After a school day in the Shenandoah Valley, it’s a sure thing that several hundred children are making music — in part because of the work of Sharon Miller. The ... read more about Preparatory music administrator and co-founder of several area youth music programs retires after 30 years
Eastern Mennonite University student Ally Mankamyer knows her future lies in math, but whether she’ll find her important work to be in the classroom or more likely, in a newly ... read more about Alumni STEM professionals help NSF-funded scholars explore career paths and dig into local issues
This occasional series features Eastern Mennonite University staff members. Read Staff Spotlight #1 about Lynn Veurink, #2 about Vanessa Derrow, and #3 about Betty Lee. Sarah Gant, the helpdesk manager ... read more about Staff Spotlight #4: Sarah Gant, IS Helpdesk manager
Jelly beans, tennis balls and cups of coffee – these descriptors appear with regularity when former students remember Professor Chris Gingrich. The first two classroom props were used in activities ... read more about Retiring professor Chris Gingrich anchored EMU’s economics program for 24 years
This is the seventh article in a seven-part series by the presidents of Mennonite Church USA higher education institutions. The entire series is available at themennonite.org/mhea. ... read more about The Mennonite highlights university presidents: Susan Schultz Huxman contributes ‘We’re better together’ from The Mennonite
For the fifth straight year, Eastern Mennonite University has placed first among participating Virginia universities in the 2019 RecycleMania competition. It also improved its national standing to 34th with its ... read more about For fifth consecutive year, EMU earns first among state RecycleMania competitors
Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” and Darius Milhaud’s “La Création du Monde” – and the process of musical creation at the festival itself – are centerpieces of the 27th annual ... read more about 27th Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival explores ‘creation’ through Haydn, Milhaud … and itself
Kim Gingerich Brenneman’s calling to teach at Eastern Mennonite University came as a literal, “out of the blue” phone call from her former EMU professor and then-psychology department chair Galen ... read more about Psychology professor and India crosscultural leader Kim Brenneman retires after 30 years at EMU
Eastern Mennonite University senior nursing major Kayla Sauder wasn’t sure how area residents would react to a group of nursing students knocking on doors to ask about health care needs, ... read more about Public health advocacy projects partner nursing students with local community
Two Eastern Mennonite University seniors who interned at Farm Credit of the Virginias last summer will be employed there as generalists, a position that encapsulates a variety of roles that ... read more about Internships net career starts for EMU business grads