EMU magazine wins prestigious award

Jim Bishop

Story by Jim Bishop Crossroads magazine at Eastern Mennonite University won a major award this year from the southeast district of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Competing against dozens of magazines produced by larger institutions, Crossroads received a “special merit award” in the category of “magazine publishing improvement.” The other winners…

EMU alum leads school’s King observances

Jim Bishop

Story by Jim Bishop An Eastern Mennonite University alumnus who moved from the world of finance to “laying up” spiritual treasures in heaven spent several days at EMU as a visiting pastor and as a resource for Martin Luther King Day observances. Leonard Dow, a 1987 graduate and former banker in Souderton, Pa., joined the…

EMU alum, pastor to serve as resource speaker for MLK observances

Jim Bishop

Story by Jim Bishop A 1987 Eastern Mennonite University graduate who is pastor of a growing, multiethnic congregation in Philadelphia will be on campus Jan. 18-23 to interact with students and faculty and serve as resource speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. observances. Leonard M. Dow, pastor of Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, will speak in…

Warner addresses students at JMU

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You don’t often hear the term radical associated with people in the political center. Mark Warner wants to get you thinking of moderates as radicals anyway. “This is driven by people who are saying, We’re tired of partisanship. We want to get things fixed. They know in their gut that…

Brubaker reflects on EMU roots

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Story by Jim Bishop Beryl H. Brubaker’s connection to the place where she has studied and worked for nearly 38 years extends to the year it was founded – 1917. Dr. Brubaker, who joined the Eastern Mennonite University faculty in 1970, reflected on her long years of involvement with the school in a convocation address…

The 3 D’s of security

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Story by Bonnie P. Lofton When Lisa L. Schirch, professor of peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, launched the 3D Security Initiative in November 2006, she had no way of knowing how long it might take for 3D to gain the attention of top decisionmakers in this country. Regardless of the months, years or even decades…

Peering into the Crystal Ball …

Chris Graham

Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] PUSH: Waynesboro voters continue to send mixed message The River City mirrors America – split right down the middle in the November bond referendum, the voters send a mix of conservatives and progressives to city council in May, thus guaranteeing more 3-2 splits on the issues of…