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‘Use your voice’: EMU honors MLK with day of learning, service

January 18, 2022Last updated January 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

Take risks, be ready to put yourself on the line when the moment calls for it, be inclusive in your vision of “we the people,” and see the struggle against

EMU hosts MLK Day Celebration 2022

January 10, 2022Last updated January 16, 2022 by EMU Communications

NOTE: The Sunday 1/16 performance of “Anne and Emmett” is cancelled due to weather. Eastern Mennonite University will host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Legacy, Service and

Fall LEAD Conference promotes campus change through collaborative leadership

January 5, 2022Last updated January 5, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Nearly 50 students active in 22 clubs and organizations attended a two-day LEAD Conference at Highland Retreat this fall. Hosted by Student Life, the event helped students enhance their leadership

Ho Ho Holiday Fun at EMU

January 3, 2022Last updated January 5, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

EDITOR’S NOTE: This published on 12/20/2021 as many of us were heading into the holidays, but we loved Sarah Regan’s art project so much that we’re posting it again in

Join EMU’s 2021 Christmas celebrations

December 3, 2021Last updated December 8, 2021 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University welcomes the Advent season and celebrates Christmas cheer this month. Dec. 9: A Bach Festival Christmas The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival hosts “A Bach Festival Christmas” featuring

Annual Bach Festival Christmas concert to feature classical, jazz, holiday favorites

November 27, 2021Last updated December 8, 2021 by EMU Communications

The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival celebrates the holidays and its 30th anniversary year with “A Bach Festival Christmas” featuring soprano Jessica Spafford, pianist David Berry, violinist Domenic Salerni, and bassist

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival announces artistic director transition

October 29, 2021Last updated November 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Summer 2022 will mark the retirement of Ken Nafziger as artistic director and conductor of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. Nafziger founded the festival 30 years ago. He will be

The String Queens bring their dynamic, electric music to EMU’s 2021 Gala Concert

October 25, 2021Last updated November 15, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Already in 2021, The String Queens headlined the presidential and vice-presidential inauguration celebration, were featured artists on the PBS “Great Performances: Arts Interrupted” series, and partnered with ESPN for a

Suter West ceremony dedicates renovated Swartzendruber Hall, natural history collection, and classroom/lab spaces

October 22, 2021Last updated December 5, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Since opening in 1968, the Suter Science Center has been an important site of learning, research and inspiration for hundreds of Eastern Mennonite University’s alumni working in the STEM fields.

EMU Hall of Honor to induct three alumni athletes during Homecoming and Family Weekend

September 27, 2021Last updated September 29, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University will induct three new members to the Hall of Honor this fall: Richy Bikko ‘11, Alyssa Derstine Landis ‘11, and Michelle Leaman Richards ‘10. The induction ceremony,

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