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Baseball coach Adam Posey begins faith formation discussion at spring conference: ‘Meet students where they are’

May 16, 2018Last updated May 21, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Most folks in the audience at Eastern Mennonite University’s April 10 spring faculty-staff conference left the first morning assembly with a much better idea of how assistant baseball coach Adam

Donde caben dos, caben tres: Always ‘room for one more’ in EMU’s Latino Student Alliance

September 21, 2017Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Latino Student Alliance hosted a Sept. 15 chapel to begin Latino Heritage Month. Guest speaker Don Clymer, an EMU language professor who has led several cross-cultural trips

Celebrating Service: Don Clymer will blog, write and teach for the next year in Switzerland

April 11, 2016Last updated July 8, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

This year, several Eastern Mennonite University faculty and staff, among them Professor Don Clymer, are moving into retirement after many years of service. To acknowledge their service and deep commitment

Four senior leaders leave behind a thriving and visible Latino Student Alliance on campus

February 26, 2016Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

This month saw a symbolic “passing of the torch” in the Latino Student Alliance at Eastern Mennonite University, as four comadres, their friendship forged by a common love of heritage

Retiring professor Don Clymer reflects on the power of vulnerability when students say to each other “You are Beloved of God”

December 21, 2015Last updated January 18, 2016 by Don Clymer

In this blog post, Professor Don Clymer reflects on leading, witnessing and participating in a simple practice in the classroom, and the “wonderful gift of love” that students share through

Holy Week Reflection from EMU professor Don Clymer

A new creation: a Holy Week reflection from Don Clymer

April 18, 2014Last updated April 18, 2014 by

A lesson on not judging someone based on outward appearances by Don Clymer, EMU professor of Spanish and humanities “I love Americans,” Pedro announced to the small group gathered for

Author who left Amish returns to EMU to launch new book

March 24, 2014Last updated March 27, 2014 by Candace Sipos

In recent history, so-called “bonnet fiction” has flourished. That is, fabricated stories relating to the Amish or plain Mennonite cultures, often written by authors not from one of those backgrounds

Students to Showcase Talents During “Spanish Night”

November 26, 2012Last updated November 29, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University students taking Spanish classes are putting on a special program of music, dance, poetry, fables and fairy tales on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. in the

As You Go…Are You Preaching or Walking?

November 14, 2011Last updated November 22, 2011 by Don Clymer

A reflection from Don Clymer, professor of language and literature at EMU. Originally posted in The Mennonite, November issue. The faces of the flight attendants tensed up as we entered

EMU President ‘Called’ to Second Term

January 11, 2007 by Jim Bishop

Beth Aracena, associate dean for curriculum, and Brian Martin Burkholder (r.) campus pastor, respond to the announcement that Loren Swartzendruber has accepted the appointment to a second four-year presidential term.

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