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. ... read more about New records set at 2022 LovEMU Giving Day
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Family honors Stoltzfus and Hertzler legacies through endowment of international student scholarship and DEI support
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 ... read more about Family honors Stoltzfus and Hertzler legacies through endowment of international student scholarship and DEI support
‘The Gang’: 38 years, 74 reunions…and counting
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 ... read more about ‘The Gang’: 38 years, 74 reunions…and counting
Neurologist pays forward the financial support, encouragement that got him through EMU, medical school
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 ... read more about Neurologist pays forward the financial support, encouragement that got him through EMU, medical school
Student-built ‘supermileage car’ makes maiden voyage
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 ... read more about Student-built ‘supermileage car’ makes maiden voyage
EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here
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 ... read more about EMU After the Verdict: Where We Go From Here
Nursing department gains high-tech child patient simulator
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 ... read more about Nursing department gains high-tech child patient simulator
In tough times, EMU alumni, donors show up together
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 ... read more about In tough times, EMU alumni, donors show up together
EMU’s ‘giants’ of chemistry honored with lab dedication
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. ... read more about EMU’s ‘giants’ of chemistry honored with lab dedication
WBTX southern gospel archive grows thanks to re-discovered WEMC gems
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 ... read more about WBTX southern gospel archive grows thanks to re-discovered WEMC gems