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Vaccines in the Valley: EMU’s nursing students volunteer at clinics serving community and fellow students

April 16, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

As Virginia’s vaccine rollout spreads into the Shenandoah Valley, Eastern Mennonite University students are participating at both ends of the needle: both giving and getting the shot. And in some

Centering student needs, EMU faculty adapt to fall semester challenges

September 14, 2020Last updated September 15, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on educational institutions across the country – with students, instructors, and families seemingly in limbo as they try to navigate public health precautions and an

EMU’s free summer course ‘Imagining the Future after COVID-19’ open to all

June 17, 2020Last updated June 29, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

What will a post-pandemic world look like? How is COVID-19 affecting each of us differently, and what are our responsibilities to one another in the face of those disparities? What

Despite pandemic upheavals, EMU’s 2020 nursing grads will be ready to head to the frontlines

April 20, 2020Last updated April 30, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

We have amazing dedicated faculty and a dynamic leader who brought us all together to put together a game plan that works. And students who trusted us and were ready

Nursing students volunteer at VDH call center

March 27, 2020Last updated March 31, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

If you called Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 hotline last week from anywhere in the Shenandoah Valley, your questions may have been answered by a senior nursing student from Eastern

Public health advocacy projects partner nursing students with local community

May 7, 2019Last updated May 7, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University senior nursing major Kayla Sauder wasn’t sure how area residents would react to a group of nursing students knocking on doors to ask about health care needs,

Community health nursing course class projects have community impact

January 14, 2019Last updated April 8, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Five groups of Eastern Mennonite University nursing students implemented community health projects that reached hundreds this fall. For their community health nursing course’s semester-long “community project” with a local agency,

When I was sick, you cared for me: alumni work in mental healthcare

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

More than 700 alumni living in the City of Harrisonburg or Rockingham County work in the healthcare field, according to EMU’s alumni database. This represents a larger concentration of alumni

EMU to Launch Community Health Project

May 23, 2011Last updated January 6, 2016 by Jim Bishop

The scenario is commonplace. A young mother or couple, perhaps new to the area and not fluent in English, has what is perceived as an emergency health care situation with

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