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In Rotary talk, Swartzendruber explains why EMU began sending its students on ‘cross-culturals’ decades ago

September 8, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

For more than 30 years, undergraduates at Eastern Mennonite University have been required to immerse themselves in a culture different from their own before graduation. This unusual requirement was the

Lancaster school district and EMU partner for two-week English as a second language program

July 18, 2014Last updated August 8, 2014 by Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

Adult students in two English as a second language classes at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania partnered with School District of Lancaster to host a two-week summer program

EMU mourns tragic death of incoming student

January 3, 2014Last updated January 15, 2014 by Preston Knight

The EMU community was deeply saddened by the sudden death of incoming student Doyeon Ki on Wednesday, January 1, in a tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with her

EMU, Seminary alumnus named president of Virginia Mennonite Missions

October 21, 2013Last updated November 5, 2013 by Jon Trotter

Aaron M. Kauffman of Harrisonburg, Va., was chosen by Virginia Mennonite Missions’ (VMM) 15-member Board of Directors as their next president at the October 18-19 meeting. Kauffman has extensive local

EMU achieves record enrollment

September 13, 2013Last updated September 17, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Enrollment increased this fall by 8 percent over the previous fall at Eastern Mennonite University, counting all students enrolled in for-credit coursework. The numbers rose from 1,519 to 1,640, a

EMU Opens Convocation “Like No Other”

August 31, 2012Last updated September 22, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) President Loren Swartzendruber called students, faculty and staff to be “like no other,” as a Christian university and as servant leaders, to the standing-room only crowd

Language Barriers Falling in EMU’s Intensive English Program

June 19, 2012Last updated July 2, 2012 by Emily Sharrer

When Fanty Polanco immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic five years ago, she spoke no English. But three years in Eastern Mennonite University’s Intensive English Program has

Mennonite Colleges Collaborate for IEP Students

May 4, 2012Last updated May 17, 2012 by Rachel Nussbaum Eby, MEA

Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) announced a new three-year agreement among all five colleges/universities of Mennonite Church USA that will facilitate the success of undergraduate international students. Bethel (Kan.) College, Bluffton

EMU’s Intensive English Program Students Share Their Experiences

September 15, 2011 by

Hear first-hand from international students about why they love EMU’s Intensive English Program. Video by: Paul Hairston

International Students Come Together at Summer IEP Course

September 9, 2004 by

IEP classmates visited other local universities as well to learn about international student services. Intercultural communication was an important theme in the Intensive English Program’s (IEP) annual Summer Vacation Course,

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