challenges and rewards of student-teaching, including one small change that led to deeper relationships with her students. Alexa taught third grade at Smithland Elementary

WCSC matchmakers connect student-interns with D.C.-area mentors and organizations

April 25, 2018Last updated January 16, 2019 by Karlyn Gehring

For many hosting organizations in the Washington DC region, the work of student-interns from Eastern Mennonite University’s Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) is invaluable. “Without interns and volunteers,” said one

Inaugural Academic and Creative Excellence Festival builds intellectual buzz

April 23, 2018Last updated April 23, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Though surely all professors at Eastern Mennonite University were excited by the inaugural Academic and Creative Excellence Festival on campus last week, new faculty member Sonia Balasch Rodriguez was

EMU earns Climate Leadership Network ‘Mark of Distinction’

April 22, 2018Last updated April 23, 2018 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University is among those signatories of the Climate Leadership Network that earned an “On Track” Mark of Distinction. The initiative recognizes institutions that “set high-performance goals, demonstrate and

Donning of the Kente ceremony kicks off EMU’s 100th Commencement celebration

April 20, 2018Last updated April 20, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

“The question is, what have you learned, and what traditions has Eastern Mennonite University imprinted on you?” asked Professor David Owusu-Ansah of soon-to-be-graduates at Eastern Mennonite University’s third annual Donning

‘Do I really want to be a doctor?’ EMU’s semester-long practicum may help you decide

April 18, 2018Last updated April 24, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Amber Shank says she’s always had a clinical interest in how the body functions — and more specifically, in how and why it stops working. Her interest led her to

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