{"id":38669,"date":"2018-06-18T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T17:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=38669"},"modified":"2018-06-18T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T19:29:01","slug":"nyc-emu-alumni-in-the-big-apple-in-emus-spring-summer-crossroads-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/nyc-emu-alumni-in-the-big-apple-in-emus-spring-summer-crossroads-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;NYC&#8217;: EMU alumni in the Big Apple in the spring\/summer Crossroads magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spring\/summer 2018 issue of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crossroads<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in mailboxes this month, celebrates the impact and experiences of alumni in New York City and beyond. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/easternmennoniteuniversity\/docs\/crossroads_spring-summer_2018_issuu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">view the digital issue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View individual articles by clicking on the links below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Susan Schultz Huxman writes in \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/14\/presidents-letter-the-power-of-place\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Power of Place<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d that \u201cEMU\u2019s location helps us for our day to recapture that mediating place that Paul found\u201d on Mars Hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue\u2019s focus on EMU alumni in New York City begins with EMU editor-in-chief <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/04\/nyc-meet-shyleen-wesley-and-more-emu-alumni\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren Jefferson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s reflections on her visit with educator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/04\/nyc-meet-shyleen-wesley-and-more-emu-alumni\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shyleen Wesley \u201899<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Promise Academy 2 Middle School in Harlem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/04\/fintech-in-nyc-the-nexus-of-innovation-finance-and-technology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaac Wyse \u201810<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> works for YipItData, where his work is a \u201ca rare combination of sales, accounting, finance, organizational leadership and process design that \u2018couldn\u2019t be more perfect.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/siblings-in-the-big-city\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stauffer siblings \u2013 Jessica \u201803, Michael \u201806 and Steven \u201810<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 have all found a place in or near NYC, and work in bookselling, emceeing and filmmaking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/through-big-changes-unchanged\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mary Ellen Kennel \u201884<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has always loved puzzles \u2013 an apt metaphor for her work as an incident response specialist and digital forensic analyst.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYC transit project manager <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/good-public-transit-for-people-and-planet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny Yoder \u201806<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says that good public transit \u201cis better for the planet and for the many people who either can\u2019t afford cars or choose not to drive.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair housing attorney <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/fair-housing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allison Yoder \u201806 Kelley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said that \u201cright to counsel\u201d services are a money saver: \u201cThe city has found it less expensive to help people stay in their homes than to pay to house them in shelters if they are evicted.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Alumnus of the Year <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/alumnus-of-the-year-regina-horst-chacha\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regina Horst \u201885 Chacha<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lives in Virginia and Tanzania. She leads Teamwork International\u2019s City of Hope, which she and her late husband John founded in 2007 in Ntagacha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Distinguished Service Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recipient <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/distinguished-service-award-gilberto-perez\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gilberto Perez, Jr. \u201894, GC \u201899<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has an overarching goal of \u201cliving fully into the work of serving others.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Outstanding Young Alumnus<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/outstanding-young-alumnus-claudette-monroy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claudette Monroy \u201810<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been an advocate for undocumented immigrants. Her DACA status expires in 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMU\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/launching-new-programs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new majors and minors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 including EMU Lancaster\u2019s new leadership and aviation degree \u2013 will enable students to follow their career dreams in a changing marketplace.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/01\/faith-formation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFaith Focus\u201d feature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explores the community\u2019s conversations about faith formation on campus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/04\/suter-science-center-dedicating-the-advanced-chemistry-lab\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new advanced chemistry lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Suter Science Center is to be named in honor of professors emeriti Glenn M. 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Yoder. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2018\/06\/04\/suter-science-center-support-emus-new-engineering-labs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can still support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this project!<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Check out\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/mileposts\/spring-summer-2018-mileposts\/\">Mileposts.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More content, including a breakdown of grants awarded to EMU, a look at CJP graduates impacting their communities, and details about Homecoming and Family Weekend this fall <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/easternmennoniteuniversity\/docs\/crossroads_spring-summer_2018_issuu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are all visible in the digital issue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As always, you are invited to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/alumni\/connect\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">update your information here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and to sign up to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/news\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">receive the weekly news digest here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (look for the \u201cSubscribe Now\u201d button on the right).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spring\/summer 2018 issue of Crossroads, in mailboxes this month, celebrates the impact and experiences of alumni in New York City and beyond. 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