Eastern Mennonite High School

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.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Dean's List honors are earned by undergraduate students who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.

Wheaton College students recently performed in the Conservatory of Music's 2018 Commencement Celebration Concert.

Wheaton College students performed in "The Lord's Table," the spring 2018 Concert Choir concert.

James Madison University is pleased to announce the names of the students who made the dean's list for the spring 2018 semester. Students who earn dean's list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899.

James Madison University is pleased to announce the names of the students who made the president's list for the spring 2018 semester. Students who earn president's list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.900 or above.

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compiled at the end of each term, includes degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no withdrawn, incomplete, or failing grades for 12 semester hours of standard grades.

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.

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.

Students who earn a place on the Fall 2017 Honors List at Mary Baldwin University must earn grade point averages of 3.75 to 4.00. To be eligible, a student must be a degree candidate and must have earned at least 12 semester hours for the grading period.

Students, faculty, staff, and friends of Mary Baldwin University gathered on March 29, 2018, for Honors Convocation, a ceremony to recognize and celebrate student academic achievement.

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.

Eastern Mennonite University students won the annual Kryptos cryptoanalysis competition hosted since 2011 by the mathematics department at Central Washington University in Ellensburg and sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America. Only four teams solved all three puzzles within the five-day contest window, with EMU's winning trio submitting correct answers first and in less than 20 hours.

If there was one thing Appreciation Week planners at Eastern Mennonite University hoped to leave out in the February gray and drear last week, it was this: the winter doldrums.

Students competed in the C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at Eastern Mennonite University, an annual contest, established in 1974 by the directors of the C. Henry Smith Trust. The contest offers students an opportunity to discuss the application of the Christian peace position to contemporary concerns in an 8-10-minute speech. The winner of the school contest will go on to compete at the bi-national level against winners from other Mennonite-related colleges in the US and Canada.

Ten graduating seniors will be honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5. They will wear gold and blue cords during the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 6, as recognition for their significant and verifiable impact on the university and on student life; for their contributions to developing the institution's positive image; for substantial contributions to the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County area and beyond; for their high academic and social standing; and their embodiment of EMU's shared values of Christian discipleship, community, service and peacebuilding.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Dean's List honors are earned by undergraduate students who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.

More than 100 prospective students converged on Eastern Mennonite University last weekend - an inaugural Scholarship Weekend coupled with the traditional annual Honors Weekend. Current honors students were insturemental in the organization and success of the weekend events.

Elementary education students studying classroom management and organization are gaining real world education experience at the Early Learning Center (ELC). The ELC experience challenges EMU students to think on their feet both responsively and proactively. More than 500 alumni have gained teaching experience at the center, which has served area families since 1977.

Seminary commuter students who travel more than an hour each way to attend seminary classes this semester are doing so for various reasons - the emphasis on personal formation, small class sizes, the relationships created, and the diversity of beliefs represented.

James Madison University is pleased to announce the following students made the dean's list for the fall 2017 semester.

Eastern Mennonite University is pleased to recognize students who were named to the Fall 2017 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.

Wheaton College vocal and musical ensembles performed in "Messiah, Prince of Peace," the 2017 Christmas Festival presented by the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music.

Students were honored for leadership, service, academic work, and athletic success at the Fall Recognition Chapel on December 8, 2017.

Audiences laughed, reflected, celebrated and sang at the performances of "What we bring. What we take. What we leave." during Eastern Mennonite University's Centennial Homecoming and Family Weekend, Oct. 13-15, 2017. The production, commissioned by EMU's Centennial Committee and sponsored by Everence Financial, was a collage of stories of the experience of being a student at EMU written by Ingrid DeSanctis '88 and Ted Swartz '89, MACL '92.

During its fall concert, the Eastern Mennonite University Jazz Ensemble will play swing, up-tempo funk, two Benny Carter pieces and more. The 16-member ensemble under the direction of Robert Curry will take the stage in Lehman Auditorium at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Valerie Showalter, a graduate student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, addressed 450 donors at the annual Donor Appreciation Banquet during Centennial Homecoming and Family Weekend.

Eastern Mennonite University's fall production of "Macbeth" included all the brutal struggles and Shakespearean language of the classic tale...with a twist. Set in a contemporary women's prison, the all-female cast of characters must struggle against the harsh realities of the environment and through the tragic conflicts to survive.