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Stats professor wins award for teaching excellence

December 12, 2023Last updated December 12, 2023 by Ryan Cornell

EMU professor Daniel Showalter likes to start off the semester with a challenge for his students. If any student in his class can find a topic they care about that

Showalter recognized with regional Mathematical Association of America teaching award

June 12, 2021Last updated June 14, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Professor Daniel Showalter, who teaches mathematics at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), is the 2021 recipient of the John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching. The award is

EMU’s new National Science Foundation-funded scholarship program preps STEM teachers for 21st century classrooms

April 13, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Teacher education majors at Eastern Mennonite University who are preparing for careers teaching in the STEM fields will soon have access to new scholarship funds. EMU is the recipient of

MS in biomedicine candidates present original research

December 10, 2020Last updated March 25, 2021 by EMU Communications

On December 5, 12 graduate students in Eastern Mennonite University’s MS in Biomedicine program defended their original research in a virtual oral presentation. Their work ranged from laboratory experiments with

Centering student needs, EMU faculty adapt to fall semester challenges

September 14, 2020Last updated September 15, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on educational institutions across the country – with students, instructors, and families seemingly in limbo as they try to navigate public health precautions and an

EMU’s free summer course ‘Imagining the Future after COVID-19’ open to all

June 17, 2020Last updated June 29, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

What will a post-pandemic world look like? How is COVID-19 affecting each of us differently, and what are our responsibilities to one another in the face of those disparities? What

2020 Excellence in Teaching awards honor professors Daniel Showalter, Johonna Turner and Bonnie Yoder

May 21, 2020Last updated June 2, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University announces three honors of the annual Excellence in Teaching Awards: in the Tenured Faculty category, Daniel Showalter PhD, associate professor of mathematics; in the Pre-tenure Faculty category,

‘Why Rural Matters’ – Professor Daniel Showalter on rural schools’ strengths and challenges

January 10, 2020Last updated August 25, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Nearly one in five U.S. public school students are enrolled in a “rural” school, and those students and schools face challenges particular to their rurality, according to the latest edition

EMU senior’s Soil Cycles business by cycle collects compost

February 7, 2019Last updated February 19, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Globe-trotting environmental sustainability major and Eastern Mennonite University senior Nidhi Vinod has started a Harrisonburg service – collecting compost by bicycle – that embodies the values she has come to

The story of an ‘exquisite’ new discrete math textbook by EMU’s Owen Byer and Deirdre L. Smeltzer

December 6, 2018Last updated December 6, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Sometimes the thrill of mathematics doesn’t come from the question, but from a beautiful solution. Consider the approach Eastern Mennonite University math professor Owen Byer took when deciding which problems

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