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EMU professor shares comedic memoir on Mennonite life

Daily News-Record

The Daily News-Record spilled some ink on EMU Professor Kirsten Eve Beachy '02 and her new collection of essays, Martyrs and Chickens: Confessions of a Granola Mennonite, in a Thursday, April 24, article. Beachy, reading excerpts from the book at a Writers Read on Tuesday, delivered “frequent moments of sarcastic and dark humor (that) made the audience at the event laugh,” the reporter wrote. Watch a recording of the event here. ... read more about EMU professor shares comedic memoir on Mennonite life from Daily News-Record

RJE Conference celebrates 10 years at EMU

April 24, 2025Last updated July 3, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

Theme of this year’s event is ‘Language Matters’ Restorative Justice in Education ConferenceDate: Tuesday-Wednesday, June 24-25, 2025Location: Campus Center at EMU, 1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg, VirginiaCost: $350 for full-program registration. ... read more about RJE Conference celebrates 10 years at EMU

Festival showcases academic and creative excellence at EMU

April 22, 2025Last updated April 23, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

Despite the bright and sunny skies outside, visitors in the Discovery Room at the Suter Science Center on Thursday morning watched thousands of stars fill the night sky above their ... read more about Festival showcases academic and creative excellence at EMU

Social work students form connections, share ideas at Rally in the Valley

April 9, 2025Last updated April 8, 2025 by Ryan Cornell with photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

This year’s conference featured EMU students on the planning committee along with Deanna Durham, Social Work Program Director Just before wrapping up her speech at the annual Rally in the ... read more about Social work students form connections, share ideas at Rally in the Valley

EMU celebrates its phenomenal women leaders

March 20, 2025Last updated March 26, 2025 by Ryan Cornell with photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

Special ‘Mornings with the Mayor’ Convocation pays tribute to President Huxman and other women shaping our campus There’s a new morning talk show host in town, and she’s here to ... read more about EMU celebrates its phenomenal women leaders

Volunteers to pack 100K meals at EMU for starving children

By Rheagan Nelson | The Daily News-Record

There are still spots open for the area’s first-ever meal-packing project hosted by EMU Y-Serve next week. Sign up to help assemble 100K meals to feed hungry children around the world. Read the Daily News-Record’s article about this amazing volunteer opportunity and how EMU is partnering with Tacos 4 Life and Feed My Starving Children. ... read more about Volunteers to pack 100K meals at EMU for starving children from By Rheagan Nelson | The Daily News-Record

Choral concert celebrates diversity and community through music

March 10, 2025Last updated March 26, 2025 by Ryan Cornell

Love, Joy & Peace: A Choral Celebration!Date: Friday, March 14Time: 7 p.m.Location: Lehman Auditorium at EMU, 1191 Park Road, Harrisonburg, VACost: Free, with suggested donation of $10 Three choirs from ... read more about Choral concert celebrates diversity and community through music

EMU Professor Suderman caps off ‘Five Centuries’ lecture series

March 3, 2025Last updated March 6, 2025 by Ryan Cornell with photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

Five-part series marks 500th anniversary of Anabaptism It was a hard time to be a pacifist during World War I. When the U.S. officially entered the war in 1917, American ... read more about EMU Professor Suderman caps off ‘Five Centuries’ lecture series

Peace & justice take center stage at Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship

February 28, 2025Last updated February 28, 2025 by Joyce Beachy, student marketing intern

After five-year hiatus, formerly annual conference successfully resumes at EMU Lars Åkerson ’08 used a familiar Mennonite symbol, that of a quilt, to discuss the importance of belonging. “We need ... read more about Peace & justice take center stage at Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship

Retiring VACA professor Jerry Holsopple embraces ‘mystery of what is yet to come’ in gallery exhibition

February 27, 2025Last updated February 27, 2025 by Ryan Cornell, Photos by Macson McGuigan/EMU

At 4 a.m. on June 26, 2023, Jerry Holsopple, professor of Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) at EMU, waved goodbye to a group of students as they boarded a bus ... read more about Retiring VACA professor Jerry Holsopple embraces ‘mystery of what is yet to come’ in gallery exhibition

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