{"id":56836,"date":"2024-05-09T14:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=56836"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:50:04","slug":"power-of-agape-love-kindness-at-heart-of-106th-commencement-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2024\/power-of-agape-love-kindness-at-heart-of-106th-commencement-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of agape love, kindness at heart of 106th Commencement address"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternmennoniteuniversity\/albums\/72177720316823069' title='106th University Commencement by EasternMennoniteUniversity, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53709704503_2a61aac6a0_c.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='20240505-EMU Commencement_MM-001'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Scroll through the Commencement photo gallery above.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Business leader and philanthropist\u00a0<strong>Jose Koshy, class of \u201976<\/strong>, delivered a Commencement address on Sunday, May 5, 2024, about the power of agape love and kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is \u2018agape love\u2019?<\/strong><br \/>Agape love, often considered the highest form of love, embodies selflessness, sacrifice, and unconditional care for others. This profound concept, rooted in ancient philosophical and religious traditions, transcends mere feelings, emphasizing actions and commitment. (<em>Christianity.com<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144807\/53709823679_56f75f0a13_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56961\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144807\/53709823679_56f75f0a13_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144807\/53709823679_56f75f0a13_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144807\/53709823679_56f75f0a13_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144829\/53709926945_261bab73eb_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56962\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144829\/53709926945_261bab73eb_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144829\/53709926945_261bab73eb_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144829\/53709926945_261bab73eb_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144847\/53709824169_a36a587dcc_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56963\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144847\/53709824169_a36a587dcc_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144847\/53709824169_a36a587dcc_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09144847\/53709824169_a36a587dcc_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Koshy was born in Brunei (Southeast Asia), moved to India with his family when he was five years old and arrived in the U.S. at age 15. Eventually, in 1970, his family found their way to Harrisonburg, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koshy graduated from Eastern Mennonite High School in 1972 and was a member of the Eastern Mennonite College Class of 1976. His career includes management roles at several Fortune 500 companies in the telecommunications sector. Currently, he serves as executive vice president of Tribocor Technologies in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koshy shared three acts of agape love and kindness he received at EMC that have guided him in building a career, a business and a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those acts, he shared with the 3,000-plus gathered for Commencement, was the kindness shown by then-Academic Dean <strong>Dr. Ira Miller<\/strong>, who invited international students like Koshy into his home and let them share their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI appreciated the intercultural learning, the mutual respect and the free exchange of ideas in those many discussions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koshy also shared the kindness shown by his former supervisor <strong>Milo Stahl<\/strong>, director of learning resources, who taught him how to thread film into a projector. Koshy recalled breaking the film several times and watching as Stahl patiently spliced and glued the film together each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was embarrassed and gave up on myself, but Mr. Stahl did not,\u201d Koshy said. \u201cHe taught me how to splice and fix my mistakes. \u2026 I became the go-to guy to fix all the broken and damaged films on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Koshy was an 18-year-old first-year student at EMC, his parents needed to leave Harrisonburg. He could not afford to live in the dorms and, \u201cknowing my situation, God sent <strong>Rachel and Robert Stoltzfus<\/strong> into my life.\u201d The couple lived near campus and took him in \u201cwith no questions asked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir home was small, but their hearts were big,\u201d Koshy said. \u201cThey gave so much from what little they had. They were rich in spirit and they were generous with it&nbsp;\u2014 true agape love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koshy and his wife, <strong>Jean Koshy-Hertzler \u201979<\/strong>, have <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/family-honors-stoltzfus-and-hertzler-legacies-through-endowment-of-international-student-scholarship-and-dei-support\/\">honored the Stoltzfus family<\/a> by establishing scholarships at EMU for international students and inclusive excellence grants for faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105456\/53708580542_9b90a03a5e_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56845\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105456\/53708580542_9b90a03a5e_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105456\/53708580542_9b90a03a5e_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105456\/53708580542_9b90a03a5e_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Hebron Mekuria reflects on her experiences at EMU.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Undergraduates&nbsp;<strong>Hebron Mekuria<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Ariel Morales Bonilla<\/strong>&nbsp;and MA graduate&nbsp;<strong>Chidi Ihezuoh<\/strong>&nbsp;offered graduate perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mekuria, a graduate of the engineering and computer science programs, took a moment to remember <strong>Nathan Longenecker<\/strong>, a member of the Class of 2024 who was diagnosed with brain cancer in his second semester at EMU and passed away in October 2021. A <a href=\"https:\/\/fundraise.givesmart.com\/form\/Uqba8w?vid=15harv\">memorial endowed scholarship fund<\/a> has been created to honor his legacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105854\/53708577657_e8c7a88f01_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56848\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105854\/53708577657_e8c7a88f01_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105854\/53708577657_e8c7a88f01_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105854\/53708577657_e8c7a88f01_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ariel Morales Bonilla presents his perspective.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105911\/53709821044_1b505542b9_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56849\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105911\/53709821044_1b505542b9_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105911\/53709821044_1b505542b9_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105911\/53709821044_1b505542b9_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Chidi Ihezuoh speaks about his time at Eastern Mennonite Seminary.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>She spoke about their past four years, from taking online classes on Zoom to standing up for the rights of those oppressed around the world, in Palestine and in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVery few things in this world are actually impossible,\u201d she told the graduates. \u201cMany things can be done. They can be hard, challenging and require lots and lots of work, but they can be done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonilla, a graduate with degrees in political science and history, expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the \u201csimple, yet profound joys\u201d of Fridays at the cafeteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor many of us, Fridays meant smiley fries and burgers,\u201d he said. \u201cA day of closing each week with friends and community, laughing, sharing food, and sometimes talking about this very day&#8230; a graduation that you all remember.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ihezuoh, an MA in Christian leadership graduate, shared thanks for the relationships forged with faculty, friends and classmates at Eastern Mennonite Seminary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach one of us at the seminary was the support system for the other,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all worked as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105953\/53709494121_c2178c6c4e_h-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56850\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105953\/53709494121_c2178c6c4e_h-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105953\/53709494121_c2178c6c4e_h-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105953\/53709494121_c2178c6c4e_h-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105953\/53709494121_c2178c6c4e_h-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/05\/09105953\/53709494121_c2178c6c4e_h.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman<\/strong>\u00a0presided over the ceremony, and\u00a0<strong>Provost Tynisha Willingham\u00a0<\/strong>commissioned the graduates. 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