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Sustainable Food Initiative partners with Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community farm to grow, harvest vegetables

July 31, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by David Brennan

When Tyler Eshleman took the helm of Eastern Mennonite University’s sputtering student-led Sustainable Food Initiative (SFI) last year, his goals were modest: to return the weed-choked campus gardens to their

Undergraduate students work, share, learn with peacebuilders from around the world at summer institute

July 23, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

This summer, four Eastern Mennonite University undergraduate students worked at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, spending six weeks acting as hosts and ambassadors for approximately 145 international visitors. They were often

Common Grounds Coffee Talk Stirs the Pot for EMU

September 25, 2014Last updated October 10, 2014 by

This article was published in the EMU WeatherVane, a student newspaper. A Nicaraguan coffee farmer and a local roaster teamed up last Thursday to discuss their efforts in supplying Common

All-time top U.S. runner, Jim Ryun embraces EMU as annual camp site

July 29, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

One of the all-time top athletes in the United States, mile-record-setter Jim Ryun, has settled into making EMU the site of one of his three annual running camps. Ryun tried

All-time top U.S. runner, Jim Ryun, embraces EMU as the East Coast site for an annual summer camp

July 21, 2014Last updated August 14, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

One of the all-time top athletes in the United States, mile-record-setter Jim Ryun, has settled into making Eastern Mennonite University the site of one of his three annual running camps.

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