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Tecla Namachanja Wanjala named CJP’s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year

January 22, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University has named its 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year: Tecla Namachanja Wanjala. Wanjala, who received her master’s in conflict transformation

CJP grad student secures funding for, develops first campus community RJ training

January 2, 2019Last updated January 2, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

After spending four years at a university known worldwide for its teachings around restorative justice, Katrina Poplett developed a vision for how the institution might better educate its own campus

MJ Sharp scholarship recipient’s calling is ‘to raise a generation of young peacebuilders’

January 2, 2019Last updated January 17, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

David M. Nyiringabo is the first beneficiary of the Michael J. Sharp Peace and Justice Endowed Scholarship Fund for students studying in the graduate program at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center

Join EMU for traditional lessons and carols service on Dec. 10 (livestream available)

December 5, 2018Last updated December 18, 2018 by admin

If the falling snow hasn’t gotten you into the Christmas spirit, one more concert remains in EMU’s holiday offerings. Sunday, Dec. 9: Wind Ensemble, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Lehman Auditorium. Wind

President’s Annual Report 2017-18 available for review

November 12, 2018Last updated November 12, 2018 by admin

Eastern Mennonite University has published its President’s Annual Report 2017-18 providing an overview of key events and developments, including important enrollment data, financial information, and reports from the vice presidents.

Solar in a Day

September 24, 2018Last updated October 2, 2018 by Shelby Mertens/Daily News-Record

A traditional barn raising brings together a group of neighbors to collectively build a barn for a community member in a single day. Eastern Mennonite University students gave the longstanding

Student Elective Term (SET) Report

September 11, 2018Last updated September 11, 2018 by Louise Babikow / Mennonite Health Journal (Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship)

[Thank you to Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship for permission to republish this post.] Every chain of events starts with a push, a catalyst. Traveling to Mennonite World Conference in Paraguay when

President Huxman offers keynote to 76 Rotary Club’s Code of Ethics Award winners

May 8, 2018Last updated May 8, 2018 by Nolan Stout/Daily News-Record

If you want to be ethical, start by being kind to the pizza delivery driver. That’s what Eastern Mennonite University President Susan Schultz Huxman told hundreds of people gathered for

CJP graduates from eight states and 12 countries charged to ‘maximize healing’

May 7, 2018Last updated May 10, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

At an afternoon reception following Sunday’s Commencement ceremony at Eastern Mennonite University, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Executive Director Daryl Byler reminded the 29 graduates that they were now members

Research projects culminate in STEM poster contest wins for elite few *(and here’s kudos for Quiz Bowl winners, too)

April 23, 2018 by EMU communications

Biology, chemistry and mathematical sciences research was showcased in Eastern Mennonite University’s Suter Science Center at the April 19 Academic and Creative Excellence Festival poster shows. After evaluation by a

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