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EMU sustainability efforts recognized by statewide climate action campaign

April 29, 2014Last updated May 13, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

A new campaign highlighting steps taken by institutions and local governments across Virginia to cut carbon emissions brought a crowd to Eastern Mennonite University for a panel discussion on the

EMU partners with Virginia Sierra Club for Earth Day forum, April 22

April 17, 2014Last updated April 22, 2014 by Virginia Sierra Club

Eastern Mennonite University will partner with the Virginia Sierra Club to discuss green technology on campus – including campus gardens and a solar array – during Earth Day, April 22, at

EMU earns ‘Silver’ in STARS ranking of sustainability efforts by universities around the world

March 11, 2014Last updated November 20, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Ask any student to locate the most tangible indicators of Eastern Mennonite’s commitment to sustainability and they might point towards the three LEED gold-certified residential halls, the massive solar array

EMU Tops Small Colleges in National Bike Challenge

March 4, 2013Last updated March 18, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) pedaled its way to the top of the pack, according to the League of American Bicyclists, which awarded EMU first-place in the small university category of

EMU Among State’s Best in Recycling

April 27, 2012Last updated May 11, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) finished third in the state of Virginia in the latest “Recyclemania” competition. “Recyclemania brings some friendly competition between colleges and universities, and in the end, can

Not Wasting an Opportunity

January 6, 2012Last updated March 20, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

From garden, to fork and back into the ground, new campus initiatives including raspberry bushes and compost bins will dot the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) landscape thanks to initiatives submitted

Fall Equals Sustainability at EMU

September 12, 2011Last updated September 26, 2011 by Mike Zucconi

Sustainability will be front and center during the fall semester at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) as Jonathan Lantz-Trissel, sustainability coordinator, announced a full slate of activities, from singing and storytelling

EMU in top 20 percent of nation in recycling competition

June 1, 2009 by Brooke Fansler, EMU class of 2012

By Brooke Fansler, EMU class of 2012 (English major) EMU placed 28th in the “waste minimization” category out of 510 colleges and universities in a nationwide recycling challenge called “Recylemania”

EMU Ranks High in National Recycling Contest

May 15, 2008 by Andrea Wenger

EMU placed ahead of larger universities – like Yale, Portland State University and University of Colorado at Boulder – in a national recycling competition this spring. Read more…

Walking Humbly With God

November 21, 2007 by Jonathan Lantz-Trissel

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