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Nearby alpine wilderness provides respite, outdoor lab for EMU students

November 23, 2022Last updated November 29, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson with photos by Kathy Yoder, Rebekah Amstutz, and Vanessa Gardiner

Between thousands of acres of forested lands and the Blue Ridge and the Allegheny mountains, nature-lovers at Eastern Mennonite University have their pick of beautiful scenery and unique ecology. In

EMU Engineers in Action joins bridge projects in West Virginia, Bolivia

October 26, 2022Last updated November 2, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Seven Eastern Mennonite University engineering students put their brains and muscles to work this summer with Engineers in Action, contributing to bridge building projects that increased access and safety for

From the supermileage car project to Tesla: Senior enjoys fast-paced process engineering internship

October 11, 2022Last updated October 19, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

Senior Ben Bontrager-Singer believes that landing a summer engineering internship at Tesla was mostly due to his leadership of EMU’s Eco Shell Marathon team. The team built a fuel-efficient, or

Homecoming and Family Weekend 2022: A ‘Roaring’ Success (we love you, Herm!)

October 10, 2022Last updated October 25, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

EMU students, faculty, staff, family, friends and alumni gathered for the annual three-day celebration of all things Royal — and all the things that make EMU such a special place!

Common Grounds Coffeehouse and new student union celebrates grand opening

October 7, 2022Last updated October 12, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Just in time for Homecoming and Family Weekend, EMU’s renovated Common Grounds Coffeehouse is open for business. Approximately 200 EMU students, faculty and staff attended the Grand Reopening and ribbon-cutting

Senior participates in summer mathematics research at Carnegie Mellon

October 5, 2022Last updated October 12, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

Senior Caleb Hostetler already has an extensive list of accomplishments – in April 2022, he and two other students from Eastern Mennonite University won the 2022 international Kryptos Codebreaking Competition

Inaugural Royals Go Downtown event connects students, H’burg businesses

September 23, 2022Last updated September 24, 2022 by EMU Communications

More than 200 Royals headed to downtown Harrisonburg Thursday evening for the first, and hopefully annual, Royals Go Downtown event. Following the EMU Pep Band, the group started at Magpie

Meet this year’s Yoder and Webb Scholars

September 16, 2022Last updated September 19, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has announced the 2022 Yoder and Webb Scholars. The scholarships cover full tuition and include admission into EMU’s Honors Program. The Yoder Scholars program was founded

EMU ranked sixth among Virginia liberal arts colleges by Niche

September 9, 2022Last updated September 12, 2022 by EMU Communications

In a nationwide survey, Eastern Mennonite University earned several top rankings, including #5 out of 26 Best Small Colleges in Virginia, from Niche’s 2023 Best College Rankings, released in August.

Crossroads Summer 2022 magazine showcases track and field successes, new facility plans

August 30, 2022Last updated September 12, 2022 by EMU Communications

Even if track and field isn’t your jam, you’ll find plenty to celebrate about this special Royals athletics program in the Summer 2022 issue of Crossroads in mailboxes this month.

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