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Holy Week at EMU: Join in outdoor ‘community alfombra’ creation on Palm Sunday, worship with LSA mid-week

April 4, 2019Last updated April 26, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Two unique Holy Week worship experiences will be hosted at Eastern Mennonite University this Easter season — each rooted in the Central American artistic and spiritual tradition of the alfombra

Learning, service and inspiration to ‘break the silence’ during EMU’s multi-day MLK celebration

January 22, 2019Last updated January 22, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Nearly 28 events, including lectures, service projects and workshops, were scheduled for Eastern Mennonite University’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, styled as a “day on” instead of a

New student lounge, ‘The Royal Treatment’ barbershop and salon, opens on MLK Day

January 16, 2019Last updated January 24, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

On Friday afternoons and other days on demand, senior Mark Loving III opens an informal barbershop in his campus apartment at Eastern Mennonite University. Guys and a few girls, too,

Donning of the Kente ceremony kicks off EMU’s 100th Commencement celebration

April 20, 2018Last updated April 20, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

“The question is, what have you learned, and what traditions has Eastern Mennonite University imprinted on you?” asked Professor David Owusu-Ansah of soon-to-be-graduates at Eastern Mennonite University’s third annual Donning

Latino Student Alliance creates third annual ‘alfombra’ for Easter

March 28, 2018Last updated March 28, 2019 by Shelby Mertens/Daily News-Record

Every year on Palm Sunday, communities in Central America recreate the Biblical passage in which Jesus is welcomed into Jerusalem a week before his crucifixion, with his followers laying down

Take Back the Night events honor survivors, highlight diverse impacts of sexual violence

November 15, 2017Last updated February 5, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

With #metoo and #Ibelieveyou circulating through social media feeds and news digest, Eastern Mennonite University’s Nov. 7-10 Take Back the Night events focused the community on reflection, listening and frank

DACA campus committee hosts outdoor ‘story exhibit,’ continues advocacy

November 13, 2017Last updated December 7, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

In the gray cold of early November on Thomas Plaza at Eastern Mennonite University, eleven chairs called attention to the plights of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the

Donde caben dos, caben tres: Always ‘room for one more’ in EMU’s Latino Student Alliance

September 21, 2017Last updated September 22, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Latino Student Alliance hosted a Sept. 15 chapel to begin Latino Heritage Month. Guest speaker Don Clymer, an EMU language professor who has led several cross-cultural trips

Tributes from faculty and staff to 2017 Cords of Distinction recipients

May 22, 2017Last updated March 15, 2018 by Compiled by Bernadette Griffith

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2017 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated

Since 1996, Latino Student Alliance celebrates cultural pride and offers a welcoming space to all

March 10, 2017Last updated September 22, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi with Lauren Jefferson

“Pastel!” Student Sara Shenk-Moreno whispers dramatically in Spanish, pantomiming eating. Members of the Eastern Mennonite University Latino Student Alliance (LSA) retrieve a decadent cake and sing “Happy Birthday” with extra

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