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 ... read more about Cedarwood residence hall nearing completion
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Progress Report on ‘Green’ Residence Hall
A silver level LEED ... read more about Progress Report on ‘Green’ Residence Hall
New, LEED-Certified Residence Hall Underway
EMU Ranks High in National Recycling Contest
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… ... read more about EMU Ranks High in National Recycling Contest
‘Do No Harm’ With Renovated Science Center
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, ... read more about ‘Do No Harm’ With Renovated Science Center
Special 90th Anniversary Issue of Crossroads Now Online
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 ... read more about Special 90th Anniversary Issue of Crossroads Now Online
Long-time EMU Housekeeper Dies
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 ... read more about Long-time EMU Housekeeper Dies
Debbie Maitland: Custodian, EMU Alumna, ‘All-Star’ Nurse
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 ... read more about Debbie Maitland: Custodian, EMU Alumna, ‘All-Star’ Nurse
EMU National Leader in Energy Efficiency
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. ... read more about EMU National Leader in Energy Efficiency
Turf Field Symbolic of ‘New Era’ in Athletics
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 ... read more about Turf Field Symbolic of ‘New Era’ in Athletics