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Family honors Stoltzfus and Hertzler legacies through endowment of international student scholarship and DEI support

December 1, 2021Last updated December 8, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

After retiring from the ministry, Robert and Rachel Stoltzfus opened their home and hearts to many international students in Harrisonburg, Virginia. To Jose Koshy [pronounced as the first syllable of

‘The Gang’: 38 years, 74 reunions…and counting

November 28, 2021Last updated December 8, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

For your consideration, a unique EMU alumni story, began the email from Cheryl Kreider Carey ‘83 late this summer. Unique is right. For 38 years, “The Gang” has hosted 74

Neurologist pays forward the financial support, encouragement that got him through EMU, medical school

October 16, 2021Last updated October 16, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

The photo below is not the beginning or the end of this story. It’s one moment in many years of strangers becoming family, of kindnesses repaid upon kindnesses, of how

Student-built ‘supermileage car’ makes maiden voyage

May 1, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

On a bright and windy April day, against a gorgeous mountain backdrop, a little blue wedge zipped around the Shenandoah Speedway in Shenandoah, Va. It averaged a conservative speed in

EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here

April 23, 2021Last updated April 28, 2021 by President Susan Schultz Huxman and contributors

On Tuesday evening, just a short time after the verdict was announced, I sent a message to our campus community. I named the value of a cathartic, collective exhale on

Nursing department gains high-tech child patient simulator

December 6, 2020Last updated January 4, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

A state-of-the-art pediatric manikin named Floyd arrived at Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) campus this fall. The patient care simulator is named after the late alumnus Floyd Zehr ’54, who taught

In tough times, EMU alumni, donors show up together

August 6, 2020Last updated August 13, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Responding to financial challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Eastern Mennonite University donors and alumni generously contributed over $4.9 million during the 2019-20 fiscal year, and set a new record for

EMU’s ‘giants’ of chemistry honored with lab dedication

February 18, 2020Last updated February 24, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Words of prayer, poetry, thanksgiving and anecdotes both humorous and moving lifted up the life and work of three former faculty members during last week’s Advanced Chemistry Lab dedication ceremony.

WBTX southern gospel archive grows thanks to re-discovered WEMC gems

February 18, 2020Last updated February 19, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Earthly runners may be healthy, but a better race is on – won’t you come and join the runners, Maranatha Marathon … The upbeat, jazzy melodies of this 1979 Honeytree

New psychology endowment honors three emeritus professors

February 17, 2020Last updated February 20, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Endowments such as these affirm, energize and invite students to more deeply commit to a community of explorers and travelers in one of the newest disciplines in higher education …

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