Kurdish Defendants Find Support in Town's Clasp Oct 3, 2008
"These are men who were trying to do good things and who were good citizens and who were reaching out to needy people," said Michael Medley, an associate English professor at Harrisonburg's Eastern Mennonite University, who has helped drum up support for the defendants. "I just think local folks here, when they hear that, they get pretty upset.". (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues)
Spence wins in college debut Aug 31, 2008
Eastern Mennonite University scored once in each half to defeat Dickinson College 2-0 in field hockey action on Saturday. Allison Byler tallied the game-winner in the 30th minute, scoring unassisted. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Business in Brief (Aug. 4) Aug 5, 2008
Miller attended Eastern Mennonite University and Seminary in Virginia and served three congregations prior to becoming a chaplain at Mennonite Village in 2000. Miller and his wife, Janice, plan to do voluntary service with the Mennonite Church, beginning with several months at the Mennonite Central Committee s relief headquarters in Ephrata, Pa. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Chuck and Laurie Miller Jul 17, 2008
He then went to Eastern Mennonite University and got a Bachelors degree in Biology with minors in Exercise Science and coaching ... She attended Williamsburg Elementary and also graduated from IMS. She got a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from Eastern Mennonite University. (Kalona News, IA)
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She graduated from Lebanon High School in 2000, then earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va. She works at Augusta Medical Center as an angiography/special procedure nurse. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Holsopple-Jantzi Jun 19, 2008
In 2006 she earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg ... He graduated from Lebanon High School in 2000, Linn-Benton Community College in 2004, and earned his bachelor's degree in nursing from Eastern Mennonite University in 2006. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Trail through Israel traces footsteps of Jesus Jun 14, 2008
Soon Landis, a 25-year-old graduate of Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia, was scaling the face of the cliffs, leading the way through caves and down the trail. Ladders and ropes make this most treacherous -- albeit beautiful -- part of the route passable for novice hikers. (CNN -- Travel)
Witkofsky, Coleman named NECVA All-Division Apr 2, 2008
from Eastern Mennonite University, David Guerrero (East Meadow, N.Y.) from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and Hunter College standout Pablo Oliveira (Uberl ndia, Brazil). For the second consecutive year, Ray Bello of Hunter College has been voted the CUNYAC Coach of the Year, as his Hawks won the regular season title with a 14-0 record and the CUNY Tournament crown. (Ecgulls.com)
Baseball helping Bluffton heal Mar 7, 2008
On Sunday, the one-year anniversary of the crash, Bluffton played Eastern Mennonite University, the team it was supposed to play a year ago, in Sarasota. "It's hard to describe, because the year anniversary of the accident is so significant in all of our lives," Grandey said. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Bluffton bracing for emotional return to field, one year later Feb 28, 2008
for the opener against Eastern Mennonite University and eight more games in Fort Myers. At about 5:30 a.m., Bluffton University changed forever. (USA Today -- Sports)
Anniversary of Bluffton tragedy approachingPosted 12 hours, 11 minutes ago. Feb 24, 2008
to play in a doubleheader with Eastern Mennonite University before heading to Fort Myers, Fla. to participate in the Gene Cusic Classic. (Lima News, OH)
Local sports roundup: Napoli, Evans, Dickey garner top seeds in Class AAA Feb 18, 2008
Bridgewater, VA Despite having yet to practice or play outdoors in the calendar year, the 2008 season got off to a pretty good start for the Messiah College baseball team Saturday, as the Falcons swept Eastern Mennonite University by 5-3 and 3-2 scores. Playing in sunshine and 45-degree temperatures at nearby Bridgewater College s Jopson Field EMU s playing surface was in less-than-ideal condition first-year head coach Bryan Engle made his coaching debut count, as Messiah committed just... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Church World Service still helping Gulf Coasters in second year of recovery Aug 28, 2007
Turning Point Partners built its Youth Empowerment Project, a group that works with young people being released from juvenile facilities and co-lead a weeklong retreat with Camp Noah and the new Youth Strategies in Trauma Awareness and Resilience program of Eastern Mennonite University to help teen volunteers process their own disaster-related trauma. Boat People SOS, a national organization helping vulnerable Vietnamese and Southeast Asian refugees throughout the U.S., began a new Asian Youth... (AlertNet)
