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Swartzendruber Appointed to Third Presidential Term

January 14, 2011Last updated January 28, 2011 by Jim Bishop

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Loren Swartzendruber will serve another four-year term as president of Eastern Mennonite University. Andrew (Andy) Dula of Lancaster, Pa., chair of the EMU board of trustees, announced

EMU Flips the Switch on Solar Project, Largest in State

November 15, 2010 by

In fall 2010 EMU became host to the largest solar deployment in Virginia. It will eliminate more than 6,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the projected 35-year life of

EMU To Host Largest Solar Project in Virginia

September 23, 2010 by Jim Bishop

EMU’s partnership with Secure Futures, LLC, a Staunton-based solar energy developer, is gaining momentum as a solar photovoltaic array is being installed on the roof of (EMU’s Sadie Hartzler Library).

EMU Reports Modest but Steady Enrollment Gain

September 21, 2010 by Jim Bishop

EMU has a total enrollment of 1,589 students in its undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs, according to figures released today (Sept. 17) from the registrar’s office. Total enrollment was 1,578

WHSV Coverage: EMU Students Hear About Importance of Service and Sacrifice

September 2, 2010 by

WHSV TV-3 was on hand during EMU’s fall convocation Sept. 1, when students heard about the importance of a liberal arts education, prayed for the coming school year, and the

EMU Welcomes 12 New Faculty

August 30, 2010 by Jim Bishop

EMU will have 11 new full-time teaching faculty members with the start of fall semester Sept. 1. The appointments, announced by Dr. Fred Kniss, EMU provost, and Dr. Nancy Heisey,

EMU ranked in ‘America’s Best Colleges’ edition

August 27, 2010 by Jim Bishop

EMU has again been ranked by U.S. News & World Report” magazine on its list of “best U.S. colleges.” EMU placed 181 out of 266 national liberal arts colleges in

EMU Fall Semester Begins Aug. 31

August 23, 2010Last updated December 5, 2013 by Jim Bishop

EMU’s annual faculty-staff conference, offered last week, traditionally marks the divide between slower summer days and the excitement of the new academic year. Shortly after the conference, students begin to

EMU Grad Murdered In Afghanistan: Among 10 Humanitarians Killed Friday

August 10, 2010 by Jeremy Hunt, Daily News-Record

By Jeremy Hunt, Daily News-Record When Lisa Schirch was in Afghanistan a few weeks ago, she turned to a friend and fellow Mennonite to show her around the war-torn capital,

Andy Dula is New EMU Trustees Chair

June 22, 2010 by Jim Bishop

The June 18-19 meeting of the EMU board of trustees was the final one for Susan M. Godshall to preside over as chair. Godshall, of Elizabethtown, Pa., handed the gavel

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