Eldon Kurtz Archives

Stella Knicely remembered for deft management of EMU’s physical plant hub

December 14, 2020Last updated December 17, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Stella G. Knicely, 72, of Mount Crawford, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at her home. A graveside service was Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Pike Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg

Outstanding Young Alumna/us: Claudette Monroy

July 16, 2018Last updated July 16, 2018 by Emily Wade Will

For nearly half of her life, Claudette Monroy ’10 has endured the precarious existence of a hang glider, at the mercy of shifting winds to either soar in the United

After thirty years with the campus physical plant, director Eldon Kurtz leaves behind a changed landscape

March 2, 2016Last updated March 10, 2016 by Harrison Horst

This profile of Eldon Kurtz was originally published in the Feb. 18, 2016, edition of The Weather Vane. We’re grateful for the contributed copy, as we can’t possibly profile each

Centennial Stories: Park Woods Cabin has long offered fellowship, retreat in the midst of nature

October 12, 2015Last updated October 23, 2015 by Kara Lofton

Wander into Park Woods just east of the Eastern Mennonite University campus and you’ll come across a rustic cabin in a clearing. If you want to know how that cabin

Not quite the ‘Green Monster’ but close: new irrigation on baseball field improves playing surface, water usage

August 26, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Andrew Goodstein

This fall, the Eastern Mennonite University baseball field should be a little greener — and in more than one sense of the word. A new irrigation system uses sustainable technology

Building on Solid Footing

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

EMU’s internal emails this summer were unusual – yet oddly heartening. The combined hubbub of construction projects and thousands of summer guests made for feelings of excitement – and of

Drafty, old, beloved Martin House yields place for future lovely, traffic-smart entrance to EMU

September 30, 2013Last updated December 20, 2016 by Steve Shenk

Facebook lit up with nostalgic comments when Eastern Mennonite University posted a photo of Martin House being torn down in August 2013. Hundreds of students had lived there since the

Building Green at EMU

October 9, 2012Last updated November 27, 2012 by Andrew Jenner

A longstanding focus on sustainability and stewardship enables EMU to use almost half the amount of energy as most other institutions its size. That same focus helped our campus be

LEED-Certified Dorm Sets College Precedent

September 16, 2011Last updated October 7, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) remains on the forefront of the “green movement” among U.S. universities, with having the first residence hall in Virginia to attain LEED “gold” certification—one of 33

Campus Dorm Renovations Progress

July 20, 2010 by Kate Elizabeth Queram, Daily News-Record

By Kate Elizabeth Queram, Daily News-Record A $6 million residence hall renovation project is under way at Eastern Mennonite University. Environmental upgrades to both Elmwood and Maplewood dorms will modernize

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