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Undergrad spends summer internship in transportation industry

September 1, 2021Last updated September 5, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Noah Dahllof, a business administration major at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), got a behind-the-scenes taste this summer of the economy’s circulatory system – shipping. Dahllof was an operations intern at Trinity

Royals move in!

August 30, 2021Last updated September 5, 2021 by Photos by Rachel Holderman

Once again, EMU is enlivened with the chatter of voices in the hallways, activity on the Quad, meals on Thomas Plaza, cyclists flying by on campus paths and the disc

EMU announces 2021 Yoder and Webb Scholars

August 16, 2021Last updated August 18, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Eastern Mennonite University has announced the 2021 Yoder Scholars and Webb Scholars. The scholarships cover full tuition and include admission into EMU’s Honors Program. The Yoder Scholars program was founded

Alderfer named Top Athlete And Scholar, Johnson to First Team

May 12, 2021Last updated May 17, 2021 by James DeBoer

A semester of awards continued for EMU runners Isaac Alderfer (Broadway, Va./Broadway) and Alijah Johnson (Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglass), as both earned some heavy medals from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference today. The league

Student-built ‘supermileage car’ makes maiden voyage

May 1, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

On a bright and windy April day, against a gorgeous mountain backdrop, a little blue wedge zipped around the Shenandoah Speedway in Shenandoah, Va. It averaged a conservative speed in

EMU honors students for academic, leadership achievements

April 28, 2021Last updated May 5, 2021 by EMU communications

Ninety Eastern Mennonite University students were recognized for accomplishments and achievements during the 2020-21 academic year during a special recognition ceremony today. View the livestream recording Academics Academic Success Center

EMU programmers advance to North American championships

April 27, 2021Last updated April 30, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

A cadre of talented programmers from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) have advanced to the North America Division Championships of the International Collegiate Programming Contest, which will be held later this

Sixth annual Donning of the Kente ceremony honors grads, their heritage and valued mentors

April 26, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by EMU communications

Last weekend, the Eastern Mennonite University community honored approximately 30 students at the sixth annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony. The ceremony, always the first of the Commencement events, recognizes

EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here

April 23, 2021Last updated April 28, 2021 by President Susan Schultz Huxman and contributors

On Tuesday evening, just a short time after the verdict was announced, I sent a message to our campus community. I named the value of a cathartic, collective exhale on

Students donate hundreds of books for eager Waterman Elementary readers

April 14, 2021Last updated April 22, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

If you listen hard enough, you might hear the sound of pages turning. Just down the road from Eastern Mennonite University, Waterman Elementary School is immersed in a reading challenge

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