VOLLEYBALL Two EMU men’s volleyball players earned a spot on this year’s Continental Volleyball Conference All-Academic Team. Junior Jacob Durren (Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) claimed his third consecutive All-Academic honor. Senior Joshua Gomez (Puerto Montt, Chile/German School ... read more about Three more athletes earn honors
Magpie owner and entrepreneur Kirsten Moore plans to lease the building across Gay Street from her diner and repurpose it into a retail market called Liberty Street Mercantile on the ground floor with a multi-use event space on the second. Read more about this EMU alumna's plans. ... read more about Magpie owner Kirsten Moore working on marketplace and event space from The Citizen
Aaron Troyer, the new chair of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, steps into the leadership role with a love of farming and an impressive resume of education and experience in the agriculture industry. Read more, including a Q & A. ... read more about Alumnus to chair Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association from Spudman
Six EMU student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-State Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A total of 220 student-athletes representing 37 colleges and universities across the ... read more about Six Royals named VaSID Academic All-State
Eastern Mennonite University’s teacher licensure programs have been awarded full accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for the next seven years – the council’s maximum ... read more about EMU’s teacher education program awarded full accreditation
A new photo book memorializing the “MJ Dream Hike” is now available for purchase, with proceeds going towards the MJ Sharp Peace & Justice Endowed Scholarship at Eastern Mennonite University. ... read more about ‘Dream Hike’ photo book proceeds to bolster endowed scholarship
Eastern Mennonite Seminary student Kimberly Shank has been named as one of two “Honorable Mention” designees by the selection committee for the eighth annual Nancy A. Hardesty Memorial Scholarship, sponsored ... read more about Seminary, counseling grad student honored by Christian Feminism Today
Three of EMU’s women’s triathlon athletes were named Scholar All-American by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association and USA Triathlon. Elizabeth Miller (Archbold, Ohio/Archbold), Allison Shelly (Collinsville, Miss./West Lauderdale) and Vanessa Gardiner (Springfield, Va./John R. Lewis) were ... read more about Triathlon trio named Scholar All-Americans
Professor Daniel Showalter, who teaches mathematics at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), is the 2021 recipient of the John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching. The award is ... read more about Showalter recognized with regional Mathematical Association of America teaching award
For the second straight year, EMU women’s soccer senior Megan Breidigan (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) earned a spot on the Google Cloud District 5 Academic All-District Team. The award recognizes her work both ... read more about Breidigan named Academic All-District for second time