Editor’s Note: This profile is the second of six about students and alumni leading up to LovEMU Giving Day on April 10. For more information about the day and to ... read more about Why they LovEMU: Garrett Nyce ’25 says EMU ‘just feels like home’
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Why they LovEMU: Royale Parker ’26 found the perfect match as a Royal
Editor’s Note: This profile is the first of six about students and alumni leading up to LovEMU Giving Day on April 10. For more information about the day and to ... read more about Why they LovEMU: Royale Parker ’26 found the perfect match as a Royal
Students, faculty, staff join voices for peace in Gaza
In a stirring display of solidarity, a group of about 200 protesters gathered outside City Hall in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon calling for an end to the violence in ... read more about Students, faculty, staff join voices for peace in Gaza
Debut novel from EMU senior captures high school experience
As part of a writing exercise in her eighth grade English class, Ashley Mellinger penned a letter to her future self. In it, the 14-year-old girl from Harleysville, Pennsylvania, asked ... read more about Debut novel from EMU senior captures high school experience
EMU celebrates Black History Month with a full slate of events
Join Eastern Mennonite University in celebrating Black History Month with a series of programs themed around “Honoring the Black in Us” and planned by Multicultural Student Services. This story has ... read more about EMU celebrates Black History Month with a full slate of events
PHOTO GALLERY: EMU celebrates MLK Day
Despite a hefty snowfall on Monday, the weather did little to dampen spirits and deter EMU students, faculty, staff and community members from showing up to the university’s annual Martin ... read more about PHOTO GALLERY: EMU celebrates MLK Day
MLK Jr. Celebration returns to EMU on Jan. 13-15
A gospel choir concert, a one-man show and a pair of movie screenings will headline a three-day slate of events for EMU’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration this month. ... read more about MLK Jr. Celebration returns to EMU on Jan. 13-15
‘A celebration of hope in a weary world’: Concert, parade, lighting kick off Advent season
Cups of cocoa, crates of cookies, a Christmas concert of carols and Claus on campus! The EMU community welcomed the Advent season all December long with events that spread holiday ... read more about ‘A celebration of hope in a weary world’: Concert, parade, lighting kick off Advent season
Queer Student Alliance welcomes Tori Cooper for keynote address
Whether it’s terms like transgender or nonbinary or the outside of a condiment jar, Tori Cooper says labels can be helpful to a certain extent. “Horseradish looks just like mayonnaise, ... read more about Queer Student Alliance welcomes Tori Cooper for keynote address
EMU’s 105th Commencement celebrates 348 graduates
Eastern Mennonite University awarded 348 total degrees at its 105th Annual Commencement on Sunday, May 7, 2023. The total included 203 undergraduate degrees, 144 master’s degrees, 78 graduate certificates, and ... read more about EMU’s 105th Commencement celebrates 348 graduates