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Engineering interns build, create, learn: A potato chip factory roof, hydraulics, software development tools – and marshmallows – among summer experiences

September 21, 2018Last updated September 24, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

You’ve seen them, those little sugar-covered marshmallows in shapes of chicks or bunnies, bright pink or yellow, so sweet you can hardly tolerate eating them without first dipping them in

Business internships through WCSC program prep students for job market

September 18, 2018Last updated September 18, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The best internship, says Brendon Miller, is crafted jointly and intentionally, incorporating both the goals of the intern and the organization. Miller would know. His first internship turned into his

MBA’s Costa Rica residency brings leadership for the common good and sustainable practices into focus

September 13, 2018Last updated September 18, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Costa Rica is widely considered one of the most progressive nations in the areas of ecological and economic sustainability. With a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2025 and regular

Tech Impact summer internship preps cyber-security hopeful

September 11, 2018Last updated September 12, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

When Riley Wesp changed his major from accounting to computer science after his sophomore year at Eastern Mennonite University, he wondered, amid enduring 18-credit-hour semesters necessary to graduate on time,

Fall convocation highlights diversity’s opportunities

August 29, 2018Last updated September 3, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

In the annual fall “coming together” of convocation at Eastern Mennonite University, President Susan Schultz Huxman invited community members, both the newly arrived and those returning to Harrisonburg and off

Four recent grads begin MCC SALT voluntary service

August 28, 2018Last updated August 30, 2018 by EMU communications

Four Eastern Mennonite University alumni started their Serving and Learning Together (SALT) Program terms this week. SALT is a year-long cross-cultural service program of Mennonite Central Committee. During their assignments,

Student activism presents learning opportunities for all, says faculty/staff conference keynote

August 17, 2018Last updated August 21, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Professor Felipe Hinojosa offered a message of promise during his keynote address “Another University Is Possible” at Eastern Mennonite University’s annual fall faculty and staff conference: Embrace students as visionaries

Abigail Shelly: Living and learning with the Indonesian immigrant community in South Philadelphia

August 17, 2018Last updated November 1, 2018 by admin

Ministry Inquiry Program participant Abigail Shelly, a junior education major at Eastern Mennonite University, attended the Aug. 4 Immigration Community Day hosted by Mennonite Central Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In

Senior social work major returns to Guatemala for immigration-related AFSC practicum

August 8, 2018Last updated August 22, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Elizabeth Witmer, a senior social work major at Eastern Mennonite University, returned to the country of her childhood for a summer practicum experience. “I was a missionary kid in Guatemala

Grad School Q & A: Jordan Luther ’15 at Vanderbilt Divinity School

June 20, 2018Last updated June 21, 2018 by admin

Jordan Luther, a 2015 graduate of EMU with a degree in Bible and religion, is earning a Master of Divinity degree at Vanderbilt Divinity School. He contributed to an ongoing series

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