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Annual donor banquet thanks ‘mission-makers’ and ‘third-way kingdom-builders’

October 16, 2017Last updated October 16, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

A record crowd of nearly 450 attended the donor banquet Friday evening at Eastern Mennonite University’s Centennial Homecoming and Family Weekend. Vice President for Advancement Kirk Shisler said the event

Donde caben dos, caben tres: Always ‘room for one more’ in EMU’s Latino Student Alliance

September 21, 2017Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Latino Student Alliance hosted a Sept. 15 chapel to begin Latino Heritage Month. Guest speaker Don Clymer, an EMU language professor who has led several cross-cultural trips

Alumna of the Year 2011: Leymah Gbowee

September 11, 2017Last updated September 12, 2017 by Moderator

On Oct. 7, 2011 Leymah was jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for her work mobilizing women to prayerfully protest and end the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003.

Distinguished Service Award 2011: Glen Lapp

September 11, 2017Last updated September 12, 2017 by Moderator

For the first time ever, EMU’s annual Distinguished Service Award will go posthumously to an alumnus: Glen Lapp ’91. Glen’s life was cut short on August 5, 2010, when he

J. Robert Eshleman honored with 2009 Distinguished Service Award

September 11, 2017Last updated September 12, 2017 by Moderator

When Dr. J. Robert Eshleman entered dental school at MCV, he said he felt “very insecure among all these guys with degrees from large universities. I asked Rosalie (Hartman) if

Anthony Pratkanis, 2009 Alumnus of the Year

September 11, 2017Last updated September 12, 2017 by Moderator

Anthony Pratkanis, 52, a 1979 EMU graduate with majors in psychology, sociology and social work, received EMU’s 2009 “alumnus of the year” award during the Sunday morning worship service of

Centennial Century cycling event offers scenic Shenandoah Valley loops with 62, 31 and 5-mile options

July 31, 2017Last updated August 1, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Celebrate Eastern Mennonite University’s 100th year by riding through the Shenandoah Valley in the Centennial Century bike ride. The ride — with 100K (62 miles), 50K (31 miles) and 5-mile

Grad School Q & A: Larisa Zehr ’11 heads to law school after six years of peacebuilding work in Colombia

May 31, 2017Last updated June 2, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Larisa Zehr is a 2011 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, where she majored in peacebuilding and development, and minored in pre-law, history and social sciences, and political studies. Since graduation,

Grad School Q & A: Doug Wrenn ’02, professor at Penn State

May 31, 2017Last updated September 21, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Doug Wrenn, a 2002 Eastern Mennonite University graduate, majored in business administration and economics. He is now an assistant professor of environmental and resource economics at Penn State University. He

Grad School Q & A: Natalie Bonilla Romero ’09, family nurse practitioner

May 31, 2017Last updated May 31, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Natalie Bonilla Romero, a 2009 graduate of the nursing program, is a Family Nurse Practitioner in a Georgia practice serving the local Hispanic community. She received a Master of Science