“Connecting as human beings is a source of healing.” These words from plenary speaker, Beth Toner, set the tone for the entire weekend of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s (MHF) Annual Gathering. On June 22-24, about 60 Anabaptist healthcare professionals and their families gathered at Bluffton University in Ohio under the theme of “Stories of Healing.” ... read more about Beth Toner MSN ’17 offers plenary at MHF Annual Gathering from Mennonite Health Journal
Louise Babikow, a 2014 nursing graduate, recently completed a Student Elective Term experience through Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship at Clínica Esperanza, Roatán, Honduras. She earned a MS in nursing in 2017 from the University of Pennsylvania. ... read more about Louise Babikow ’14 works in Honduras with Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship from Mennonite Health Journal
Sylvia Hooley Meyer '09, MA '13 wrote "An Open Letter to Government Officials On the Investigation of Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center." The News Leader published it June 30, 2018, in its entirety. ... read more about Former juvenile center teacher writes letter about treatment of immigrant children from Staunton News Leader
Eastern Mennonite University Professor Matthew Siderhurst uses radio telemetry in his work – and so do other insect researchers. ... read more about How tiny trackers – like those used by Professor Siderhurst – could help humans avoid kissing bugs’ deadly smooch from Smithsonian.com
Lara Weaver is going places — literally and figuratively. A Brownstown native and Lancaster Mennonite School graduate, she capped her senior year at Eastern Mennonite University, where she graduated summa cum laude in May, by winning honors for her research project from the Virginia Association of Psychological Sciences. In August, she will travel to Laos to teach for a year as part of Mennonite Central Committee’s Serving and Learning Together program. ... read more about Lancaster Online: Lara Weaver ’18 on psychology studies, global travel and her SALT plans from Lancaster Online
Todd Shenk '88 will be the Rasmuson Foundation's senior program officer, building on a career that began in Alaska and bringing experience in philanthropy, government and nonprofit work, much of it focused on homelessness and child welfare. ... read more about Todd Shenk ’88 returns to Alaska as senior program officer with Rasmuson Foundation from Alaska Business Magazine
As a child, I dreamt of seeing an airplane—not even being in it—and regularly begged my father to take me to the airport to see one. These days, I fly to different regions of the world on speaking engagements as a peace and human rights advocate. The countries I have visited include the United States, Turkey, the Netherlands, Cambodia, South Africa and Rwanda, among others. I did not initially aspire to a career in peace, human rights and women and youth empowerment advocacy; I wanted to be a doctor and had successfully completed undergraduate studies in chemistry and biology at the Mother Patern College of Health Sciences, an affiliate of the Stella Maris Polytechnic, in Monrovia, Liberia. Once I began getting involved in peace advocacy, witnessing the international community’s peace efforts in my country, I realised that disarming the fighters was just an aspect of peace; to achieve genuine peace requires reconciliation among the various groups, between young and old, the genders, etc. ... read more about Gwendolyn Myers GC ‘ 14 shares her peacebuilding journey for Modern Ghana from Modern Ghana
Six leaders from Mennonite Church USA advocated for peace and justice in Palestine and Israel during congressional visits May 22 in Washington, D.C. The visit took place just days after Israeli soldiers killed more than 60 largely nonviolent Palestinian protesters May 14 in Gaza, and many of the delegates asked their representatives to respond to this. “I relayed my deep, deep concern about the situation in Gaza, asking my representatives to take a stand for the rights of Palestinians, and given the significant amount of aid the U.S. provides to Israel each year, to call for an investigation into Israeli military actions,” said Tim Seidel, director of the Center for Interfaith Engagement at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ... read more about Professor joins MCUSA congressional delegation to advocate for peace in Israel and Palestine from The Mennonite
More than 150 other optimists from across the U.S. gathered at Eastern Mennonite University earlier this month to chart a course for civil dialogue in a country constantly shouting at each other on-line and in person. The organization called Better Angels was formed by blue and red voters following Donald Trump's victory as president a year and a half ago. ... read more about Better Angels tries to lower the volume on the high-decibel noise that’s further dividing a polarized nation from USA Today
Cheryl Woelk MA '11 (education) has co-authored Teaching English for Reconciliation: Pursuing Peace through Transformed Relationships in Language Learning and Teaching, offering insights into using the English language-learning environment to build peace. ... read more about Book offers new perspectives on building peace through teaching English from Canadian Mennonite