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Ten EMU graduates earn Cords of Distinction for contributions to campus and community

April 27, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2015 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated

Annual Spring STEM Celebration features pizza, posters and trivia with profs in the renovated Suter Science Center

April 22, 2015Last updated May 4, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

In conducting research, Sam Stoner says he’s learned diligence, time management, and patience – all qualities that the environmental sustainability major and business administration minor says will pay off as

New student-led Coalition on Sexual Violence Prevention wants less ‘hush-hush’ discussion of healthy sexuality

April 21, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Randi B. Hagi

One positive step towards preventing sexual violence on college campuses is overcoming the traditional silent treatment associated with the topic. As April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this spring has

Inspired by Romanian survivors of sexual trafficking, Rebekah York takes the lead and stands for #Stand4Freedom

April 10, 2015Last updated August 28, 2020 by Kara Lofton and Lauren Jefferson

On Tuesday, Rebekah York stood in Thomas Plaza – sometimes alone, sometimes with a crowd – surrounded by ghostly chalked outlines of feet that marked those who had stood, even

Newest Yoder Scholars bring artistic, athletic and academic talent to EMU

April 10, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Over the past three years, the graduation rate for EMU honors students was 100 percent, with a third completing double or triple majors. These students, representing diverse cultural, racial and

Working hard to put in hard work: Ryan Gehman and why he runs

April 3, 2015Last updated April 23, 2015 by Andrew Jenner

On a bleak and bitterly cold February afternoon, Ryan Gehman leaves campus for a run, heading south toward one of Harrisonburg’s city parks. Dirty snowbanks line the streets and a

Student-organized vigil shows solidarity with deported pastor Max Villatoro and his family

April 2, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Chris Yoder and Lauren Jefferson

About a hundred people gathered at a candlelight vigil this week on the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) campus to show their support for Mennonite pastor Max Villatoro. In the center

Safe at home: Royals baseball coach Ben Spotts makes local recruiting a key contributor to success

March 27, 2015Last updated April 10, 2015 by Chris Yoder and Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University head baseball coach Ben Spotts has a simple recruiting philosophy: Do not lose local athletes to other Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) schools. That’s a tough goal,

In choosing EMU, Ygarza sisters share a friendship of on-court memories and off-court successes

March 20, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Chris Yoder

In the semi-finals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball tournament, junior Alicia Ygarza and her teammates had an extra special fan in the stands among friends and family.

Comedian and mental health activist Kevin Breel highlights fourth annual Walk for Hope, March 28

March 20, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Participants in the fourth annual Walk for Hope on Saturday, March 28, will wear, for the first time, the same t-shirt. For the past three years, walkers who joined the trek to

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