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Student-organized vigil shows solidarity with deported pastor Max Villatoro and his family

April 2, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Chris Yoder and Lauren Jefferson

About a hundred people gathered at a candlelight vigil this week on the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) campus to show their support for Mennonite pastor Max Villatoro. In the center

Mennonite Camping Association maintenance teams visit EMU to learn sustainable models for renovation of historic facilities

March 31, 2015Last updated April 23, 2015 by Chris Yoder

About 10 years ago, Gordon Shantz, director of maintenance at Highland Retreat in Bergton, Virginia, faced a problem. The first permanent structure ever built on the property – a bathhouse with

Author and political commentator E.J. Dionne to speak at 2015 Commencement

March 31, 2015Last updated April 26, 2015 by Kara Lofton

Best-selling author and political commentator E.J. Dionne will give Eastern Mennonite University’s 2015 Commencement address on Sunday, April 26, at 1 p.m. Dionne is a syndicated columnist for the Washington

Peacebuilding graduate students join Friends Committee on National Legislation for ‘lobby weekend’

March 30, 2015Last updated April 17, 2015 by Kara Lofton

If true peace is to be achieved, peacebuilders must step beyond theory and into tangible arenas of injustice or conflict. That belief is why Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice

Eastern Mennonite Missions president discusses challenges of global mission engagement in Augsburger Lecture series

March 30, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

To explain the dramatic changes in missions engagement over the last half-century, Nelson Okanya, MDiv ’03, president of Eastern Mennonite Missions, utilizes a stark image: a sturdy bridge, spanning a

Safe at home: Royals baseball coach Ben Spotts makes local recruiting a key contributor to success

March 27, 2015Last updated April 10, 2015 by Chris Yoder and Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University head baseball coach Ben Spotts has a simple recruiting philosophy: Do not lose local athletes to other Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) schools. That’s a tough goal,

Veteran Mennonite educator Jeffrey Shank is named the new director of alumni and parent relations and annual giving

March 26, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Jeffrey A. Shank ‘94 has been announced as the new director of alumni and parent relations and annual giving at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Shank brings a wealth of fundraising

‘Where are my keys?’ Cognitive psychologist discusses reliability and memory models in Suter Science Seminar

February 27, 2015Last updated March 16, 2015 by Robert Propst

Memory is an amazing power. Humans can relive past events by simply willing them to come to mind. But as vivid and fascinating as memory can be, how precise is

Emulate, a new elite vocal ensemble led by music professor Ryan Keebaugh, visits Pennsylvania for inaugural tour

February 26, 2015Last updated March 12, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Emulate, a new elite vocal ensemble from Eastern Mennonite University, will travel to Pennsylvania for a four-day “Spring Break Tour” March 5-8. In addition to four concerts at area churches,

New Hartzler Library director comes with administrative and teaching experience from Illinois and Canada

February 24, 2015Last updated March 12, 2015 by Steve Shenk

G. Marcille “Marci” Frederick, a Chicago-area college library director, will be Eastern Mennonite University’s new director of the Sadie A. Hartzler Library. She will start July 1, succeeding Beryl Brubaker,

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