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Photo Essay: EMU’s 9th Annual International Food Festival

March 28, 2023Last updated March 28, 2023 by Photos by Bryan Luna and Derrick Chirinos; story by Kate Szambecki

Rain did not stop the International Food Festival from drawing in crowds on Friday, Mar. 24, 2023. Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in Eastern Mennonite University’s Hall of

Pay it Forward Together on LovEMU Day, April 5!

March 28, 2023Last updated March 30, 2023 by EMU Communications

On LovEMU Giving Day, April 5, 2023, Pay It Forward Together for EMU. Start thinking about all the ways you love EMU—those are reasons to support this wonderful university, its

EMU one of first U.S. universities to present ‘Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812’

March 27, 2023Last updated March 27, 2023 by Jen Kulju

Eastern Mennonite University is making history as one of the first universities in the country to present “Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812,” a two-time Tony Award-winning musical

Four from EMU attend 2023 MC USA Hope for the Future conference

March 27, 2023Last updated March 27, 2023 by Kate Szambecki

Two staff members and two students represented Eastern Mennonite University at the Hope for the Future conference in Atlanta in February 2023. Shannon Dycus, vice president of student affairs and

Winners of Concerto/Aria Competition to perform with orchestra in spring concert

February 7, 2023Last updated February 27, 2023 by EMU Communications

First-year piano student Rafael de Tablan and junior vocalist Afton Rhodes-Lehman won the 2023 Concerto/Aria Competition, earning them each performance spots with the EMU Orchestra during its spring Concerto/Aria Orchestral

Black History Month events at EMU

January 30, 2023Last updated February 3, 2023 by EMU Communications

Join Eastern Mennonite University in celebrating Black History Month with a series of events planned by Multicultural Student Services and Black Student Alliance (BSA). Feb. 8, Feb. 22, Mar. 22,

‘Are you ready to be about what you talk about?’: MLK Day 2023 and the making of a ‘Beloved Community’

January 17, 2023Last updated January 23, 2023 by EMU Communications

Will we ever realize being in “beloved community”? What does that look like and where are we on that journey of hope? Eastern Mennonite University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr.

EMU’s Top News of 2022

January 10, 2023Last updated January 17, 2023 by Lauren Jefferson

Our news site is one of the most powerful and engaging ways that we tell the EMU story to a global audience. It’s the most-visited page on the EMU website.

Advent greetings, Christmas tidings and back by popular demand, ‘Sarah’s Facilities Management Team Claymation Christmas II’

December 13, 2022Last updated December 20, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Last year, Sarah Regan ‘18 singlehandedly inspired two new traditions at EMU. The assistant director of auxiliary services created a holiday diorama complete with detailed clay figurines depicting each of

Thoughts of Thanksgiving: Fall 2022

November 17, 2022Last updated November 28, 2022 by EMU Communications

Psalm 107:1 O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures for ever. As we move into the Thanksgiving season in the United States, we

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