Deadly Fumes Kill Five in Manure Pit on Virginia Farm Jul 4, 2007
The Showalters belonged to a church in a branch whose members shun many of the trappings of modern society but drive cars and have telephones, said Bonnie Lofton, spokeswoman at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, who spoke with a family member. "It's a very tight community," Farley told The Associated Press. (Fox News)
McRae to play college basketball at Eastern Mennonite May 23, 2007
Senior forward Devon McRae will attend Eastern Mennonite University during the fall semester. EMU is located in Harrisonburg near James Madison University. (Altivista Journal, VA)
On God's EarthHow the issue of global warming divides US evangelicals May 16, 2007
" And his class? Asked how many of them are worried about global warming, not one raises a hand. 'Body of evidence' But just as America is bitterly divided on the issue of climate change, so is the evangelical movement. Mr Swartzendruber says Christians should tackle climate change At Eastern Mennonite University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, concern about the environment is so high that the college has employed a full-time recycling officer and assistant. Jonathan Lantz-Trisse, who travels around... (BBC News -- Science)
North English teacher named as new IMS princpal Apr 19, 2007
College and Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia, where he received his B.S. in Elementary Education. Miller obtained his M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at Wichita State University, also in Kansas. (Kalona News, IA)
Student Falls From Eastern Mennonite University Roof Apr 14, 2007
(AP) - An early-morning prank by a group of Eastern Mennonite University students on Friday resulted in a student falling from the roof of a three-story dormitory, university officials said. Michael Wiebe-Johnson, 19, was injured when he and other students were trying to put a stuffed buffalo taken from the school's science center onto the roof of Oakwood residence hall. (WTVR.com, VA)
High School baseball: Injury bug bites early this season Apr 2, 2007
Houseal is playing for Eastern Mennonite University. But the Pioneers' biggest loss was that of Eli Detweiler, expected to be the ace this season. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Bluffton baseball player dies a week after bus crash that killed 4 teammates and 2 others Mar 11, 2007
The team had been scheduled to play Eastern Mennonite University in Florida. Instead, players from the school in Harrisonburg, Va. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Baseball team bus crash claims seventh victim Mar 11, 2007
" The crash also killed the bus driver and his wife, Jerome and Jean Niemeyer, and players David Betts and Scott Harmon. The team had been scheduled to play Eastern Mennonite University in Florida. Instead, players from the school in Bluffton, Ohio, attended memorial services.Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press on "Bluffton player dies in Atlanta hospital" Also See A charter bus carrying a ... Georgia bus crash survivors ... Georgia transportation ... Players on Bluffton ... Kyle King... (ESPN -- College Sports)
Eastern Mennonite team mourns Bluffton Mar 5, 2007
When the baseball team from Eastern Mennonite University the one scheduled to play Bluffton over the weekend filed in and took over the balcony, the climate changed again. "Even though the Bluffton ball team wasn't here nor their close families, part of this was for the EMU baseball team," said Rocky Miller, lead pastor at Bay Shore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Four Bluffton University Students Dead in Bus Crash Mar 5, 2007
to play in a double header with Eastern Mennonite University before heading to Ft. Myers to participate in the Gene Cusic Classic. Police spokesman Joe Cobb says the driver apparently mistook the exit lane for part of the carpool lane and continued over the side of the overpass. (FOX19.com, OH)
Answers few as Bluffton players go home Mar 5, 2007
Among the attendees were members of the Eastern Mennonite University baseball team, from Harrisonburg, Va. which was scheduled to play Bluffton over the weekend. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bluffton's opponent somber Mar 4, 2007
Because the day's schedule had been forever altered, the Eastern Mennonite University baseball team decided to go to a baseball game, if it couldn't play in one ... Eastern Mennonite University's Zach Polloni takes a photograph of a teammate while at a spring training game between the Reds and the Twins on Saturday afternoon in Sarasota ... After finding out about the Bluffton University bus crash early Friday morning, Jameson Jarvis, a captain of the Eastern Mennonite University baseball team,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Reaction at baseball tournament Mar 3, 2007
