School Notes Overview:
- Christian colleges vary. Some are rigid. Others provide space for students to explore what it means to live for Jesus Christ in every aspect of life. What kind of Christian college experience do you want?
Do you care about:
• being a good steward of God’s creation by making sustainable choices?
• transforming conflict and making peace?
• building relationships with people from other cultures?
• keeping your values at the forefront of whatever you do?
EMU is a place where students, faculty and staff talk with each other about how their walk with Christ affects every day choices about the food they eat, how they travel, their imprint on the environment, the clothes they wear, their political views... everything. It’s social justice. It’s peacebuilding. It’s living as Christ modeled.
At EMU you’ll serve with and learn from others through the community learning program, study abroad or in other cultures in the United States, in the classroom and over coffee. You'll have a chance to get to know people of other denominations and faiths.
EMU students are prepared to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8). They study in a global context to go out to offer healing and hope in a diverse world.
School Overview:
Eastern Mennonite University
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| County | Harrisonburg City County, VA | |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I | |
| Institution Level | 4 or more years | |
| Institution Control | Private, non-profit | |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 971 students | |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 42 students | |
| Full-Time Graduate | 71 students | |
| Part-Time Graduate | 93 students | |
| Total Enrollment | 1,302 students | |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 670 students | |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 98% | |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 39% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $4,267 | |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 52% | |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $2,139 | |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 93% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $6,540 | |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 78% | |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $6,626 | |
School Notes:
- EMU envisions a learning community marked by academic excellence, creative process, professional competence, and passionate Christian faith, offering healing and hope in our diverse world.
- Contemporary students need a global context in which to understand the meaning of knowledge, and its relevance to daily decisions. EMU's Global Village Curriculum provides this rich context. Students and faculty examine, analyze, critique, synthesize and weave together strands of knowledge to develop the learner's God-given intellect.
- EMU is located in the northwest corner of Harrisonburg. Traveling from the north, take Interstate 81 to Exit 251, then turn left on U.S. 11 and right on Mt. Clinton Pike. If you are traveling from the south, take Exit 245. Turn left on Port Republic Road, right on Va. 42 and left on Mt. Clinton Pike.
- EMU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate and masters degrees. We offer 36 majors and 36 minors, a seminary and graduate programs in business administration, counseling, education and conflict transformation.
- Profile last updated: 05/19/2008.
In the News:
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College notes (Hutchinson News)
posted on July 23, 2011 at 11:26:36 pm
Eastern Mennonite UniversityThe following area students graduated with bachelor degrees recently fro ... -
'I do forgive him' (The Staunton News Leader)
posted on July 3, 2011 at 06:45:49 am
"I don't want people to demonize him, and in the process hurt themselves," said Alyshia Zimmerman, a Staunton native and Eastern Mennonite University rising junior, about the relative who repeatedly sexually abused her as a child. -
One Family (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
posted on June 16, 2011 at 05:05:48 am
HARRISONBURG - The smell of day-old coffee grounds and curry powder wafted through the center of Eastern Mennonite University's campus Wednesday as kids from the fourth annual Interfaith Peace Camp were schooled in the Hindu art of rangoli. -
Awards Keep Coming (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
posted on June 15, 2011 at 05:20:19 am
HARRISONBURG - In April's end-of-year awards banquet at Eastern Mennonite University, women's basketball coach Kevin Griffin introduced freshman forward Kala Yoders by noting that he obviously wasn't too smart not to start her until the last four games of the regular season. -
EMU Public Information Head Retiring (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
posted on June 9, 2011 at 05:06:12 am
HARRISONBURG - When Jim Bishop retires from his 40-year career as Eastern Mennonite University's public information officer on June 30, his title will be retired as well.
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