LovEMU Giving Day 2022 was another record-setting event — with $295,173 raised from 1,363 gifts. That’s a gain in more than $14,500 and 346 new gifts over last year’s totals. ... read more about New records set at 2022 LovEMU Giving Day
Diversity
EMU to host inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony
Eastern Mennonite University will honor LGBTQ+ graduates and alumni at an inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony. The event will be Friday, May 6, from 5-7 p.m. at the Discipleship Center on ... read more about EMU to host inaugural Lavender Graduation ceremony
Return of the International Food Festival draws record crowds
After a two-year hiatus, the International Food Festival returned on Friday, March 25, 2022. Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered on Thomas Plaza for an evening of international cuisine, ... read more about Return of the International Food Festival draws record crowds
CJP grad featured in USAID’s #WeAre Sakartvelo campaign
A Center for Justice and Peacebuilding graduate is among four featured activists in the USAID’s #WeAreSakartvelo campaign “helping build a more resilient, democratic, and prosperous society.” The social media campaign ... read more about CJP grad featured in USAID’s #WeAre Sakartvelo campaign
Rockingham County Fair Queen uses platform to advocate for those with hearing loss
There is a queen on campus. In her first pageant competition last summer, first-year aspiring nurse Jada Schutt earned her Miss Rockingham County Fair Queen 2021 title. And in her ... read more about Rockingham County Fair Queen uses platform to advocate for those with hearing loss
‘Peacebuilder’ podcast season 3 opens with Jackie Font-Guzmán, EMU’s executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion
The “Peacebuilder” podcast, hosted by Patience Kamau MA ‘17, releases the debut episode of its third season today. Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán, the inaugural executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion ... read more about ‘Peacebuilder’ podcast season 3 opens with Jackie Font-Guzmán, EMU’s executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion
Poet and ecohumanist Rei Berroa visits EMU for Writers Read, convocation
Dominican American poet, author and professor Rei Berroa comes to Eastern Mennonite University for two events in early February. He is a professor at George Mason University, teaching Spanish poetry, ... read more about Poet and ecohumanist Rei Berroa visits EMU for Writers Read, convocation
‘Use your voice’: EMU honors MLK with day of learning, service
Take risks, be ready to put yourself on the line when the moment calls for it, be inclusive in your vision of “we the people,” and see the struggle against ... read more about ‘Use your voice’: EMU honors MLK with day of learning, service
DN-R: EMU examines silence in face of hatred through ‘Anne & Emmett’ featuring Mayor Reed
This article ran in the 1/15/2021 Daily News-Record. Weather conditions did not allow for the 1/16 performance of “Anne and Emmett.” Access the 1/17 performance at 3:30 p.m. EST by ... read more about DN-R: EMU examines silence in face of hatred through ‘Anne & Emmett’ featuring Mayor Reed
EMU hosts MLK Day Celebration 2022
NOTE: The Sunday 1/16 performance of “Anne and Emmett” is cancelled due to weather. Eastern Mennonite University will host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Legacy, Service and ... read more about EMU hosts MLK Day Celebration 2022