Harrisonburg City Manager Ande Banks ’97 says EMU prepared him for a career of leadership and service Ande Banks ’97, city manager of Harrisonburg since 2022, says leading the place ... read more about We run this city
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Check out the new issue of Crossroads!
Hot off the presses, it's the Summer 2025 issue of Crossroads magazine! Click here for a digital copy of the university magazine, featuring multiple student and alumni stories, a new section on the 2024-25 annual report, and of course, our cover story on the passing of the leadership baton to Rev. Dr. Shannon Dycus! ... read more about Check out the new issue of Crossroads! from EMU Communications
A stepping stone to success
Developing a dream A new nurse aide (aka Certified Nursing Assistant, or CNA) training program at EMU Lancaster is providing job opportunities for those interested in the entry-level nurse aide ... read more about A stepping stone to success
BEYOND WEATHERIZING: Environmentally Friendly Homes
Alex Ivanitsky ’02 and A. Neal Lewis, class of ’01, started a construction company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, soon after their college years. A few years later, after Lewis took coursework ... read more about BEYOND WEATHERIZING: Environmentally Friendly Homes
CIVILIZED WAY TO LIVE
At the Landis Homes community in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Dr. Richard ’60 and Ruth Slabaugh ’63 Weaver were the first couple to move into one of nearly two dozen cottage homes ... read more about CIVILIZED WAY TO LIVE
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Lester ’71 and Mary Beth ’72 Lind were undergraduates at EMU when the environmental movement was taking off. They were on campus when the first Earth Day was celebrated. They ... read more about THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Designing for Health
After being exposed to a variety of toxic substances while renovating his home in 1980, Clint Good, class of ’77, developed hypersensitivities to compounds in paints, adhesives and other building ... read more about Designing for Health
IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL…
The house isn’t technically round, but with 20 sides, it’s close. And it looks unusual enough that strangers sometimes drop in just to ask about the place Elmer ’64 and ... read more about IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL…
Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
Eating locally and in season wasn’t a fad during Mary Beth Lind’s childhood in rural West Virginia. It was just the way things worked. Her mother grew a large garden, ... read more about Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
Crossroads Sustainability Issue
The spring 2011 issue of Crossroads is devoted to sustainability. Take a behind the scenes look at interviews with some of the EMU alumni featured in this issue! ... read more about Crossroads Sustainability Issue