A construction company owned by Aaron and Melinda Yoder, both ’01 grads, took a top award in 2012 for building a single-family home in an environmentally friendly manner in Virginia. ... read more about Alum Takes Lead in Sustainable Homebuilding
Sustainability
Speech-Winner Ties Conflict to Systemic Injustice
A call for peace echoed throughout the University Commons as eight Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students raised their voices for peacemaking in the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratory contest. ... read more about Speech-Winner Ties Conflict to Systemic Injustice
Watershed Models to Boost EMU Museum and Bay Education
How does a watershed work and why does it matter in small towns hundreds of miles from the Chesapeake Bay? New models and workshops funded by a $5,300 grant will ... read more about Watershed Models to Boost EMU Museum and Bay Education
Amish Dairy Farmer, Author, Pulls In Crowd
Courtesy Daily News Record, Feb. 10, 2012 Ohio dairy farmer David Kline’s first trip to the Shenandoah Valley came with a surprise — it’s not flat amid the mountains. “You ... read more about Amish Dairy Farmer, Author, Pulls In Crowd
Acclaimed Amish Author to Share Passion for Creation Care
In a series of unprecedented talks in Harrisonburg, David Kline, an Amish farmer, naturalist and author, will share his passion for creation care and sustainable farming practices from Wednesday, Feb. ... read more about Acclaimed Amish Author to Share Passion for Creation Care
A Road Retraveled
Name: Pete Nelson Year: Senior Sport: Men’s Cross Country Hometown/High School: Harrisonburg, VA/Christopher Dock Specs: Previously graduated in 2008, running track all four years and cross country in 2005. Returned ... read more about A Road Retraveled
Not Wasting an Opportunity
From garden, to fork and back into the ground, new campus initiatives including raspberry bushes and compost bins will dot the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) landscape thanks to initiatives submitted ... read more about Not Wasting an Opportunity
Fall Equals Sustainability at EMU
Sustainability will be front and center during the fall semester at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) as Jonathan Lantz-Trissel, sustainability coordinator, announced a full slate of activities, from singing and storytelling ... read more about Fall Equals Sustainability at EMU
BEYOND WEATHERIZING: Environmentally Friendly Homes
Alex Ivanitsky ’02 and A. Neal Lewis, class of ’01, started a construction company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, soon after their college years. A few years later, after Lewis took coursework ... read more about BEYOND WEATHERIZING: Environmentally Friendly Homes
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Lester ’71 and Mary Beth ’72 Lind were undergraduates at EMU when the environmental movement was taking off. They were on campus when the first Earth Day was celebrated. They ... read more about THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED