Sue Blauch, a WNBA referee for 20 seasons, has been named to the newly created role of Head of WNBA Referee Performance and Development, according to a WNBA news release. ... read more about Sue Blauch ’86 to be first head of WNBA referee performance and development
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Labor and delivery nurse at Lancaster hospital earns accolades
Keri Weaver ‘15, a labor and delivery nurse at Lancaster General Hospital, was recognized for professional excellence during the July managing partners meeting. CEO Jan Bergen begins the monthly meeting ... read more about Labor and delivery nurse at Lancaster hospital earns accolades
The deep roots behind a new scholarship for international students at EMU
Leah Kennel Magal’s spirit was evident for her entire impactful life – and will live on in an endowed scholarship at Eastern Mennonite University that bears her name and that ... read more about The deep roots behind a new scholarship for international students at EMU
What’s next in Ram Bhagat’s ‘epic’ life: ‘Massive Resilience’
The Eastern Mennonite University Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) instructor behind a restorative justice pilot program for Richmond Public Schools (RPS) has led an “epic” life, says a July 2018 Richmond ... read more about What’s next in Ram Bhagat’s ‘epic’ life: ‘Massive Resilience’
MCC U.S. Washington Office reflects on 50 years of advocacy
The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. Washington Office celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open house and reception at The Hill Center in Washington D.C. on July 17. In attendance were ... read more about MCC U.S. Washington Office reflects on 50 years of advocacy
Inquiry program offers a ‘well-rounded way’ to explore ministry
Eastern Mennonite University junior Abigail Shelly’s arrival at her home for the summer in Philadelphia was, she said, “a proper foreshadowing” of the love and welcoming spirit she’d experience in ... read more about Inquiry program offers a ‘well-rounded way’ to explore ministry
How solar energy helps Mennonites with their mission of global relief
Jeff Heie MA '00 (conflict transformation), project coordinator for the Harrisonburg Gift & Thrift solar project, helps connect Mennonite values to solar energy in this article. The “Thrifty Solar Barn Raising” team was among 170 teams nationwide selected to compete in the US Department of Energy’s Solar In Your Community Challenge, a $5 million contest that supports “innovative and replicable community-based solar business models and programs that will bring solar to underserved communities.” ... read more about How solar energy helps Mennonites with their mission of global relief from Energy News
VIDEO: EMU’s groundbreaking solar array shows exemplary alt-energy leadership
To put Eastern Mennonite University's leadership on solar power in context, you need to understand just how much things have changed in Virginia, and nationwide, in the eight years since the university put up its solar array. ... read more about VIDEO: EMU’s groundbreaking solar array shows exemplary alt-energy leadership from Secure Futures
Digital forensics expert combines love of puzzles with computer savvy
On a spring weekend not long ago, Mary Ellen Kennel ‘84, her parents-in-law and her daughters, ages 4 and 8, huddled in the playroom at her home, putting together a jigsaw ... read more about Digital forensics expert combines love of puzzles with computer savvy
The Hechinger Report: Professor Kathy Evans identifies priorities of restorative justice in education movement
Why Restorative Justice is About More Than Reducing Suspensions: The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, taps Professor Kathy Evans to comment on the restorative justice in education movement. . ... read more about The Hechinger Report: Professor Kathy Evans identifies priorities of restorative justice in education movement from KQED/The Hechinger Report