Convocation: Student Recognition Ceremony
Gather as a campus community for Convocation to recognize and celebrate student academic and service achievements and accomplishments from this academic year. Over 50 awards, such as Teacher of Promise, Tutor of Distinction, Math Competition, Exceptional Leadership and Exceptional Service along with acknowledging Cords of Distinction recipients and nominees will be given by at least 12 different departments or programs across the university.
Campus Worship: Ministry Inquiry
Worship with students who participated in the Ministry Inquiry Program this past summer and hear reflections from their experiences.Learn more about campus worship and other worship on campus.
Campus Worship: Rev. Barbara Seward
Gather with campus ministries and Reverend Barbara Seward, of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, for the first campus worship service of the semester with an emphasis on Love God. Love Neighbor. (think foreigner). Rev. Barbara Seward is a native of Virginia who joined the community of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in August 2019. She has a daughter, grandson and a miniature....
Convocation: Europe Cross-Cultural
Welcome the fall semester Cross-Cultural group back to campus and hear what they encountered on their learning adventures in Vienna, Czech Republic, Italy, Morocco and other stops along the way.
10/3/2019 Chapel Gathering: Seminary
“The Gift of God” based on John 4:4-10. Anton Flores from the Alterna community in Georgia will be sharing on the intersection of faith and justice as it pertains to issues at our Southern border.
Campus Worship: Carol Tobin -Mission Day
Gather with Carol Tobin for campus worship on Mission and Service Day. In her role as a Ministry Affiliate with Campus Ministries, Carol will help develop our theme: Love God. Love Neighbor. (think foreigner) with the involvement of Earnest Kiah, EMU student musician. Join us for the Mission and Service Lunch Conversation in the Northlawn East Dining Room any time between 11:30 a.m. –....
Campus Worship: Rachel Yoder (Eastside)
Join Rachel Yoder for the first campus worship service of the semester launching the theme Love God. Love Neighbor (think foreigner).Rachel serves as a Ministry Affiliate with Campus Ministries and as Director of College and Young Adult Ministry for Eastside College, a ministry of Eastside Church. Eastside College is a place for students from Harrisonburg’s many college campuses....
Opening Convocation-Susan Schultz Huxman
Gather for Opening Convocation featuring a welcome to a new academic year from Provost Fred Kniss, President Susan Schultz Huxman’s address, Lead Together, an instrumental response on piano from Dr. David Berry, and a prayerful sending for the Vienna & Europe Cross-Cultural seminar led by Justin and Amanda Poole.
2019 Matriculation Ceremony
The Matriculation Ceremony takes place at the beginning of each academic year and marks the moment when students are formally enrolled as members of the EMU community; signing the register of the university and enrolling in the institution. Matriculation serves as the ritual counterpart to the Baccalaureate Ceremony students will experience at the end of....