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Since 1996, Latino Student Alliance celebrates cultural pride and offers a welcoming space to all

March 10, 2017Last updated September 22, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi with Lauren Jefferson

“Pastel!” Student Sara Shenk-Moreno whispers dramatically in Spanish, pantomiming eating. Members of the Eastern Mennonite University Latino Student Alliance (LSA) retrieve a decadent cake and sing “Happy Birthday” with extra

Our Royal Pride: Harrison Horst – jazz band revitalizer, Earthkeepers president, Weather Vane editor … and more

March 3, 2017Last updated December 8, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“Our Royal Pride” is an occasional series celebrating Eastern Mennonite University’s undergraduate students who contribute to campus life in extraordinary ways in addition to their academic pursuits. These students enthusiastically create

EMU’s oldest, most influential student organization YPCA, now Y-Serve, continues its ministry

March 2, 2017Last updated September 19, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson and Caleb Schrock-Hurst

From March 6-10, 2017, Eastern Mennonite University Y-Serve sends four student groups on service learning trips. A special chapel Friday, March 3, at 10 a.m. in Lehman Auditorium, will offer

Our Royal Pride: Harry Potter fan Nicole Litwiller leads creation of ‘Royals Cup’ competition to perk student interest in campus activities

February 22, 2017Last updated March 3, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

BSU-sponsored ‘Town Hall on Race’ convenes campus community for honest conversation

February 16, 2017Last updated February 20, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Participants at Eastern Mennonite University’s second annual Town Hall on Race at Eastern Mennonite University Feb. 9 asked for more awareness about the role of race in relationship-building and interactive

Legendary civil rights activist and Republican mayor team up for health reform, kick off speaking tour at EMU

February 14, 2017Last updated February 17, 2017 by Florence Barrett

Civil rights activist Bob Zellner is at it again—working for justice and equality. Zellner, 77, was the first white southerner on staff of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)—the influential

Keeping up with Information Systems: the times, they keep a’changin’

February 1, 2017Last updated June 12, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

This timeline attempts to chronicle the ever-changing landscape, both “mechanical” and academic, of information systems (known as IS) at Eastern Mennonite University. Staff writer Randi B. Hagi and editor Lauren

Ken L. Nafziger honored for his many contributions to EMU

February 1, 2017Last updated February 7, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

At his farewell reception in early January, outgoing Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Ken L. Nafziger characterized his 13-plus years at Eastern Mennonite University as “a

Sarah Kennedy, professor of Renaissance literature and Shakespeare, brings historical fiction to Writers Read

January 25, 2017Last updated February 3, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“Historical Fiction, Tudor England, Gardening, Herbs and Poetry” reads the tagline on Dr. Sarah Kennedy’s website. Kennedy – poet, novelist, and Mary Baldwin University professor – is the featured author

Black Student Union plans events for Black History Month in February

January 23, 2017Last updated January 26, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Black History Month begins in February, with a host of events both new and traditional planned by Black Student Union (BSU) co-presidents Tae Dews and Oksana Kittrell. The month, first

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