Eastern Mennonite University
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| Motto | "Preparing students to serve and lead globally." Guiding biblical verse: "Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God." (Micah 6:8) |
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| Type | Private four-year university, with graduate and seminary programs |
| Established | 1917 |
| Affiliation | Mennonite Church USA |
| Endowment | $25,587,000 (as of 2014) |
| President | Susan Schultz Huxman |
| Provost | Fred Kniss |
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Academic staff
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Approximately 100 full-time and 100 part-time faculty; 10-1 student-faculty ratio; 10-1 student-faculty ratio; |
| Undergraduates | 1,224 (fall 2015) |
| Postgraduates | 450 (fall 2015) |
| Location |
Harrisonburg, VA, USA 38°28′15″N 78°52′46″W / 38.470966°N 78.879519°WCoordinates: 38°28′15″N 78°52′46″W / 38.470966°N 78.879519°W |
| Colors | White, Black and Royal Blue |
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NCAA Division III, Old Dominion Athletic Conference Continental Volleyball Conference Men's and women's basketball, cross-country, soccer, indoor and outdoor track & field, volleyball; golf; baseball; softball; field hockey (w) |
| Nickname | Royals |
| Mascot | HeRM (His Royal Majesty) the Lion |
| Website | www.emu.edu, www.emuroyals.com |
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Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is a private liberal arts university in the Shenandoah Valley of the U.S. state of Virginia, affiliated with one of the historic peace churches, the Mennonite Church USA. Its 97-acre (390,000 m2) main campus is located near Harrisonburg, Virginia. The university operates a satellite campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which primarily caters to working adults.
EMU's bachelor-degree holders traditionally engage in service-oriented work, such as health care, education, social work, and the ministry. As of 2014, the following are the most popular majors: education, health sciences and/or biology, liberal arts, visual/communications arts, and psychology.
EMU describes itself as "a leader among faith-based institutions" in emphasizing "peacebuilding, creation care, experiential learning, and cross-cultural engagement."
Worldwide, EMU is probably best known for its Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), especially its graduate program in conflict transformation. CJP has educated and trained more than 3,000 people from 124 countries. CJP's founding director, John Paul Lederach, and its expert in restorative justice, Howard Zehr, are considered to be international leaders in the fields of peace and justice. CJP alumna Leymah Gbowee was a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. In her autobiography, she speaks of EMU as "an American college with a well-known program in peace-building and conflict resolution" and with an emphasis on "community and service." President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is also an alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University's Summer Peacebuilding Institute based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In 2001, he completed three of the SPI's intensive courses, studying mediation, trauma healing, and designing learner-centered trainings. He credits the tools and instruments that he acquired while attending the SPI with having equipped him with the necessary diplomatic skills to successfully engage challenging circumstances in his everyday work.
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