Traveling almost 4,000 miles from their home in Alberta, Canada, acclaimed Canadian writer Rudy Wiebe and his wife Tena joined 170 other writers and fans of the written word at ... read more about 170 North American Writers Gather at EMU
Special programs
Area Colleges Walk for Hope on Saturday
Local higher education institutions are joining together to raise awareness and offer hope to people affected by depression and suicide. Students, faculty and staff from Blue Ridge Community College, Bridgewater ... read more about Area Colleges Walk for Hope on Saturday
Concert to Feature Works of Alice Parker
A March 29 concert by Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) Orchestra and Chamber Singers will feature the works of one of the preeminent composers of church hymns. Alice Parker, an American ... read more about Concert to Feature Works of Alice Parker
Students Fold Cranes for Hope
Courtesy WHSV-TV3, Mar. 21, 2012 Valley colleges and universities are uniting to fight depression and suicide, and they are doing it in a special way. Eastern Mennonite University is using ... read more about Students Fold Cranes for Hope
From the Mouth of Babes
Courtesy Daily News Record, Mar. 15, 2012 Choir lovers can expect a little deja vu at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir this weekend. The group ... read more about From the Mouth of Babes
Accomplished Musicians Headline Spring Concert
The melodic harmony of the Shenandoah Valley Youth Orchestra and Junior Strings Ensemble will fill Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) Lehman Auditorium on Sunday, Mar. 25, at 7 p.m. The spring ... read more about Accomplished Musicians Headline Spring Concert
Donald B. Kraybill to Pen EMU History
Donald B. Kraybill, the nation’s best-known writer on Amish and Mennonite culture, will be the principal author of a fresh history of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Its publication will coincide ... read more about Donald B. Kraybill to Pen EMU History
Historic Recital Connects Bach and Negro Spirituals
A program connecting the organ works of Johan Sebastian Bach and the vocal arrangements of Negro spirituals will create “a spiritual connection spanning the genres,” March 21, at 7 p.m., ... read more about Historic Recital Connects Bach and Negro Spirituals
Spring Break Y-Trips: A Labor of Love
Instead of sun, sand and surf, they will head to the inner cities or coal towns to perform a labor of love, doing so willingly and with much satisfaction. Every ... read more about Spring Break Y-Trips: A Labor of Love
Young Anabaptists Consider Mission in an “Occupied” World
How do Anabaptists do mission in a world with an “occupy” mentality? Young Anabaptist scholars will gather at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) April 13-14 to discuss this at a conference ... read more about Young Anabaptists Consider Mission in an “Occupied” World