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EMU administration and students join forces to recycle, compost and otherwise aim for sustainability

September 17, 2014Last updated October 2, 2014 by Kara Lofton

On any given day at Eastern Mennonite University, you may see a young person riding a bicycle with an attached trailer piled with recyclables. The job represents a broad value

In Rotary talk, Swartzendruber explains why EMU began sending its students on ‘cross-culturals’ decades ago

September 8, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

For more than 30 years, undergraduates at Eastern Mennonite University have been required to immerse themselves in a culture different from their own before graduation. This unusual requirement was the

EMU leaders offer appreciation and wise words regarding the increased diversity of incoming students

August 29, 2014Last updated September 11, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

In their kick-off convocation remarks for the 2014-15 school year, two of Eastern Mennonite University’s leaders highlighted the increasing diversity among EMU’s student population. “The class of 2018 is the

EMU delays formal action on hiring policy after listening process

June 21, 2014Last updated July 11, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

After a six-month listening process that engaged a broad range of stakeholders, including Mennonite Church USA, the board of trustees of Eastern Mennonite University has delayed formal action regarding the

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, MCC leaders nurture warm relationship with Islamic scholars in Iran

March 8, 2014Last updated March 21, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who is executive director of the

Rachel Held Evans is coming! Expect surprising insights, maybe shocking ones, from this popular Christian blogger

February 21, 2014Last updated March 21, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

A writer known for her philosophical explorations of faith and doubt, punctuated by down-to-earth self-revelation, humor, and truthfulness, is coming to campus. Rachel Held Evans has attracted attention for her

EMU applauds success of renaming street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 21, 2014Last updated February 3, 2014 by Preston Knight

As you read Preston Knight’s excellent report on the naming of a major downtown street as Martin Luther King Jr. – republished here by permission of the Daily News Record

Successful fundraising to modernize science labs sparks effort to upgrade western section of the Suter Science Center

January 21, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Eastern Mennonite University has exceeded by nearly $600,000 its $7 million goal to modernize the laboratory section of the 1960s-era Suter Science Center, said vice president for advancement Kirk Shisler

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