{"id":41297,"date":"2019-02-11T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=41297"},"modified":"2019-05-06T08:49:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T12:49:16","slug":"beloved-retiring-professor-to-give-emus-101st-commencement-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/beloved-retiring-professor-to-give-emus-101st-commencement-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved retiring professor to give EMU\u2019s 101st commencement address"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judy H. Mullet<\/b>, professor of psychology at Eastern Mennonite University, will provide the address for EMU’s 101st commencement on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn my travels to meet alums and seek support for the college, Judy\u2019s name comes up again and again as one of the most impactful faculty in their lives,\u201d said <\/span>President Susan Schultz Huxman<\/b>. \u201cFor 32 years, Professor Mullet has engaged, challenged and inspired EMU students in psychology courses, the MA in Education program, the honors program and many advising, mentoring and writing spaces \u2013 formal and informal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mullet<\/span><\/a>, who retires this year, earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from EMU in 1973, a master\u2019s in education degree in school psychology from James Madison University, and a PhD in special education from Kent State University. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to teaching psychology and teacher education at EMU, she directed the Honors program, and co-founded and co-led Student Kairos Place, a week-long gathering of EMU undergraduate writers. <\/span><\/p>\n

She has facilitated workshops on multiple topics across the United States, was a consultant to school districts on a variety of topics, and co-authored <\/span>The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools: Teaching Responsibility; Creating Caring Environments <\/span><\/i>(Good Books, 2005) with Lorraine Stutzman-Amstutz. Her recent works have appeared in <\/span>Children & Schools<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Adult Learning<\/span><\/i>, and her works on children\u2019s peace literature and inclusive worship have been published by agencies of Mennonite Church USA.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is a member of Lindale Mennonite Church, where she has been a worship leader, has taught Sunday school since 1993, and is currently an elder. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn this her last year before retirement, we are blessed to be her \u2018students\u2019 of sorts as she addresses the graduating class of 2019,\u201d Huxman said. \u201cGiven her dynamic storytelling abilities, I know we are in for a treat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But don\u2019t take just Huxman\u2019s word for it; following are comments from Mullet\u2019s former students:<\/span><\/p>\n