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Junior wins multi-cultural innovation award for Internet Hospital website

April 16, 2023Last updated August 8, 2023 by Kate Szambecki

Hebron Mekuria, junior engineering and computer science double major, and her team of three other college women in tech from the U.S. and Canada won Best Hack for Multi-Cultural Innovation

EMU announces 2023 Cords of Distinction honorees

April 15, 2023Last updated April 17, 2023 by EMU Communications

Ten graduating seniors are Eastern Mennonite University’s 2023 Cords of Distinction recipients. They will wear blue and gold cords signifying their achievement during the 2023 Commencement. Faculty, staff and fellow

Photo Essay: EMU’s 9th Annual International Food Festival

March 29, 2023Last updated August 8, 2023 by Photos by Bryan Luna and Derrick Chirinos; story by Kate Szambecki

Rain did not stop the International Food Festival from drawing in crowds on Friday, Mar. 24, 2023. Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in Eastern Mennonite University’s Hall of

EMU launches STEM Mentorship Program, senior engineers prepare to enter workforce

February 23, 2023Last updated February 27, 2023 by EMU Communications

Fall 2022 marked the beginning of Eastern Mennonite University’s STEM Mentorship Program, which pairs EMU students with community-based, professional mentors in their fields. The program currently has 10 student-mentor pairs,

Black History Month events at EMU

January 30, 2023Last updated February 3, 2023 by EMU Communications

Join Eastern Mennonite University in celebrating Black History Month with a series of events planned by Multicultural Student Services and Black Student Alliance (BSA). Feb. 8, Feb. 22, Mar. 22,

EMU’s Top News of 2022

January 10, 2023Last updated January 17, 2023 by Lauren Jefferson

Our news site is one of the most powerful and engaging ways that we tell the EMU story to a global audience. It’s the most-visited page on the EMU website.

EMU to host MLK Jr. Celebration

January 8, 2023Last updated January 17, 2023 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University honors Martin Luther King Jr Day on Sunday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 16. Immanuel Mennonite Church, 400 Kelley St. in Harrisonburg, will be the site of

Advent greetings, Christmas tidings and back by popular demand, ‘Sarah’s Facilities Management Team Claymation Christmas II’

December 13, 2022Last updated December 20, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Last year, Sarah Regan ‘18 singlehandedly inspired two new traditions at EMU. The assistant director of auxiliary services created a holiday diorama complete with detailed clay figurines depicting each of

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

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