EMU now offers two new majors that uniquely combine concern for the earth and God’s people with practical skill training. “Peacebuilding and development” and “environmental sustainability” will offer students hands-on
... read more about New peacebuilding, development and sustainability majors begin in fall 2010
An expanding campus garden at EMU will soon, for a second season, provide fresh, organic and local food for the cafeteria while giving students a practical exercise in sustainability. The
... read more about Campus garden provides teaching tools and produce
The construction of the new residence hall at Eastern Mennonite University, as seen from a webcam, from September 5, 2008 to February 3, 2009. The building will be one of
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Christian communities around the world have begun to respond to environmental problems, but often struggle to explain how ecological integrity matters for Christian faith. Willis Jenkins, assistant professor of social
... read more about Faith-Ecological Integrity is Seminar Topic
EMU’s dining hall will go “trayless” beginning Wed., Oct. 22, joining hundreds of other colleges across the country eliminating wasted water, energy, food and time. Wednesday is the sixth annual
... read more about Dining Hall to Go ‘Trayless’ Starting in October
Students and faculty talk about environmental sustainability at EMU: green design class, LEED certification, green buildings, recycling, composting, campus garden – all part of our Christian faith
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share your memories Following in the steps of Joshua and his followers of Old Testament days, his contemporary comrades can march around — or in — the building seven times
... read more about Last Chance to Visit Oakwood Announced
EMU placed ahead of larger universities – like Yale, Portland State University and University of Colorado at Boulder – in a national recycling competition this spring. Read more…
... read more about EMU Ranks High in National Recycling Contest
How “green” should EMU be? That’s the question EMU students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests will tackle at a forum Jan. 22, beginning at 8:45 a.m. in the Suter Science
... read more about ‘Sustainability’ Forum for Science Center Set for Jan. 22