Sustainable Shenandoah Valley will hold its Celebration of Collaboration on Thursday, April 12, at Bridgewater College Nininger Hall at 4 pm. The event will celebrate and connect individuals and organizations ... read more about New Valley sustainability network includes EMU partners
With a series of new programs taking shape, The Center for Climate Change Solutions hosted its first board of reference meeting March 9-10 at Eastern Mennonite University. The nine-member board ... read more about Faith and climate change: experts give input at BOR meeting for Center for Sustainable Climate Change
An Eastern Mennonite University crowdfunding campaign is closing in on covering the cost of a student-initiated solar project that will boost the university’s solar output by 40 percent. The Student ... read more about Initial EMU crowdfunding campaigns to fund solar boost, MJ Sharp scholarship
Amanda Morris, associate professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech, will present a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, March 14 at 4 p.m. Morris will discuss overcoming the ... read more about Tech professor to address cost and storage of solar energy during March 14 Suter Science Seminar
"Campuses often are at the forefront of efforts to reduce energy use and lessen environmental impacts," says this article from "Smart Cities" that mentions EMU' s new microgrid, among other innovative trends on campuses around the nation. ... read more about Microgrid coverage: How universities’ smart campuses resemble mini smart cities from Smart Cities
Capturing images of tiny underwater creatures is no small feat – but the work has stunning payoff, if you look at the work of Eastern Mennonite University visual and communication ... read more about Conservation photographer and EMU professor Steven David Johnson opens ‘Vernal Pools’ exhibit
Eastern Mennonite University has earned a second consecutive “Silver” rating for its sustainability efforts from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). To earn the rating, ... read more about Sustaining sustainability: EMU again earns STARS ‘Silver’ rating
Campus bicycles and solar and gardening initiatives are among the six grassroots sustainability projects at Eastern Mennonite University selected to receive Earthkeepers’ mini-grants. Earthkeepers, Creation Care Council and the Center ... read more about Earthkeepers mini-grants boost campus grassroots sustainability projects
Director of Facilities Management Ed Lehman talks to College Planning and Management magazine about how EMU's microgrid contributes to lower distribution demand charges. ... read more about Microgrid highlighted in College Planning and Management magazine from College Planning and Management
Sustainability coordinator Jonathan Lantz-Trissel contributes to "Calculating Institution Nitrogen Footprints Creates Connection Across Campus," about a research project involving several university campuses. ... read more about Calculating institution nitrogen footprints creates connection across campus from Sustainability magazine