A leader among faith-based, liberal arts universities since 1917, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) emphasizes peacebuilding, sustainability, service to others and social justice to students of diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. EMU educates undergraduate, graduate, professional and seminary students to serve and lead in a global context from the main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; the site in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and online. The EMU experience challenges students to pursue their life calling through scholarly inquiry, artistic creation, guided practice and life-changing cross-cultural encounter.
(see more)A leader among faith-based, liberal arts universities since 1917, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) emphasizes peacebuilding, sustainability, service to others and social justice to students of diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. EMU educates undergraduate, graduate, professional and seminary students to serve and lead in a global context from the main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; the site in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and online. The EMU experience challenges students to pursue their life calling through scholarly inquiry, artistic creation, guided practice and life-changing cross-cultural encounter.
The Latino Student Alliance's annual banquet, a delicious culinary and cultural expedition, marked the near-conclusion of Eastern Mennonite University's Latino Heritage Month celebration. Six events beginning in mid-September provided the campus community opportunities for learning, engagement, worship, musical celebrations and of course, dancing and sharing food together.
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Oct 15
Eastern Mennonite University Lancaster RN-BSN program is pleased to recognize students named to the Dean's List for the fall semester 2018. The Dean's List, compiled at the end of each term, includes degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no withdrawn, incomplete, or failed grades for 12 semester hours of standard grades.
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Oct 17
Professional internships are at the heart of WCSC, but the program is also a "community-building endeavor." The students live in the Nelson Good House in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington D.C., and bond through meals, grow through urban experiences, and learn to live in community with one another and in the local community, together.
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Oct 15
Joshua Chiquillo (Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field) broke through in a big way last week, netting his first career hat trick and leading EMU's soccer men to a 3-0 week. Today, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference recognized his clutch performances by naming him the ODAC Player of the Week.
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Oct 15
Eastern Mennonite University biochemistry major Leah Lapp (left) and Hannah Walker, who graduated in May with majors in biology and environmental sustainability, studied coffee borer damage in Hawaii with Professor Matthew Siderhurst. Their research was supported by the Glenn Kauffman and Roman Miller Research Awards.
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Aug 28
Luke Mullet completes a Film Scoring Workshop at New York University in May and June, as one of just 20 participants in the chamber and soloist track.
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Aug 28
Students in the Collaborative Master of Business Administration program received their degrees during the May 6 Commencement ceremonies at Eastern Mennonite University.
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Jun 29
One year ago, Michaela Mast (Broadway, Va./Eastern Mennonite) had never run in a competitive race. Now the Eastern Mennonite University senior has wrapped up an incredible first season by being named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Jun 27
One hundred and five Eastern Mennonite University students have been named to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, setting a new record of honorees forEMU. A student-athlete must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered for an ODAC All-Academic Award. All 16 of EMU's ODAC-sponsored sports were represented on the All-Academic Team.
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Aug 28
After a year of planning, the International Student Organization (ISO) held their fifth annual ISO Gala April 14. The event served $5,628.65 to support women who are victims of sexual assault in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Jun 27
Eastern Mennonite University senior Connor Faint (Winchester, Va./Millbrook) finished his career in style, breaking an ODAC record and earning his second straight All-America honor when he crossed third in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Track & Field Championships on Saturday.
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Jun 27
Eight alumni educators, including Rockingham County's Teacher of the Year, were recognized for professional excellence for local Teachers of the Year.
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Jun 26
Eastern Mennonite Seminary conferred 18 degrees and four graduate certificates at Eastern Mennonite University's 100th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 6. Among them were four graduates of the MA in Christian Leadership, a new degree program that balances spiritual growth, leadership training, and individualized integration of coursework that best fits the student's intended ministry setting. The seminary baccalaureate and commissioning was Friday, May 4, in Martin Chapel.
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Jun 26
Seniors Dan Lutz (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) and Emily Augsburger (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) were awarded the President's Awards, the highest athletic award presented by Eastern Mennonite University.
