Orientation Weekend video – 2016
Eastern Mennonite University faculty and staff welcomed students back to campus for another great year in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ... read more about Orientation Weekend video – 2016
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SGA co-president Elisabeth Wilder, blogging in The Mennonite, urges support of college students
SGA co-president Elisabeth Wilder, blogging in The Mennonite, talks about the tensions in college students' lives. ... read more about SGA co-president Elisabeth Wilder, blogging in The Mennonite, urges support of college students from The Mennonite
Join the meal: Part I of EMU’s Dining Hall Saga: 1917 to 1970s, site of fellowship, gentility and cultural skirmishes
Herewith is presented a somewhat exhaustive chronology of Eastern Mennonite College/Eastern Mennonite University’s dining services. Consume as much as you’d like and return for seconds. Or simply begin reading in ... read more about Join the meal: Part I of EMU’s Dining Hall Saga: 1917 to 1970s, site of fellowship, gentility and cultural skirmishes
Outreach chamber quartet brings together biology, religion, education majors and yes, one future professional musician, to give the gift of music in unusual venues
Isaac Dahl is a religious and intercultural studies major. Quinn Kathrineberg plans on a career as an English teacher. Maria Yoder wants to be a doctor. Among the members of ... read more about Outreach chamber quartet brings together biology, religion, education majors and yes, one future professional musician, to give the gift of music in unusual venues
After 41 years handling campus mail at Eastern Mennonite University, postal supervisor Betty Hertzler retires
Betty Hertzler has done a lot of laughing at human nature over the years. Postal supervisor at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) since 1974, Hertzler has fielded scores of questions showing ... read more about After 41 years handling campus mail at Eastern Mennonite University, postal supervisor Betty Hertzler retires
Royals recyclers top all Virginia schools to become two-time Recylemania champ
For the second straight year, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) finished first among Virginia colleges and universities entered in the Competition Division of Recyclemania. EMU’s recycling rate of 45.35% also placed ... read more about Royals recyclers top all Virginia schools to become two-time Recylemania champ
EMU faculty, staff and Team Accord students attend restorative justice training together
At a recent conference in New York, Eastern Mennonite University students found themselves in a unique position as participant-representatives. They were the only students among the 30 participants at the ... read more about EMU faculty, staff and Team Accord students attend restorative justice training together
‘Third-culture kids’ find a home at Eastern Mennonite University
In the best of cases, a college career is often a time of tumult and transition, a succession of new faces, a million conversations that begin with: “Where are you ... read more about ‘Third-culture kids’ find a home at Eastern Mennonite University
Portrait of fictional president unveiled while student-historian interns at American Art and Portrait Gallery library
In the National Portrait Gallery hangs a portrait of every president of the United States. Elsa Miller was recently present for the latest addition, which was, strangely enough, the portrait ... read more about Portrait of fictional president unveiled while student-historian interns at American Art and Portrait Gallery library
New men’s ministry creates a space to take on the tough questions of masculinity, identity and faith
During one recent Friday lunch hour, a group of about a dozen male students, faculty and staff gathered around tables in Eastern Mennonite University’s dining hall and broached the question, ... read more about New men’s ministry creates a space to take on the tough questions of masculinity, identity and faith