{"id":28663,"date":"2016-06-29T17:22:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T21:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?page_id=28663"},"modified":"2019-01-15T10:32:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T15:32:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<section>\r\n\t\t\t<article class=\"landing-page-feature post-62387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-admissions category-digest category-emu-at-lancaster category-graduate-programs category-undergraduate-programs tag-admissions tag-aviation tag-braydon-hoover tag-census tag-diversity tag-enrollment tag-graduate-programs tag-retention tag-tynisha-willingham feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-enrollment-grows-as-university-welcomes-largest-incoming-class-in-six-years\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/21154258\/20260829-30-Move-In-Weekend_CS-37-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/21154258\/20260829-30-Move-In-Weekend_CS-37-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/21154258\/20260829-30-Move-In-Weekend_CS-37-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/21154258\/20260829-30-Move-In-Weekend_CS-37-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/21154258\/20260829-30-Move-In-Weekend_CS-37-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-enrollment-grows-as-university-welcomes-largest-incoming-class-in-six-years\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU enrollment grows as university welcomes largest incoming class in six years<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-21T16:10:21-04:00\">September 21, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-21T16:10:22-04:00\">Last updated September 21, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">EMU Communications<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Undergraduate growth continues for second straight year There are more new faces on EMU\u2019s campus this fall than there have been in years. This semester, EMU welcomed 216 first-year students, <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-enrollment-grows-as-university-welcomes-largest-incoming-class-in-six-years\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU enrollment grows as university welcomes largest incoming class in six years<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t<\/section>\r\n\t<br \/>\n\t<section>\r\n\t\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62023 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-digest category-homecoming category-music category-peacebuilding-and-development category-theater category-undergraduate-programs tag-alum-of-the-year tag-alum-of-the-year-award tag-alumni tag-alumni-awards tag-chamber-singers tag-conflict-studies tag-homecoming tag-justice tag-music tag-peace tag-peacebuilding-and-development tag-steel-wheels tag-the-steel-wheels tag-theater tag-trent-wagler feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-trent-wagler-02\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/03101520\/20171014-Homecoming-Steel-Wheels-24-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/03101520\/20171014-Homecoming-Steel-Wheels-24-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/03101520\/20171014-Homecoming-Steel-Wheels-24-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/03101520\/20171014-Homecoming-Steel-Wheels-24-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/03101520\/20171014-Homecoming-Steel-Wheels-24.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-trent-wagler-02\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">2026 Alum of the Year Award: Trent Wagler \u201902<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-21T07:00:00-04:00\">September 21, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T13:39:36-04:00\">Last updated August 3, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is the second of four profiles about the recipients of EMU\u2019s 2026 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit\u00a0emu.edu\/alumni\/awards. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-trent-wagler-02\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about 2026 Alum of the Year Award: Trent Wagler \u201902<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-digest category-homecoming category-music category-social-work category-undergraduate-programs tag-alum-of-the-year tag-alum-of-the-year-award tag-alumni tag-alumni-awards tag-chamber-singers tag-eric-brubaker tag-homecoming tag-music tag-social-work tag-steel-wheels tag-the-steel-wheels tag-trent-wagler feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-eric-brubaker-01\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/28100919\/2026-RWR-Eric.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-eric-brubaker-01\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">2026 Alum of the Year Award: Eric Brubaker \u201901<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-14T07:00:00-04:00\">September 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T13:38:38-04:00\">Last updated August 3, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is the first of four profiles about the recipients of EMU\u2019s 2026 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit\u00a0emu.edu\/alumni\/awards. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/2026-alum-of-the-year-award-eric-brubaker-01\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about 2026 Alum of the Year Award: Eric Brubaker \u201901<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62343 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-cjp category-graduate-programs category-star tag-cjp tag-church-world-service tag-cjp-2 tag-mennonite-disaster-service tag-star tag-strategies-for-trauma-awareness-and-resilience tag-trauma feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.org\/story\/25-years-after-sept-11-tragedy-star-program-still-shines\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR-300x169.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/11144120\/STAR.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.org\/story\/25-years-after-sept-11-tragedy-star-program-still-shines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Twenty-five years after Sept. 11 attacks, STAR program still shines<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"in-the-news-source\">Susan Kim | Mennonite Disaster Service<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\nStrategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) emerged from the ashes of Sept. 11, when hundreds of millions of people were grieving over the deaths and destruction caused by the attacks. The evidence-based training program offered by EMU teaches people how to understand trauma, stop cycles of violence, and build healing resilience. Twenty-five years later, STAR is still changing lives.