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EMU grads brighten lives through blooms

September 10, 2024Last updated September 10, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

Laura Ruth ’09 and Rebecca Shelly ’14 are spreading joy and kindness through the power of flowers, while making a positive impact on the planet. In March, the EMU alums

Alumni-founded network fosters sustainability initiatives

November 13, 2019Last updated November 21, 2019 by Randi B. Hagi

This past fall break, three Eastern Mennonite University students and a community member piled into a car for an eight-hour road trip to go see – weeds. Not just any

For fifth consecutive year, EMU earns first among state RecycleMania competitors

May 17, 2019Last updated May 17, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

For the fifth straight year, Eastern Mennonite University has placed first among participating Virginia universities in the 2019 RecycleMania competition. It also improved its national standing to 34th with its

EMU places in the top ten of Campus Conservation Nationals competition to reduce electricity consumption

May 27, 2015Last updated June 9, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

In its rookie debut, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) was a top finisher in the Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN), landing within the top ten schools among 125 campus participants in North

After two years as Recyclemania runner-up, EMU wins the top state ranking in campus community recycling contest

May 5, 2015Last updated May 21, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

For the last four years, Eastern Mennonite University has finished as runner-up in the state rankings of colleges and universities participating in the national Recyclemania contest. But not in 2015.

Mennonite Camping Association maintenance teams visit EMU to learn sustainable models for renovation of historic facilities

March 31, 2015Last updated April 23, 2015 by Chris Yoder

About 10 years ago, Gordon Shantz, director of maintenance at Highland Retreat in Bergton, Virginia, faced a problem. The first permanent structure ever built on the property – a bathhouse with

Veteran peacebuilder discusses global climate change as a destabilizing social and political threat

February 9, 2015Last updated April 18, 2017 by Robert Propst

Global climate change and human conflict are two different problems, dealt with by different groups, right? Wrong. In fact, the United States military combats terrorism and climate change. Both are

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

Virginia Senator honored by Sierra Club in ceremony near EMU’s array of solar panels

July 24, 2014Last updated August 15, 2014 by Bryan Gilkerson

A local Republican state senator has received an award from what some may see as an unlikely source. Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon, was awarded a Legislative Leadership Award by

EMU pre-engineering students take second in regional competition with solar greenhouse design

April 17, 2014Last updated September 7, 2016 by Paul Souder

The newest structure on Eastern Mennonite University’s campus cost just $600 to build and was completed by six students in less than eight hours. This fall it will extend the

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