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Homecoming 2020: Alumni Awards
Celebrate EMU’s Alumni Award recipients Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 on Facebook Live! These honored guests will be joined at the Homecoming opening celebration with President Susan Schultz Huxman (and ... read more about Homecoming 2020: Alumni Awards
DOJ grant will continue programs preventing sexual and relationship violence
Additional grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women will allow the Safer Together program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to continue to offer a ... read more about DOJ grant will continue programs preventing sexual and relationship violence
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee established for 2020-21
EMU Athletics, with the help of women’s lacrosse coach Katie Russo, has established the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and elected their leadership team. After years of inactivity, the SAAC is once ... read more about Student-Athlete Advisory Committee established for 2020-21
EMU among top regional universities in the South
Eastern Mennonite University was named among the top 25 percent of regional universities in the South by U.S. News and World Report in rankings released last week and was noticed ... read more about EMU among top regional universities in the South
Royals earn team academic award
The EMU women’s soccer team has earned the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches. The award recognizes the team GPA from the 2019-20 academic year. This is the ... read more about Royals earn team academic award
The unofficial history of Herm, EMU’s mascot
The new incarnation of the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Royals mascot will make his first appearance Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 on Facebook Live during Homecoming weekend. He’s coming to ... read more about The unofficial history of Herm, EMU’s mascot
In celebration of Professor Emeritus John Horst Jr., a ‘man for all seasons’ and beloved of EMU
John L. Horst Jr. ’60, emeritus professor of physics and a passionate and much-beloved supporter of Eastern Mennonite University, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 at the University of Virginia Medical ... read more about In celebration of Professor Emeritus John Horst Jr., a ‘man for all seasons’ and beloved of EMU
EMU and Lord Fairfax Community College sign transfer agreement
A new agreement between Lord Fairfax Community College and Eastern Mennonite University creates pathways for transfer students to earn a bachelor’s degree in leadership and organizational management. LFCC graduates can ... read more about EMU and Lord Fairfax Community College sign transfer agreement
Co-pastors Ron and Judy Zook, both EMS alumni, saw a need after shooting across from their Lancaster church
“I stood on bare feet on the parking lot and it was rough, it hurt my feet,” Ron Zook said. “And it just felt like a really holy moment standing there — a moment I will not forget. But then we had no idea that four or five hours later our parking lot would become the staging area and command center for the police.” ... read more about Co-pastors Ron and Judy Zook, both EMS alumni, saw a need after shooting across from their Lancaster church from Anabaptist World