\n\n\n\n\n <a href=\"https:\/\/mds.org\/story\/25-years-after-sept-11-tragedy-star-program-still-shines\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Twenty-five years after Sept. 11 attacks, STAR program still shines from Susan Kim | Mennonite Disaster Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62155 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni category-digest category-mathematical-sciences category-undergraduate-programs tag-alumni tag-artemis-i tag-artemis-ii tag-artemis-mission tag-dragonfly-mission tag-engineering tag-math tag-nasa tag-science tag-space-exploration tag-stephan-goertzen feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/for-this-emu-alumnus-it-really-is-rocket-science\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-300x200.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/09\/10144459\/EMU-2026-09-10T144443.477.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/for-this-emu-alumnus-it-really-is-rocket-science\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">For this EMU alumnus, it really is rocket science<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T16:10:16-04:00\">September 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T16:10:17-04:00\">Last updated September 10, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Math grad Stephan Goertzen \u201916 helps advance space exploration through work on NASA\u2019s Artemis missions If you were one of the nearly 150 million viewers who watched NASA\u2019s coverage of <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/for-this-emu-alumnus-it-really-is-rocket-science\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about For this EMU alumnus, it really is rocket science<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-61816 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-athletics category-cross-country category-digest category-homecoming category-indoor-track category-outdoor-track tag-alumni tag-athletics tag-biology tag-cross-country tag-hall-of-honor tag-hannah-chappell-dick tag-homecoming tag-track-and-field feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/hall-of-honor-hannah-chappell-dick-16\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/16141501\/Indoor-Track-at-JDL-27-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/16141501\/Indoor-Track-at-JDL-27-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/16141501\/Indoor-Track-at-JDL-27-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/16141501\/Indoor-Track-at-JDL-27-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/16141501\/Indoor-Track-at-JDL-27.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/hall-of-honor-hannah-chappell-dick-16\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Hall of Honor: Hannah Chappell-Dick \u201916<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-07T07:00:00-04:00\">September 7, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-11T14:23:43-04:00\">Last updated August 11, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">EMU Athletics Communications<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is the final of four profiles about the 2026 inductees of the EMU Athletic Hall of Honor. For more information about the Hall of Honor and a full list <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/hall-of-honor-hannah-chappell-dick-16\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Hall of Honor: Hannah Chappell-Dick \u201916<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62230 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-applied-social-sciences category-digest category-undergraduate-programs category-wcsc tag-dc-program tag-emu-washington-semester tag-intercultural tag-internships tag-student-profiles tag-washington-d-c feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/capital-lessons-inside-the-emu-washington-semester\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-300x197.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-1024x674.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/27110319\/image-14.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/capital-lessons-inside-the-emu-washington-semester\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Capital lessons: Inside the EMU Washington Semester<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-09-01T06:00:00-04:00\">September 1, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T10:15:17-04:00\">Last updated August 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Dima Kassem, associate director of communications &amp; recruitment at EMU Washington Semester<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For many college students, the idea of moving to a new city, starting a demanding internship, and living independently for the first time is as equally thrilling as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/capital-lessons-inside-the-emu-washington-semester\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Capital lessons: Inside the EMU Washington Semester<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-61776 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-athletics category-digest category-homecoming category-womens-basketball tag-alumni tag-athletics tag-basketball tag-hall-of-honor tag-homecoming tag-jess-rheinheimer tag-jess-rheinheimer-bishop tag-nursing tag-womens-basketball feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature feature-news-landing-page-main-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/hall-of-honor-jess-rheinheimer-bishop-16\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/16152622\/WBB-v-Penn-Altoona-54-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/16152622\/WBB-v-Penn-Altoona-54-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/16152622\/WBB-v-Penn-Altoona-54-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/16152622\/WBB-v-Penn-Altoona-54-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/07\/16152622\/WBB-v-Penn-Altoona-54.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/hall-of-honor-jess-rheinheimer-bishop-16\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Hall of Honor: Jess Rheinheimer Bishop \u201916<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T07:00:00-04:00\">August 31, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T12:32:01-04:00\">Last updated August 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">EMU Athletics Communications<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is the third of four profiles about the 2026 inductees of the EMU Athletic Hall of Honor. For more information about the Hall of Honor and a full list <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/hall-of-honor-jess-rheinheimer-bishop-16\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Hall of Honor: Jess Rheinheimer Bishop \u201916<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62172 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-biology category-campus-community category-digest category-faculty-and-staff category-undergraduate-programs tag-andrea-nord tag-biology tag-environmental-science tag-megan-moran tag-new-faculty feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/new-faculty-join-emu-natural-sciences\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" 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