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In choosing EMU, Ygarza sisters share a friendship of on-court memories and off-court successes

March 20, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Chris Yoder

In the semi-finals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball tournament, junior Alicia Ygarza and her teammates had an extra special fan in the stands among friends and family.

Art auction aims to benefit EMU, campus community through hosting visiting artists

November 8, 2014Last updated February 7, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Painting, collages, and photography will be offered at a silent art auction hosted by the visual and communication arts department at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The three-week fundraiser will help

MCC’s relief sale continues successful annual run

October 7, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Preston Knight

If engaged in a bidding war for a bag of kettle corn at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale, Jalyn Sneary knows how high she would go. “Probably $10,” the 11-year-old

‘Reading the same book brings people closer together as a community by creating common ground for discussion’

August 20, 2014Last updated September 15, 2014 by Kara Lofton

Senior Kara Lofton ponders the university’s Common Read program, now in Year 2, after reading the assigned book, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. I’m big

Animated “EMU Experience” Showcases VACA Department

May 8, 2013Last updated May 29, 2013 by Andrew Jenner

A class in the science center, a chapel service, cheering on a Royals sports team and a cross-cultural to the Middle East all figure in a new 45-second animated video

‘Weaving Life’ Documentary Wins Award

December 11, 2012Last updated December 31, 2012 by EMU and MennoMedia

Weaving Life, a documentary on the life and death of peacemaker Dan Terry in Afghanistan, has received a gold “Pixie” award for innovation in the use of motion graphics, effects

Gathering Explores Anabaptist Message in Visual Age

November 2, 2011Last updated November 15, 2011 by Jim Bishop

Was it Mother Nature’s idea of improvisation? Participants in the Anabaptist Communicator’s annual conference sat around tables in Martin Chapel at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, mesmerized by actor-playwright Ted Swartz’s reflections

Holsopple, Swartz Highlight Anabaptist Communicators Conference

September 19, 2011Last updated October 7, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

HARRISONBURG, Va. – How do Anabaptists communicate about their values in a visual age? Jerry Holsopple, PhD, will explore this question as plenary speaker at the 2011 Anabaptist Communicators Conference,

New EMU Gallery to Display Professor’s Icon Paintings

December 1, 2010Last updated January 25, 2011 by Jim Bishop

Jerry L. Holsopple doesn’t consider himself an icon, but this past year, he had a close “brush” with this unique art form. Dr. Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts

Prof Paints/Photographs Religious Icons

February 15, 2010 by by Kate Elizabeth Queram, Rocktown Weekly

by Kate Elizabeth Queram, Rocktown Weekly Last year, Jerry Holsopple spent his days teaching in the visual and communication arts department at Eastern Mennonite University. These days, he’s still teaching

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