EMU’s new environmentally friendly residence hall Cedarwood is nearing completion. The facility will meet basic LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards at a minimum. About 85% of ... read more about Cedarwood residence hall nearing completion
Student life
Cedarwood Construction – Aug 2008 – July 2009
A time lapse of the demolition of the Oakwood residence hall and construction of Cedarwood residence hall in its place. Students will move into Cedarwood at the beginning of fall ... read more about Cedarwood Construction – Aug 2008 – July 2009
Virginia Private College Week begins July 27
You wouldn’t buy a car without taking it for a spin first… the same goes for college! Come visit EMU during Virginia Private College Week. Read more… ... read more about Virginia Private College Week begins July 27
EMU alum Erik Kratz gets ‘a major minor honor’
By Mike Barber, Daily News-Record EMU alum Erik Kratz has been named an All-Star in his first season in the Pittsburgh farm system. After seven years in the minor leagues, ... read more about EMU alum Erik Kratz gets ‘a major minor honor’
EMU Trash Fashion Show at Mennonite Youth Convention 2009
Eastern Mennonite University took its trash fashion show on the road to Mennonite Youth Convention at Columbus, Ohio. It featured formal dresses made out of plastic grocery bags and old ... read more about EMU Trash Fashion Show at Mennonite Youth Convention 2009
Student club teaches investing wisely over the years
By Dan Landes, class of 2009, for the Business Journal (a publication of EMU’s Business and Economics Department) In a recently-formed investment club at Eastern Mennonite University, students are learning ... read more about Student club teaches investing wisely over the years
New Cedarwood Dorm to use solar energy
EMU and Altadena Energy & Solar are cooperating on a solar hot water system for EMU’s new Cedarwood residence hall, scheduled to open in August, 2009. Read more… ... read more about New Cedarwood Dorm to use solar energy
Rittenhouse commits to basketball at EMU
By Jeffrey Reinhart of lancasteronline.com Danielle Rittenhouse, who helped Lampeter-Strasburg High School reach the PIAA Triple-A girls’ basketball state championship game this past winter, has committed to EMU. The Royals, ... read more about Rittenhouse commits to basketball at EMU
From atop the Andes, the finish is in sight
By Andrew Jenner, RocktownWeekly.com The last few weeks have been an exercise in contrasts for Lars Akerson and Jon Spicher, pedaling from barren ground to verdant, from sea level to ... read more about From atop the Andes, the finish is in sight
Women attending SPI help heal their communities in Africa
Hunger. Child soldiers. Orphaned children raising siblings. Such tragedies might readily connote despair – but not to three African women who studied this year at EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. L. ... read more about Women attending SPI help heal their communities in Africa