Erik Kratz is an inspiration for baseball lifers across the country. He is at an age where most athletes have long given up hope for an Olympic gold medal; however, the 39-year-old catcher remains determined to lead Team USA Baseball to Olympic glory despite the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games’ postponement. ... read more about Forbes: Yankees Catcher Erik Kratz Patiently Waits For His Chance At Olympic Gold from Forbes
Erik Kratz, who turns 40 in June, is a non-roster, minor league invitee with the Yankees, in his third tour of duty with the organization. ... read more about NY Post: Yankees’ 39-year-old baseball lifer is not done yet from New York Post
If you called Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 hotline last week from anywhere in the Shenandoah Valley, your questions may have been answered by a senior nursing student from Eastern ... read more about Nursing students volunteer at VDH call center
EMU picked up honors in the 35th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, earning two “Merit” awards for the 2020 viewbook and the fall/winter issue of Crossroads alumni magazine. The viewbook and ... read more about EMU publications win advertising honors
The "Mental Horizons" podcast invited STAR Lead Trainer Katie Mansfield to contribute to a special episode specifically for the mental health field and how to deal with the nuances of COVID-19 while caring for adults with mental health issues. ... read more about STAR trainer tapped in podcast for mental health professionals from Mental Horizons podcast
Enduring two border closures and rapidly changing plans impacted by the expanding COVID-19 outbreak, EMU’s Guatemala/Colombia spring cross-cultural group arrived back in the United States Tuesday on a special U.S. ... read more about With help from many, Guatemala cross-cultural group arrives home amid pandemic
Claudette Monroy-Johnson '10 and her husband are featured in this Washington Post video. She was Outstanding Young Alum in 2018 and now serves on the President's Second Century Advisory Board. ... read more about Washington Post VIDEO: Love (and a wedding) goes on from Washington Post
During the 2019-20 academic year, as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding commemorates its 25th anniversary, a series of guest authors will share reflections about CJP’s personal impact. We want ... read more about CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with Amy Potter Czajkowski MA ’02
The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, planned for June 5-7, 2020, at Eastern Mennonite University, has been postponed for a year. The new event will be June ... read more about CJP’s 25th Anniversary Celebration postponed to 2021
Last week, EMU News published a short update for news digest readers on the campus response to COVID-19. Approximately 1,000 readers checked in to learn more, so we’re doing it ... read more about 3/24 EMU News Update: Cheers for you, for us, for EMU, from our Prez and The Weather Vane, too!