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Jun 18
A semester at the Washington Community Scholars' Center provides opportunity for professional internships in a variety of settings where students make positive contributions to the community and gain vocational direction. Students also get to experience city life, explore Washington's cultural and historic attractions, learn about urban issues such as gentrification, and manage a house budget and relationships in the communal living environment of the Nelson Good House.
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Jun 15
A total of 29 degrees were conferred on May 6, 2018, from Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Graduates came from nine states and the District of Columbia, as well as 12 countries: Spain, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea, Sudan, South Africa, New Zealand, Colombia, Taiwan, Tanzania, Brazil, Iran and Kenya.
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May 24
Students representing undergraduate, graduate, adult degree, and seminary programs offered reflections at the 100th Commencement Ceremony at Eastern Mennonite University on Sunday, May 6, 2018.
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May 23
Second-year master's degree candidates in the conflict transformation and restorative justiceprograms at Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding are required to fulfill a practicum or research project.
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May 22
Eastern Mennonite University is pleased to recognize students who were named to the Spring 2018 Dean's List. The Dean's List, compiled at the end of each term, includes degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no withdrawn, incomplete, or failing grades for 12 semester hours of standard grades.
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May 22
EMU Royals' Damon Frazier (Waynesboro, Va./Wilson Memorial) was voted to the utility spot on the All-ODAC First Team, repeating his honor from last spring. He is also the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete. Freshman Brett Lindsay(Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) took All-ODAC Second Team at third base.
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May 21
More than 130 students were honored during Eastern Mennonite University's spring recognition chapel for leadership and contribution to the community in athletics and academics, student government, residence life, campus ministries and more.
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May 22
Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, conferred 540 degrees at its 100th Commencement Ceremony on May 6, 2018. Commencement speaker, alumna and Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee MA '07, received an honorary doctorate.
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May 9
Corey Willis (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax), Daniel Scott (Moneta, Va./Staunton River) and Brett Lindsay (Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) have been named Co-Royals Athlete of the Week.
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May 9
Alexa Weeks, senior education major at Eastern Mennonite University, reflects on her student-teaching experience. After graduation, Weeks has accepted a third grade lead teaching position at Smithland Elementary School in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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May 8
Three EMU softball women have earned spots on the All-ODAC Team. Juniors Sydney Reath (Williamsburg, Va./Mercersburg Academy) and Tiffani Shaheen(Fluvanna, Va./Fluvanna County) earned spots on the All-State Second Team, while Kelsi Martin (Buena Vista, Va./Parry McCluer) earns an All-ODAC Third Team honor in her first campaign.
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May 3
Three students from EMU Lancaster's RN-BS in Nursing program were selected to present their research at the annual Wellspan Health Collaborative Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Conference April 19, 2018, in York, Pa.
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May 2
Keyri Lopez-Godoy graduates with a degree in elementary education from Eastern Mennonite University on May 6. She is grateful for the encouragement of many educators and mentors along the way.
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May 1
Junior Ryan Brewer (Martinsville, VA) is Royals Athlete of the Week for his pitching success and his help with snapping a losing skid for the baseball team.
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May 1
Thirty-three seniors and graduate students participated in Wednesday's Donning of the Kente ceremony at Eastern Mennonite University. Each graduate received a special stole of their choice, symbolizing their heritage and roots, to wear at the May 6 Commencement ceremony. The wearing of stoles is a special tradition at EMU and the formal presentation of these stoles celebrates the accomplishments of graduating students of color as well as the history of black students' and students of color achievements at the university.
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Apr 23
Eastern Mennonite Seminary students present Master of Divinity (MDiv) capstone projects that touch on both the personal formation experienced within the students' seminary journeys, and the transformation they hope to bring about as leaders in ministry. The capstone requirement helps seminarians synthesize and integrate into their unique ministry setting the four guiding curricular principles that have formed the rich foundation of their learning: wise interpretation, mature practice, discerning communication and transformational leadership.
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Apr 23