{"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-62787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events category-music tag-concerts tag-emu-jam-collective tag-gala-concert tag-lehman-auditorium tag-music tag-music-gala tag-music-gala-concert tag-the-string-queens tag-university-choir tag-wind-ensemble 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\/the-string-queens-return-to-emu-for-annual-gala-concert\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/04175424\/20211113-Music-Department-Gala-Concert_RKH-11-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/04175424\/20211113-Music-Department-Gala-Concert_RKH-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/04175424\/20211113-Music-Department-Gala-Concert_RKH-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/04175424\/20211113-Music-Department-Gala-Concert_RKH-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/04175424\/20211113-Music-Department-Gala-Concert_RKH-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/04175424\/20211113-Music-Department-Gala-Concert_RKH-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\/the-string-queens-return-to-emu-for-annual-gala-concert\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">The String Queens return to EMU for annual gala concert<\/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=\"2026-11-04T21:56:39-05:00\">November 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-11-04T21:56:40-05:00\">Last updated November 4, 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>EMU\/Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Gala ConcertDate: Friday, Nov. 13Time: 7 p.m.Location: Lehman Auditorium (1191 Park Road, Harrisonburg, VA)Cost: Free, with a suggested donation of $10-$20Livestream: Eastern Mennonite University Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/the-string-queens-return-to-emu-for-annual-gala-concert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about The String Queens return to EMU for annual gala concert<\/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-62713 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-campus-life category-digest category-faculty-and-staff tag-crossroads tag-crossroads-magazine tag-marketing-and-communications 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\/the-new-issue-of-crossroads-is-here\/\" 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\/10\/29094346\/IMG_6009-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29094346\/IMG_6009-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29094346\/IMG_6009-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29094346\/IMG_6009-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29094346\/IMG_6009.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\/the-new-issue-of-crossroads-is-here\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">The new issue of Crossroads is here!<\/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=\"2026-11-04T15:05:00-05:00\">November 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-11-04T15:05:01-05:00\">Last updated November 4, 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>Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The Summer\/Fall 2026 issue of Crossroads magazine has arrived and is available to read online. Click here to explore the latest issue of the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/the-new-issue-of-crossroads-is-here\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about The new issue of Crossroads is here!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62723 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-digest tag-in-the-news tag-inauguration tag-investiture tag-media tag-office-of-the-president tag-presidents-office tag-publicity tag-rev-dr-shannon-w-dycus tag-shannon-dycus tag-whsv tag-whsv-tv3 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\/whsv-goes-one-on-one-with-president-dycus\/\" target=\"_self\"><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\/10\/02101758\/44-300x169.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/02101758\/44-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/02101758\/44-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/02101758\/44-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/02101758\/44-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/02101758\/44.png 1600w\" 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\/whsv-goes-one-on-one-with-president-dycus\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">WHSV goes one-on-one with President Dycus<\/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=\"2026-11-03T07:00:00-05:00\">November 3, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-11-02T10:19:29-05:00\">Last updated November 2, 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>In her first sit-down television interview as EMU president, the Rev. Dr. Shannon W. Dycus shared her excitement about leading the university into a new chapter, reflected on the role <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/whsv-goes-one-on-one-with-president-dycus\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about WHSV goes one-on-one with President Dycus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62766 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-cjp category-digest category-graduate-programs tag-alumni tag-in-the-news tag-iris-de-leon-hartshorn tag-mc-usa tag-mennonite-church-usa feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mennoniteusa.org\/news\/rev-iris-de-leon-hartshorn-named-interim-executive-director-of-mc-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><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\/11\/02163924\/Iris-work-standing-photo-2026-683x1024-1-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/02163924\/Iris-work-standing-photo-2026-683x1024-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/11\/02163924\/Iris-work-standing-photo-2026-683x1024-1.jpeg 683w\" 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:\/\/www.mennoniteusa.org\/news\/rev-iris-de-leon-hartshorn-named-interim-executive-director-of-mc-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Iris de Le\u00f3n-Hartshorn MACT \u201905 named interim exec director of MC USA<\/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\">Camille Dager | Mennonite Church USA<\/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>\nThe Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA has appointed the <strong>Rev. Iris de Le\u00f3n-Hartshorn<\/strong> <strong>MA '05 (conflict transformation)<\/strong> as interim executive director, effective Jan. 1, making her the first woman to hold this role.