EMU Recycling Coordinator Matthew Freed and student Jack Hummel discuss the bicycles and trailers used to support the recycling and compost program at Eastern Mennonite University. Bikes are a big ... read more about Bikes & Recycling at EMU
Sustainability
Convo speaker Jim Shultz to EMU students about climate change’s planetary crisis: ‘You are the chosen people’
Just days after the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing the anticipated impacts of global warming, Jim Shultz visited Eastern Mennonite University with a very ... read more about Convo speaker Jim Shultz to EMU students about climate change’s planetary crisis: ‘You are the chosen people’
Local Valley food economy flourishes
James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite University and Bridgewater College are also committed to providing local options to students in their dining facilities as well as maintaining small campus gardens that produce food for the schools. ... read more about Local Valley food economy flourishes from Hburg Citizen
Student initiative to ‘leave our mark’ culminates in ‘solar barn raising’ at EMU
A year-long student-initiated effort at Eastern Mennonite University became a physical reality in a matter of days last week and will increase the university’s solar energy capacity by 65 percent. ... read more about Student initiative to ‘leave our mark’ culminates in ‘solar barn raising’ at EMU
Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Leigh-Anne Krometis, associate professor in biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech., will present a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. Krometis will discuss ... read more about Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Engineering student builds sustainable concession stand for honors capstone project
Senior mathematics and engineering major Ben Zook is giving back to EMU through his senior honors capstone project, a new sustainable concessions stand for the university’s turf field. ... read more about Engineering student builds sustainable concession stand for honors capstone project from Central Christian School
Solar in a Day
A traditional barn raising brings together a group of neighbors to collectively build a barn for a community member in a single day. Eastern Mennonite University students gave the longstanding ... read more about Solar in a Day
MBA’s Costa Rica residency brings leadership for the common good and sustainable practices into focus
Costa Rica is widely considered one of the most progressive nations in the areas of ecological and economic sustainability. With a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2025 and regular ... read more about MBA’s Costa Rica residency brings leadership for the common good and sustainable practices into focus
EMU’s Steven David Johnson teaches macro photography in the Smokies
Salamanders and rainbows over sublime landscapes were among the celebrated natural wonders of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during a five-day photography program this summer, said Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about EMU’s Steven David Johnson teaches macro photography in the Smokies
How solar energy helps Mennonites with their mission of global relief
Jeff Heie MA '00 (conflict transformation), project coordinator for the Harrisonburg Gift & Thrift solar project, helps connect Mennonite values to solar energy in this article. The “Thrifty Solar Barn Raising” team was among 170 teams nationwide selected to compete in the US Department of Energy’s Solar In Your Community Challenge, a $5 million contest that supports “innovative and replicable community-based solar business models and programs that will bring solar to underserved communities.” ... read more about How solar energy helps Mennonites with their mission of global relief from Energy News