Paul R. Yoder, Sr., a long-time advocate for Eastern Mennonite University, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. He was 89. A native of Elverson, Pa., Yoder, ... read more about Former EMU Staffer Dies
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Organizations Reach Out to Victims of Hurricane Katrina
No EMU students were harmed, but many residents and Mennonite congregations in the deep South were touched by the dreadful effects of Hurricane Katrina, which ripped into the coast of ... read more about Organizations Reach Out to Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Students Hear Community Stories
Photo by Jim Bishop Some 230 first-year and about 35 transfer students at Eastern Mennonite University spent Saturday afternoon, Aug. 27, learning about some of the 47 languages and cultures ... read more about Students Hear Community Stories
Leadership School to Have ‘Wholeness’ Focus
Duane Beck "Come, all you who are burdened and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." For busy and often harried church leaders, that scriptural promise should put music in ... read more about Leadership School to Have ‘Wholeness’ Focus
Student Named ‘Undergraduate Fellow’
Rebekah A. Good A rising senior at Eastern Mennonite University was among 70 students nationwide named an "Undergraduate Fellow" by the Fund for Theological Education (FTE). Rebekah A. Good, a ... read more about Student Named ‘Undergraduate Fellow’
EMU and Seminary ‘STEP’ Up Program for Pastoral Leaders
EMU at Lancaster welcomes Mark R. Wenger, who will step into the director’s role for ‘Study and Training for Effective Pastoral Ministry’ (STEP), a three-year training program designed by seminary ... read more about EMU and Seminary ‘STEP’ Up Program for Pastoral Leaders
Racial/Ethnic Education Programs Face Funding Challenge
GOSHEN, IND. (MEA) — There is good news and bad news in racial/ethnic education for Mennonite Church USA, according to Mennonite Education Agency (MEA). Carlos Romero, executive director of this ... read more about Racial/Ethnic Education Programs Face Funding Challenge
EMU Names New Athletic Director
David A. King Eastern Mennonite University will have a new athletic director, effective July 1, 2005. David A. King from Lancaster County, Pa., will succeed Greg S. Steffen, who is ... read more about EMU Names New Athletic Director
EMU’s New A.D. May Show Up On Recruits’ Doorsteps
by Michael Rothstein, Daily News-Record David King ... read more about EMU’s New A.D. May Show Up On Recruits’ Doorsteps
EMU Student Wins Oratorical Contest
Sharon Kniss Photo by Jim Bishop Sharon E. Kniss, a third-year Eastern Mennonite Student student from Harrisonburg, has won the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest held Mar. 18 on ... read more about EMU Student Wins Oratorical Contest