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In the News: Furniture maker, EMU alumnus carves craft in tradition

The Daily News-Record

Furniture maker Landon Heavener '15, who graduated EMU with a bachelor's degree in English, dabbled in several careers — including middle school teacher — before finding his place at the woodworkers' table. Read the article in the Daily News-Record here. Story and photo by Harleigh Cupp / DN-R ... read more about In the News: Furniture maker, EMU alumnus carves craft in tradition from The Daily News-Record

Chamber Singers release spring tour schedule

February 27, 2024Last updated February 27, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

The EMU Chamber Singers are hitting the road for spring break with stops around the Washington, D.C., region and throughout central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. The group has released programming

EMU at Lancaster to relocate to new state-of-the-art building

February 26, 2024Last updated February 27, 2024 by EMU Communications

EMU at Lancaster has announced that the campus will relocate from its current site at the Greenfield Corporate Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to the Listrak building in Lititz, Pennsylvania, in

Students, faculty, staff join voices for peace in Gaza

February 22, 2024Last updated February 22, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

In a stirring display of solidarity, a group of about 200 protesters gathered outside City Hall in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon calling for an end to the violence in

EMU President Huxman elected 2025 chair of Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce

February 21, 2024Last updated August 23, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Eastern Mennonite University President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman has been elected the 2025 chair of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce. Huxman was voted chair at the board’s October 2023 meeting;

Meet the presidents: Learn more about our school’s eight former leaders

February 19, 2024Last updated February 21, 2024 by EMU Communications

Did you know that the first president of EMU resigned in a dispute about allowing musical instruments in the home? Or, that the fifth president took office at age 35?

WCSC hosts nine for spring 2024 DC internships

February 16, 2024Last updated March 7, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Eight Eastern Mennonite University students and one Bluffton University student are gaining professional experience this fall at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC). They represent six different majors, showing the range of

Debut novel from EMU senior captures high school experience

February 9, 2024Last updated February 9, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

As part of a writing exercise in her eighth grade English class, Ashley Mellinger penned a letter to her future self. In it, the 14-year-old girl from Harleysville, Pennsylvania, asked

EMU unveils new Promise Grant

February 8, 2024Last updated February 8, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Initiative aligns with vision to open new pathways of access With just about everything rising in price these days, EMU is ensuring that a quality college education is within reach

EMU celebrates Black History Month with a full slate of events

February 2, 2024Last updated February 15, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Join Eastern Mennonite University in celebrating Black History Month with a series of programs themed around “Honoring the Black in Us” and planned by Multicultural Student Services. This story has

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