Bluffton was also scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday against Eastern Mennonite University of Harrisburg, Va. at noon at the Sarasota Christian School before coming to Southwest Florida for the Cusic Classic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Small University Turns To Its Faith When 6 People Die In Bus Accident Mar 3, 2007
" Crash Effects Felt In Sarasota The Bluffton team was to play today against Eastern Mennonite University at Sarasota Christian School. The teams have played the tournament for the past 12 years, drawing alumni from Sarasota and out of town. Friday evening, about 100 people took part in a memorial service at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church in Sarasota. One by one, church members spoke about and prayed for their loved ones injured in the accident. Bob Miller, an Ohio resident who spends winters... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Six dead in wreck of bus carrying athletes to tournament in Sarasota Mar 3, 2007
"'Investigators said the driver apparently mistook an exit ramp for a lane and went into the curve at full speed. It was dark at the time, but the weather was clear.The Bluffton team was planning a double-header today against Eastern Mennonite University at Sarasota Christian School.The teams have played the tournament for the past 12 years, drawing alumni from Sarasota and out of town.Sarasota Christian's administrator, Gene Miller, is a graduate of EMU."All we can do is walk with them when... (Herald-Tribune)
Six killed in U.S. bus crash in Atlanta Mar 3, 2007
The bus was carrying members of the Bluffton University baseball team, which was scheduled to play Eastern Mennonite University Saturday in Sarasota, Florida, before heading to a tournament in Fort Myers, Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate the crash. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ohio campus mourns 4 players Mar 3, 2007
on Saturday against Eastern Mennonite University of Harrisonburg, Va. before heading to a tournament Monday in Fort Myers, Fla. (USA Today)
College team bus plunges off bridge onto I-75 Mar 2, 2007
The Executive Coach bus was carrying members of the Bluffton University baseball team, which according to its Web site, was scheduled to play Eastern Mennonite University on Saturday in Sarasota, Florida, before heading to a tournament in Fort Myers, Florida. Bluffton University is a Mennonite Church USA affiliated-school south of Toledo, Ohio. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Golf)
Pastor uses her family ties to minister to those in need Feb 20, 2007
Walker attended Eastern Mennonite University. After graduating in 2000, she got an appointment in Southampton County, then was happy to be chosen for the Northern Neck churches last summer. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Roanoke College Softball Feb 9, 2007
Lynchburg College rounded out the top three with 74 votes, and Eastern Mennonite University garnered a fourth spot with 59 votes and the remaining first place ballot. In last year s conference tournament, Roanoke made it through the bracket in three games, besting Lynchburg 4-3 thanks to a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth by tournament Most Outstanding Player, Ashley Pierce. (New Castle Record, VA)
Royals' Riley proves doubters wrong Feb 7, 2007
While debating between Marymount and Mary Washington as a high school senior, Riley's attention was drawn to the Eastern Mennonite University after former teammate and best friend Sarah Demaree enrolled there. Riley's arrival, coupled with an apparent snub by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's basketball coaches (who picked the Royals seventh in the preseason poll), has brought the team together and spurred a major turnaround. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Honor Rolls/Dean's Lists/Graduates Feb 4, 2007
Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va. Albany: Brittany D. Kropf, daughter of Don and Vivian Kropf, sophomore majoring in history and biology. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Humanitarian Agency Staff Mourns Killing of Noted Iraqi Scholar and Psychiatrist Dedicated to Healing Trauma Jan 31, 2007
Photo: Eastern Mennonite University ... Dr. Alharith, a 56-year-old Iraqi Muslim and professor of psychiatry at the University of Baghdad, was shot while traveling to work on December 6, according to a mid-January e-mail from his widow Maysa Hussam Jaber to U.S. friends at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Church World Service. (AlertNet)
