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Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley encourages Michael J. Sharp memorial hikers up Kilimanjaro

March 8, 2019Last updated March 8, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

In a video greeting to the hikers ascending Kilimanjaro in the memory of Michael J. Sharp ‘05, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley offered both greetings

Expanded nursing lab hosts dedication and reception

March 4, 2019Last updated March 5, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Role-playing an anxious daughter by the bedside of her sick mother, senior nursing major Esther Ghale participated in a simulated patient interaction with two peers and a vomiting mannikin in the

Two Nobel laureates, Jane Fonda among honorary coaches for Michael J. Sharp memorial Kilimanjaro trekkers

February 22, 2019Last updated February 22, 2019 by admin

Two Nobel Prize laureates, a famous actress and activist, a Fortune 500 CEO, a playwright and an investigative journalist — all have signed on as honorary coaches in support of

EMU choirs to road trip this spring

February 12, 2019Last updated February 21, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Eastern Mennonite University University Choir and Emulate Chamber Ensemble have announced a March spring break tour to Ohio and Indiana. “Touring allows students the opportunity to build long lasting

MJ Sharp ’05 to be honored with March memorial trek up Kilimanjaro

January 23, 2019Last updated March 8, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

A group of family, friends and others moved by the life and sacrifice of murdered United Nations armed group expert and peacebuilder Michael J. Sharp ’05 plan to summit Kilimanjaro

Quilter leaves lasting legacy of generosity

January 3, 2019Last updated January 3, 2019 by Rachel Bergan / Mennonite Central Committee

Emma Jean Mack Landis is a 1962 graduate of Eastern Mennonite College. She died Nov. 10, 2018. Others in her family are connected to the university: husband, R. Laverne Landis,

EMU hosts Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities during a perfect fall weekend

October 15, 2018Last updated October 16, 2018 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend was a nostalgia-filled weekend for many, from the reunited ‘80s jazz vocal trio the Bubble Sisters, to Alumni Council President Liza Heavener ‘07

Philanthropist of the Year Award honors the generous leadership and support of Levi and Lillis Troyer

October 15, 2018Last updated October 16, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Levi ’67 and Lillis Troyer accepted the Margaret Martin Gehman Philanthropist of the Year award during Friday evening’s annual donor appreciation banquet at Eastern Mennonite University. During the evening event,

Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale nets $370,000

October 11, 2018Last updated October 12, 2018 by Jim Bishop

The rains came down and the floods came up all summer long in the Shenandoah Valley. But at the 52nd annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale the weekend of Oct. 5-6 at

EMU awards 27 scholarships for education, engineering, music and photography and digital media

October 8, 2018Last updated October 10, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Twenty-seven first-year students at Eastern Mennonite University have received new departmental scholarships for studies in education, engineering, music, and photography and digital media. The scholarships, of up to $3,000, can

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