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New track & field complex dedicated

October 17, 2024Last updated October 17, 2024 by Kate Szambecki

Alumni, faculty, staff, students and community members showed up in large numbers for the Track & Field Complex Dedication on Saturday, Oct. 12 during EMU’s 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend.

‘A heart of service’: Celebrating the legacy of Vira Hershberger

May 21, 2024Last updated August 19, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Food service endowment honors longtime dining hall employee For 26 years, the sound of Vira Hershberger’s knife slicing through heads of lettuce was a familiar and comforting rhythm in the

‘A remarkable and beautiful legacy’

April 23, 2024Last updated August 19, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

$1.54M Weaver bequest for CJP among largest single gifts in EMU history Samuel and Helen Weaver lived to serve others. They gave generously of their time to the churches they

EMU celebrates successful start to Forward Together campaign

November 15, 2023Last updated November 16, 2023 by Ryan Cornell

Eastern Mennonite University alumni are more generous than the nation’s average college graduates. That’s not just a gut feeling, either; it’s backed by data. According to EMU Advancement, the Harrisonburg,

EMU holds groundbreaking event to launch new track and field complex

April 20, 2023Last updated April 26, 2023 by Jen Kulju

Eastern Mennonite University is holding a groundbreaking event to launch construction of its new state-of-the art track and field complex on Monday, April 24, 2023, at 5 p.m. at EMU’s

New records set at 2023 LovEMU Giving Day

April 18, 2023Last updated August 8, 2023 by EMU Communications

LovEMU Giving Day 2023 was another record-setting event — with $300,915 raised from 844 gifts and 592 total donors. That’s a gain of more than $5,000 over last year’s totals.

Pay it Forward Together on LovEMU Day, April 5!

March 31, 2023Last updated April 3, 2023 by EMU Communications

On LovEMU Giving Day, April 5, 2023, Pay It Forward Together for EMU. Start thinking about all the ways you love EMU—those are reasons to support this wonderful university, its

In Memoriam: Calvin “Cal” Redekop

August 17, 2022Last updated August 19, 2022 by EMU Communications

Calvin “Cal” Redekop passed away on July 20, 2022 at the age of 96 in Harrisonburg. A graduate of Goshen College, he went on to develop many associations with the

Paul R. Yoder Golf Classic set for Sept. 22

August 11, 2022Last updated August 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

The Paul R. Yoder Golf Classic is back again for 2022! Started in 1992, this event helps to raise money to support EMU athletics and their hundreds of student athletes. Over the

New records set at 2022 LovEMU Giving Day

April 11, 2022Last updated April 18, 2022 by EMU Communications

LovEMU Giving Day 2022 was another record-setting event — with $295,173 raised from 1,363 gifts. That’s a gain in more than $14,500 and 346 new gifts over last year’s totals.

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