Five days of celebration from April 3-8 kicked off the ninth chapter in the life of Eastern Mennonite University, as the community welcomed new president Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman.<\/p>\n
In a time of celebrating firsts \u2014 Huxman is the university\u2019s first woman president and the first to come from west of the Mississippi, among other notable claims \u2014 the week included many time-honored traditions: a hymn sing, chapel service, scholarly gatherings, a special dinner and brunch, as well as community service with Harrisonburg City’s annual Black\u2019s Run Clean-up.<\/p>\n
View the photo album of the week’s events below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The LovEMU fundraiser effectively kicked off the week, raising $106,500 from 692 gifts<\/a> and capping an extraordinary day that highlighted the \u201clove\u201d many feel for this 100-year-old institution.<\/p>\n Performances by the revitalized jazz band<\/a>, a rousing run of the Hitchcock spoof \u201cThe 39 Steps<\/a>,\u201d and talks by Centennial historian Donald Kraybill<\/a> ’67 were also scheduled during the week.<\/p>\n