On any given day at Eastern Mennonite University, you may see a young person riding a bicycle with an attached trailer piled with recyclables. The job represents a broad value ... read more about EMU administration and students join forces to recycle, compost and otherwise aim for sustainability
The Eastern Mennonite University men’s soccer team is counting on a mix of experience and new faces to boost them back to the ODAC Tournament this fall. The Royals return a ... read more about 2014 men’s soccer team to ride work ethic back into the ODAC tourney
Eastern Mennonite University is a Christian university like no other, rooted in the Mennonite values of peacemaking, community and service. Located in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, EMU prepares students to ... read more about EMU: A Christian university like no other
In their kick-off convocation remarks for the 2014-15 school year, two of Eastern Mennonite University’s leaders highlighted the increasing diversity among EMU’s student population. “The class of 2018 is the ... read more about EMU leaders offer appreciation and wise words regarding the increased diversity of incoming students
Senior Kara Lofton ponders the university’s Common Read program, now in Year 2, after reading the assigned book, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. I’m big ... read more about ‘Reading the same book brings people closer together as a community by creating common ground for discussion’
The Eastern Mennonite University community was saddened to learn of the death of incoming student Kaitlin Aylor on Saturday, August 16, 2014. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family ... read more about Death of incoming softball player saddens campus community
As one of the top “study abroad” colleges in the U.S, EMU is well-known for its emphasis on cross-cultural understanding and real-world experience. Students in our program travel with veteran faculty ... read more about Seven fantastic reasons to go on an EMU cross-cultural
After a six-month listening process that engaged a broad range of stakeholders, including Mennonite Church USA, the board of trustees of EMU postponed formal action regarding its hiring policy pertaining ... read more about Listening process ends, waiting period continues
One of the all-time top athletes in the United States, mile-record-setter Jim Ryun, has settled into making EMU the site of one of his three annual running camps. Ryun tried ... read more about All-time top U.S. runner, Jim Ryun embraces EMU as annual camp site
From August to April, students are the life blood of EMU. After that, the faces on campus may be less familiar, but EMU’s heart keeps beating strong with summertime institutes ... read more about It’s summertime and the living is…not easy, for sure – it’s busy here