When 41-year-old Gopar Tapkida left Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in August 2001 after spending two years earning a masters degree in conflict transformation, he never envisioned the kind of welcome ... read more about His Daughters Begged: ‘Let’s Go Back to America’
Peacebuilding
Tenth Summer Peacebuilding Institute Opens
L. to r.: Valerie Helbert, Laura Schildt and Kerry Saner of the United States and Vaweka Djayerombe from the Democratic Republic of Congo lead SPI participants in a “peace song” ... read more about Tenth Summer Peacebuilding Institute Opens
Practices of Peacemaking in Aikido
Peacebuilding Program to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Hundreds of visitors and local residents will gather in Harrisonburg, Va., the first weekend in June to celebrate the first decade of a program that has grown to be one ... read more about Peacebuilding Program to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
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
First Exhibit, Art Lecture Set for Fall
Gregg Luginbuhl The first art exhibit of the fall semester will feature recent ceramics by Gregg Luginbuhl from Bluffton (OH) University. Luginbuhl is professor of art and chair of the ... read more about First Exhibit, Art Lecture Set for Fall
Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
A group from the Summer Peacebuilding Institute that includes several Iraqi citizens plants a Southern magnolia in front of the Hillside Suites residence at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop Reformation ... read more about Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
Peacebuilding Institute Begins Ninth Year
Philip Okeyo, a bishop in and secretary of the Kenya Mennonite Church, introduces himself during the May 3 opening session of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute. More than 185 people from ... read more about Peacebuilding Institute Begins Ninth Year