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mennoniteusa.org\/news\/rev-iris-de-leon-hartshorn-named-interim-executive-director-of-mc-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Iris de Le\u00f3n-Hartshorn MACT \u201905 named interim exec director of MC USA from Camille Dager | Mennonite Church USA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-life category-digest tag-archives tag-from-the-archives tag-this-week-in-emu-history 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\/from-the-archives-this-week-in-emu-history-5\/\" 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\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" 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\/from-the-archives-this-week-in-emu-history-5\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">From the archives: This week in EMU history<\/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=\"2026-11-02T07:00:00-05:00\">November 2, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-30T16:48:41-04:00\">Last updated October 30, 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>This week\u2019s trip through the archives uncovers stories about the origins of a trauma awareness program, a campus immunization campaign, a German student\u2019s impressions of postwar America, and the construction <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/from-the-archives-this-week-in-emu-history-5\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about From the archives: This week in EMU history<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-campus-ministries category-chapel category-digest category-faculty-and-staff tag-dr-myron-augsburger tag-fred-kniss tag-gerald-brunk tag-history tag-in-memoriam tag-joseph-lapp tag-loren-swartzendruber tag-mary-kauffman tag-michael-king tag-myron-augsburger tag-owen-burkholder tag-phil-kniss tag-president-emeritus tag-presidents-office tag-simone-horst 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\/in-memoriam-dr-myron-s-augsburger-put-emu-on-the-map\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/27122638\/MA011-300x229.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/27122638\/MA011-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/27122638\/MA011-1024x782.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/27122638\/MA011-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/27122638\/MA011.jpg 1378w\" 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\/in-memoriam-dr-myron-s-augsburger-put-emu-on-the-map\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">In Memoriam: Dr. Myron S. Augsburger \u2018put EMU on the map\u2019<\/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=\"2026-10-30T09:31:40-04:00\">October 30, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-11-02T09:26:40-05:00\">Last updated November 2, 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>As EMU\u2019s president from 1965-80, he transformed the institution into a nationally recognized liberal arts college and seminary Dr. Myron S. Augsburger BA \u201955, BTh \u201958, a nationally known evangelist, <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/in-memoriam-dr-myron-s-augsburger-put-emu-on-the-map\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about In Memoriam: Dr. Myron S. Augsburger \u2018put EMU on the map\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-campus-life category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-events tag-alumni tag-common-grounds-coffeehouse tag-events tag-hall-of-nations tag-holiday-shopping tag-royal-makers-market tag-university-commons 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\/royal-makers-market-returns-on-nov-21\/\" 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\/10\/29110748\/20251122-Makers-Market_TS-009-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29110748\/20251122-Makers-Market_TS-009-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29110748\/20251122-Makers-Market_TS-009-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29110748\/20251122-Makers-Market_TS-009-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29110748\/20251122-Makers-Market_TS-009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/29110748\/20251122-Makers-Market_TS-009-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" 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\/royal-makers-market-returns-on-nov-21\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">Royal Makers Market returns on Nov. 21<\/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=\"2026-10-29T13:53:52-04:00\">October 29, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-29T13:53:53-04:00\">Last updated October 29, 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>Join us from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, for the second annual Royal Makers Market on the second floor of EMU&#8217;s University Commons. Grab a cozy drink from <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/royal-makers-market-returns-on-nov-21\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Royal Makers Market returns on Nov. 21<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62697 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advancement category-alumni