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‘Here Together’ Week Photo Album (with a little commentary)

August 23, 2021Last updated August 30, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

EMU’s “Here Together” Week began Monday with a rainstorm for the Waterman/Northwest neighborhood trash pick-up and ended with blazing sun and blue skies for the ice cream giveaway and concert

EMU’s ‘Here Together’ week highlights community connections, service and fun

August 14, 2021Last updated August 23, 2021 by EMU Communications

Next week, Eastern Mennonite University goes out into the community with “Here Together,” a six-day celebration to kick off the 2021-22 academic year. The week’s events were organized by faculty

EMU joins national College Vaccine Challenge

June 28, 2021Last updated June 29, 2021 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University has joined more than 650 colleges and universities, including 18 Virginia institutions, in the COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge. The initiative, created in a partnership of the White

Herm on parade! EMU’s mascot makes debut appearance

June 8, 2021Last updated June 14, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Herm made his first public appearance in his new costume during a May parade at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. He was escorted by Lauren Jefferson, Jessica Hostetler ’08 and her son Toby, all

EMU recycling team notches historic scrap metal run

June 2, 2021Last updated June 2, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“Sometimes it’s hard to tell if a metal is non-ferrous. Jack and I carry a small magnet on our persons for just these instances,” said Matthew Freed, the recycling crew

Highlights of EMU’s 2021 Commencement

May 10, 2021Last updated May 14, 2021 by EMU communications

EMU’s Commencement ceremonies spanned nearly two weeks, beginning April 24 with the Donning of the Kente ceremony and concluding yesterday with virtual Commencements. And there still one to go: EMU’s

The call to CJP’s 2021 grads: ‘The world needs each and every one of you and everything you learned’

May 10, 2021Last updated May 11, 2021 by EMU communications

At the end of one journey and the beginning of another, Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding hosted its annual Celebration of Blessings for the 2021 graduates on

EMU honors students for academic, leadership achievements

April 28, 2021Last updated May 5, 2021 by EMU communications

Ninety Eastern Mennonite University students were recognized for accomplishments and achievements during the 2020-21 academic year during a special recognition ceremony today. View the livestream recording Academics Academic Success Center

Sixth annual Donning of the Kente ceremony honors grads, their heritage and valued mentors

April 26, 2021Last updated October 5, 2021 by EMU communications

Last weekend, the Eastern Mennonite University community honored approximately 30 students at the sixth annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony. The ceremony, always the first of the Commencement events, recognizes

EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here

April 23, 2021Last updated April 28, 2021 by President Susan Schultz Huxman and contributors

On Tuesday evening, just a short time after the verdict was announced, I sent a message to our campus community. I named the value of a cathartic, collective exhale on

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