Loren Swartzendruber

Centennial Histories Symposium taps into Mennonite higher ed’s ‘commonality and unity’ to face challenging times

by Lauren Jefferson

Students and seasoned scholars alike gathered March 24 at Eastern Mennonite University for the Centennial Histories Symposium, a day-long intellectual gathering featuring the authors of five histories of Mennonite higher
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With presidential search on schedule, educator and administrator Lee Snyder will serve in an interim role

by EMU communications staff

Respected educator and administrator Lee Snyder, PhD., will serve as interim president of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) beginning July 1, 2016. Her appointment comes as President Loren Swartzendruber retires after
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‘Oasis’-themed School for Leadership Training revisions the metaphorical desert as a vital site of growth and rebirth

by Walt Wiltschek

Inviting participants to “several days of learning that have the potential to transform us,” School for Leadership Training (SLT) coordinator Linda Alley welcomed about 200 people to this year’s event
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Spring convocation invokes spirit of community, with blessings for the new semester and two cross-cultural groups

by Walt Wiltschek

“Life is difficult,” Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) President Loren Swartzendruber said as he began his final  convocation address Wednesday. Swartzendruber acknowledged the deep challenges facing the world, the nation, and the
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Join the ‘Suter West’ campaign: Phase II renovations will host lab spaces, new engineering program and updated museum

by Lauren Jefferson

If a building could have a motto, Suter Science Center, named after longtime professor Dr. Daniel B. Suter, might have “Science, service, success” as its memorable catchphrase. Since its opening
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