category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-campus-life category-digest category-faculty-and-staff tag-advancement tag-cafeteria tag-darren-campbell tag-dining-hall tag-dining-services tag-dishwasher tag-donations tag-food-services tag-giving tag-kirk-shisler tag-marilyn-schlabach tag-nathan-barge tag-northlawn tag-northlawn-dining-hall tag-vira-hershberger tag-vira-miller-hershberger tag-vira-miller-hershberger-memorial-endowment-fund 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-honors-longtime-dining-hall-employee\/\" 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\/10\/28133449\/Vira-Hershberger-Dedication_CS-14-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/28133449\/Vira-Hershberger-Dedication_CS-14-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/28133449\/Vira-Hershberger-Dedication_CS-14-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/28133449\/Vira-Hershberger-Dedication_CS-14-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/28133449\/Vira-Hershberger-Dedication_CS-14.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\/emu-honors-longtime-dining-hall-employee\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">EMU honors longtime dining hall employee<\/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=\"2026-10-28T17:36:02-04:00\">October 28, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-28T17:36:03-04:00\">Last updated October 28, 2026<\/time><\/span><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\">Ryan Cornell with photos by Caleb Swortzel<\/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>Vira Miller Hershberger\u2019s 26 years of service recognized with new dishwasher and plaque As Nathan Barge \u201984 took in the sleek, stainless steel dishwasher during a tour of the Northlawn <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/emu-honors-longtime-dining-hall-employee\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU honors longtime dining hall employee<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-life category-digest tag-archives tag-from-the-archives tag-this-week-in-emu-history 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\/from-the-archives-this-week-in-emu-history-4\/\" 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\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/20164933\/2026-From-the-Archives-v2-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" 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\/from-the-archives-this-week-in-emu-history-4\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\">From the archives: This week in EMU history<\/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=\"2026-10-26T07:00:00-04:00\">October 26, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-23T12:08:22-04:00\">Last updated October 23, 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>This week\u2019s trip through the archives reveals the \u201cBlanket Blitz\u201d of 2001, cafeteria cutbacks in 1976, a poorly attended prayer meeting in 1951, and the autumnal splendor of campus in <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/from-the-archives-this-week-in-emu-history-4\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about From the archives: This week in EMU history<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-62638 in-the-news type-in-the-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-community category-campus-guests category-conferences-and-events category-events category-theater tag-endgame tag-jay-zehr tag-mainstage-theater tag-plays tag-productions tag-samuel-beckett tag-theater tag-tom-king feature-emu-home-page-feature feature-myemu-feature feature-news-feature\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/places\/local\/rockingham_county\/well-known-local-actors-to-perform-samuel-becketts-endgame-at-emu\/article_0ce99bea-9cae-5ce1-9542-51ca23e0d8d9.html\" target=\"_blank\"><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\/10\/06124927\/IMG_0083-300x200.jpeg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/06124927\/IMG_0083-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/06124927\/IMG_0083-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/06124927\/IMG_0083-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/10\/06124927\/IMG_0083.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:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/places\/local\/rockingham_county\/well-known-local-actors-to-perform-samuel-becketts-endgame-at-emu\/article_0ce99bea-9cae-5ce1-9542-51ca23e0d8d9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Well-known local actors to perform Samuel Beckett&#8217;s &#8216;Endgame&#8217; at EMU<\/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\">Lori D\u2019Angelo | Daily News-Record<\/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>\nTwo well-known members of the local theater community are coming together to star in a production of Samuel Beckett\u2019s \u201cEndgame\u201d this weekend at Eastern Mennonite University.\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/places\/local\/rockingham_county\/well-known-local-actors-to-perform-samuel-becketts-endgame-at-emu\/article_0ce99bea-9cae-5ce1-9542-51ca23e0d8d9.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Well-known local actors to perform Samuel Beckett&#8217;s &#8216;Endgame&#8217; at EMU from Lori D\u2019Angelo | Daily News-Record<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><!-- article -->\n\t\t<article class=\"featured-item post-61810 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cjp category-conferences-and-events category-digest category-graduate-programs category-spi tag-cjp 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African chapter of EMU\u2019s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) will bring conflict transformation, restorative justice, and trauma-awareness training closer to communities across Africa. 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