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Cedarwood residence hall nearing completion

August 6, 2009 by Andrea Wenger

EMU’s new environmentally friendly residence hall Cedarwood is nearing completion. The facility will meet basic LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards at a minimum. About 85% of

Progress Report on ‘Green’ Residence Hall

February 10, 2009 by Daniel Landes and Andrea Schrock Wenger

A silver level LEED

New, LEED-Certified Residence Hall Underway

September 30, 2008 by

EMU Ranks High in National Recycling Contest

May 15, 2008 by Andrea Wenger

EMU placed ahead of larger universities – like Yale, Portland State University and University of Colorado at Boulder – in a national recycling competition this spring. Read more…

‘Do No Harm’ With Renovated Science Center

January 28, 2008 by Jim Bishop

Create a building that will "do no harm." That was the mandate that EMU administration and Troyer Group architects heard from participants at a Jan.22 forum of some 200 staff,

Special 90th Anniversary Issue of Crossroads Now Online

September 17, 2007 by

This 90-year retrospective focuses on the buildings and grounds through which EMU has aimed to be ‘a learning community marked by academic excellence.’ Read stories of devotion, sacrifice, love, and

Long-time EMU Housekeeper Dies

August 23, 2007 by Jim Bishop

Edith V. Wenger, 88, died Aug. 19, 2007, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg. Ms. Wenger served 34 years in housekeeping services in the physical plant department at Eastern

Debbie Maitland: Custodian, EMU Alumna, ‘All-Star’ Nurse

August 15, 2007 by Chris Edwards

Until four years ago, Debbie Maitland cleaned dorms and classrooms. This spring, the 2005 EMU graduate and Registered Nurse received a top staff award from Rockingham Memorial Hospital. "I think

EMU National Leader in Energy Efficiency

August 3, 2007 by

EMU was one of the three national leaders in efficient energy use out of 90 colleges and universities surveyed two years ago by the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers.

Turf Field Symbolic of ‘New Era’ in Athletics

September 4, 2006 by Jim Bishop

The driving rain from tropical depression Ernesto subsided, the wind abated and the sun tried to reappear Saturday morning, Sept. 2, allowing Eastern Mennonite University to hold its dedication ceremony

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