{"id":19998,"date":"2014-04-30T15:36:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T19:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=19998"},"modified":"2014-08-18T14:51:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T18:51:13","slug":"10-students-receive-top-honors-for-contributions-to-emu-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2014\/10-students-receive-top-honors-for-contributions-to-emu-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"10 students receive top honors for contributions to EMU and community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ten seniors from three states and two countries ceremonially received \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/studentlife\/cords-of-distinction\/\">Cords of Distinction<\/a>\u201d on April 26, the highest honor conferred by Eastern Mennonite University on traditional undergraduate. The next day, they wore their blue and gold cords across their shoulders as they graduated.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">The students were cited for their \u201csignificant and verifiable impact\u201d on the university and on student life, for their contributions to developing EMU&#8217;s positive image, for substantial contributions to the Harrisonburg\/Rockingham County area and beyond, for their high academic and social standing, and for their embodiment of EMU\u2019s values of Christian discipleship, community, service and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/peacebuilding\/\">peacebuilding<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The blue cord represents the strength of conviction that one person can help to create a better institution or community. The gold cord represents the love of spirit and yearning towards creating a better university environment or community in which all may take part.<\/p>\n<p>The recipients were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christine Baer<\/strong>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/applied-social-sciences\/peacebuilding\/\">peacebuilding &amp; development<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/applied-social-sciences\/environmental-sustainability\/\">environmental sustainability<\/a> major from Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aaron Erb<\/strong>, a peacebuilding &amp; development major from Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laura Glick<\/strong>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/applied-social-sciences\/social-work-major\/\">social work<\/a> major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicole Groff<\/strong>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/biology\/\">biology<\/a> major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ardi Hermawan<\/strong>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/nursing\/\">nursing<\/a> major from Parsurvan, Indonesia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rose Jantzi<\/strong>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/academics\/liberal-arts\/\">liberal arts<\/a> major with an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/education\/licensure-programs\/\">elementary education licensure<\/a> recipient from Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Litza Laboriel<\/strong>, a social work major from Trujillo, Honduras<\/li>\n<li><strong>Krista Nyce<\/strong>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/psychology\/\">psychology<\/a> major from Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melody Tobin<\/strong>, a liberal arts major with an elementary education licensure from Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brandon Waggy<\/strong>, a peacebuilding and development and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/bible\/majors\/\">Biblical studies<\/a> major from South Bend, Indiana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten seniors from three states and two countries ceremonially received \u201cCords of Distinction\u201d on April 26, the highest honor conferred by Eastern Mennonite University on traditional undergraduate. 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