David Shenk and his wife, Grace, will discuss a new book, “A Gentle Boldness: Sharing the Peace of Jesus in a Multi-Faith World" at Landisville Mennonite Church, Landisville ,Pa. ... read more about David Shenk ’59 to discuss new book ‘A Gentle Boldness’ from Lancaster Online
A "climate emergency choir," including several EMU students, performed in Richmond on Monday to ask Governor Northam to put an end to the Mountain Valley Pipeline and demand solutions to climate change. ... read more about NPR covers climate singers from NPR-WMRA
EMU's fall musical production inspired by the songs of U2 and the poetry of Shakespeare "takes an unfiltered look into some of the terrible suffering and pain that is in the world. Instead of shying away from it, it says life doesn’t have to be like this,” said student Andrew Stoltzfus said, starring as Romeo. This version, co-created by Justin Poole, program director of theater at EMU, and Jerry Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts, features U2’s music and visuals created by Holsopple and students in the Visual and Communication Arts Department. The show opened Saturday at 7 p.m., will have 2 p.m. public performances on Sunday and Oct. 30, and public performances at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 to 30. ... read more about DN-R: ‘Romeo And Juliet’ musical echoes U2’s call For world peace, reconciliation from DN-R
Cedric Moore PhD is CEO Spectrum Transformation Group in Richmond, Virginia, and a member of EMU's Board of Trustees. In this profile and video, Moore talks about his business, social work, challenges facing minority business leaders, and his membership in the Virginia Council of CEOs. ... read more about Virginia Council of CEOs: ‘A Call to Serve Virginia’s Autism Community, at Home’ from VACEOS
Jes Stoltzfus Buller, a graduate student in the MA in Transformational Leadership program, talks about her work with churches. She is the peace education coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee. ... read more about ‘LEAD Pods’ Podcast features CJP student, MCC peace education coordinator from LEAD
Priscilla Simmons PhD, professor emerita in EMU's online RN-to-BS and MSN programs, authored this op-ed for Lancaster Online. ... read more about Lancaster Online: ‘School nurses deal with COVID-19 issues, care for our children’ from Lancaster Online
Cousins: Connected Through Slavery, a Black Woman and a White Woman Discover Their Past — and Each Other is co-authored by Betty Kilby Baldwin and Phoebe Kilby GC '04. Revealing their families’ connections through slavery, their stories intertwine historical trauma and current race relations with courageous acts of grace. ... read more about CJP alum co-authors ‘Cousins: Connected Through Slavery, a Black Woman and a White Woman Discover Their Past — and Each Other’ from Anabaptist World
“Therapy helps folks live much richer, deeper, and fuller lives. It also helps to address some of the acute places of suffering,” grant coordinator Michael Horst said in an interview. "Teaching and counseling are life-giving and I’m so grateful to be able to do both." He directs EMU's MA in Counseling program. ... read more about WHSV-TV 3: EMU counseling program receives $1.01 million grant from WHSV-TV3
Professor Paul Yoder, director of EMU's MA in Education program, is a guest on the podcast "Visions of Education," which seeks to "bring fuzzy ideas in education into focus." Yoder speaks about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education titled ‘“He wants to get rid of all the Muslims’: Mexican American and Muslim students’ use of history regarding candidate Trump.” ... read more about Professor Paul Yoder on Mexican American and Muslim students’ political trauma and resistance from Visions of Education
This article from the 8/14/2021 Daily News-Record references David Berry, professor of music at EMU, and his consultant work with the Harrisonburg Music Teachers Association (HMTA) project, "Music in Every Home." The new program will offer eligible students access to an instrument and free instruction in piano or guitar. Berry, past president of the HMTA, worked with a similar program in New Jersey. He has encouraged area music instructors who plan to teach in the program to learn more through trainings and resources "so they understand the kinds of students they’ll be working with.” “Someone’s life, confidence and soul can be enhanced by music study and everyone should have the opportunity to study it, whether they want to play professionally or just as a hobby,” he says in the article. ... read more about DN-R: Music teachers strike chord with repurposed Yamaha guitar fundraiser from Daily News-Record