For the second year, local institutions of higher education are uniting to raise awareness of – and to offer hope to people affected by – depression and suicide. Students, faculty ... read more about Area Colleges Join Together to Walk for Hope
Special programs
Bach Festival Receives Grant from Carpenter Foundation
A grant of $12,000 from the E. Rhodes and Leon B. Carpenter Foundation will help bring five gifted performers to the 21st annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, June 9-16, 2013. ... read more about Bach Festival Receives Grant from Carpenter Foundation
EMU Chamber Singers Join Lancaster Area Musicians to Support MCC
The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Chamber Singers are teaming up with the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, quartet Beyond Ourselves, to present their sixth benefit concert on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 3 ... read more about EMU Chamber Singers Join Lancaster Area Musicians to Support MCC
Upcoming Writers Read Author Left Amish for Freedom and Education
What would cause you to leave your faith? Saloma Miller Furlong, an author who grew up in and left an Amish community in Ohio, will be the last “Writers Read Dinner ... read more about Upcoming Writers Read Author Left Amish for Freedom and Education
EMU Students Send Packets of Love During Spiritual Life Week
Area businesses and students teamed up at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on Valentine’s Day to support RISE Harrisonburg’s “love packs” program for area children and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) relief ... read more about EMU Students Send Packets of Love During Spiritual Life Week
EMU President Swartzendruber Backs U.S. Education Secretary at D.C. Event for Gun Safety
Congress needs to be forced by Americans outside Washington, D.C., to take steps to curb gun violence, said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a Capitol Hill press conference on ... read more about EMU President Swartzendruber Backs U.S. Education Secretary at D.C. Event for Gun Safety
Student Academy Award Winning Artist to Premiere Work at EMU
Tal Shamir, a 2011 Student Academy Award winner, will premiere his latest video installation, “Di-Framing Vermeers,” on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 4 p.m. in the Margaret Martin Gehman Art Gallery ... read more about Student Academy Award Winning Artist to Premiere Work at EMU
EMU Looks Beyond Charity in Observing MLK Day
Service and learning took center stage for Eastern Mennonite University’s expanded observance of Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 21. Some 200 students, faculty and staff participated in service opportunities ... read more about EMU Looks Beyond Charity in Observing MLK Day
Shane Claiborne Challenges Students to Address Injustice
For Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) student Brad Mullet, part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy means volunteerism. (Check out photos of MLK Day!) Mullet, a 19-year-old sophomore from Berlin, Ohio, ... read more about Shane Claiborne Challenges Students to Address Injustice
Exhibit on 400-Year-Old King James Bible at EMU
The library at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is hosting a unique exhibit on the King James Bible beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The exhibit, “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife ... read more about Exhibit on 400-Year-Old King James Bible at EMU