Eastern Mennonite University

Eastern Mennonite University
Former names
Eastern Mennonite School (1917–1947)
Eastern Mennonite College (1947–1994)[1]
Motto"Preparing students to serve and lead globally." Guiding biblical verse: "Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God." (Micah 6:8)
TypePrivate university
Established1917; 107 years ago (1917)
Religious affiliation
Mennonite Church USA
Endowment$25.587 million (as of 2014)[2]
PresidentSusan Schultz Huxman
ProvostTynisha D. Willingham
Academic staff
Approximately 100 full-time and 100 part-time faculty
Undergraduates892 (fall 2022)[3]
Postgraduates442 (fall 2022)
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia
,
U.S.

38°28′15″N 78°52′46″W / 38.470966°N 78.879519°W / 38.470966; -78.879519
Colors    White, black and royal blue
NicknameRoyals
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III

Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Continental Volleyball Conference
MascotHeRM (His Royal Majesty) the Lion
Websitewww.emu.edu
Eastern Mennonite University is located in Shenandoah Valley
Eastern Mennonite University
Location in Shenandoah Valley
Eastern Mennonite University is located in Virginia
Eastern Mennonite University
Eastern Mennonite University (Virginia)
Eastern Mennonite University is located in the United States
Eastern Mennonite University
Eastern Mennonite University (the United States)

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is a private Mennonite university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The university also operates a satellite campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which primarily caters to working adults.[4] EMU is known for its Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), particularly its graduate program in conflict transformation.[5][6]

  1. ^ "EXPLORE EMU'S HISTORY". emu.edu. Eastern Methodist University. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Chronicle of Higher Education Sortable Endowments table by Fiscal Year 2013-2014". NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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  4. ^ "EMU at Lancaster". http://www.emu.edu/lancaster. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  5. ^ Julie Polter. "Peace by Degree," Sojourners Magazine, September/October 2005. http://www.sojo.net. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  6. ^ John Zmirak (editor). All-American Colleges – Top Schools for Conservatives, Old-Fashioned Liberals, and People of Faith (2006), p. 84.