Hurricane Florence poured 30 inches of rain in Pollocksville, North Carolina in 2018 and caused a storm surge on the nearby Atlantic coast, leading to extensive flood damage to homes ... read more about Students assist rebuilding efforts following hurricane damage in North Carolina
As of February, Kiara Kiah is the first student from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in over 20 years to audition in the Virginia National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) ... read more about EMU soprano advances to regional singing competition
On Wednesday mornings, you can find Evangeline Lupanov in the Wellness Center at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, helping those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease learn non-contact boxing. Lupanov, a senior at ... read more about Recreation and sports management intern helps local seniors regain mobility
The EMU field hockey team earned the National Academic Team Award by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). The award recognizes the team GPA from the fall semester of the ... read more about Field hockey earns 14th consecutive academic honor
Berlin has been one of Europe’s musical centers for hundreds of years. Members of the Bach family composed there, Shoenberg lived and taught there, and the city boasts an orchestra ... read more about EMU vocalist studies opera in Berlin masterclass
It was on her cross-cultural semester, in the spring of 2018, in the jagged, rocky hills of the Sonoran desert, when Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Spanish and writing studies double-major ... read more about WCSC internship in immigration builds on senior’s border cross-cultural experience
Say you’re at a restaurant when you notice two women sitting at the bar. They look uncomfortable – an apparent stranger has been talking to them for about 10 minutes, ... read more about Learn de-escalation and intervention techniques at Green Dot bystander training
Several floors above Main Street in downtown Harrisonburg, Letitia Bates sits with virtual and in-person clients and taps. It’s called the Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT for short, and it’s ... read more about Life coach Letitia Bates ‘16 finds purpose guiding others
Eastern Mennonite University’s MLK Day celebrations included service projects, lectures and workshops, a convocation, film showings and much more. Enjoy photos of highlighted events by Macson McGuigan, Kiana Childress and ... read more about MLK Day 2020 at EMU in photos
You might think college students, and especially busy athletes, would groan at the prospect of their coach assigning additional reading. Not so for this year’s EMU Runnin’ Royals men’s basketball ... read more about Royals basketball players bring smiles to Waterman readers