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Carnival highlights concern for earth, community and social justice, with EMU support

September 13, 2013Last updated September 27, 2013 by Emily Sharrar

A free arts carnival coming to Harrisonburg this week will highlight the connections between environmental stewardship and theology and shed a light on “cutting edge” environmental work being done in

Swartzendruber and Higher-Ed Peers Emphasize Community at Chamber Breakfast

August 13, 2013Last updated August 27, 2013 by Emily Sharrer

“We’re with you” was the main message college and university presidents had for Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce members during an annual breakfast Wednesday [Aug. 7, 2013]. From tailoring or creating

CSA Program Takes Root at EMU

July 24, 2013Last updated August 18, 2014 by Candace Sipos

When the group in charge of the Community Supported Agriculture program at Eastern Mennonite University sent out a mass email offering shares, the response was swift and overwhelming. “Within the

EMU Finishes Second in State in Recyclemania

May 22, 2013Last updated June 10, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) was a runner-up in the state of Virginia in the latest “Recyclemania” competition. It’s the second straight year EMU has finished in second place. “Recyclemania is

EMU Wins Gold for Going Green at Valley Tech Awards

May 16, 2013Last updated June 5, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) won the “Green Award” at the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council’s Tech Nite 13 on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. EMU was recognized for its solar array on

EMU Tops Small Colleges in National Bike Challenge

March 4, 2013Last updated March 18, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) pedaled its way to the top of the pack, according to the League of American Bicyclists, which awarded EMU first-place in the small university category of

Like EMU, Maryland, Texas and Brown Students Convey Unused Food to Charities

February 6, 2013Last updated February 25, 2013 by Washington Post

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article published recently in The Washington Post and Daily News Record called to mind that EMU students have been doing this work since 2008, taking up

Seminary Prof Also Teaches Bee Keeping

January 15, 2013Last updated January 30, 2013 by Laura Amstutz

Kenton Derstine, director of field education at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, is not just mentoring future pastors, he is also mentoring future beekeepers. Contributing to the university’s efforts at sustainability, Derstine

A Mennonite Campus Delicious Enough To Eat

December 28, 2012Last updated January 15, 2013 by Bonnie Price Lofton

The fruit trees aren’t budding on the hill and the bees aren’t buzzing around their hives as Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) settles into winter 2013 in the Shenandoah Valley of

EMU Grad Works With Nobel Laureate on Getting Sustainability Into Schools

November 29, 2012Last updated August 18, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Preparing teachers to weave sustainability concepts into their elementary, middle and high school classrooms has led Jared Stoltzfus to combine his doctoral studies at Arizona State University (ASU) with part-time