David Landis 鈥�04 appeared as a guest on an episode of The Holler: A Visit Mountaineer Country Podcast. Known for his work in creating the 40-mile Jesus Trail hiking route through Galilee, Israel, as well as the 550-mile TransVirginia Bike Route in Virginia, the EMU grad is the driving force behind , a regional project that connects cyclists to the backroads, trails, and small towns that make North Central West Virginia a unique place to explore.
Alumni
Biology alum recognized for outstanding achievements in chemical ecology
One EMU grad is creating quite the buzz. Nathan Derstine 鈥�10, a chemical ecologist and physiologist whose research focuses on insect pheromones, was recently recognized for his groundbreaking work on ... read more about Biology alum recognized for outstanding achievements in chemical ecology
鈥楨MU is family鈥�: Highlights from Homecoming 2025
As Dorothy 鈥淒ottie鈥� Nolt Weber 鈥�75 can attest, there鈥檚 a special kind of magic in the air in the days leading up to Homecoming. The retired teacher, who taught for ... read more about 鈥楨MU is family鈥�: Highlights from Homecoming 2025
Hall of Honor:聽Justin Reesor ’10
This is the fourth and final profile about the 2025 inductees of the EMU Athletic Hall of Honor. For more information about the Hall of Honor and a full list ... read more about Hall of Honor:聽Justin Reesor ’10
Hall of Honor:聽Mitchell Leap ’12
This is the third of four profiles about the 2025 inductees of the EMU Athletic Hall of Honor. For more information about the Hall of Honor and a full list ... read more about Hall of Honor:聽Mitchell Leap ’12
Alumni Awards: Bridge-builder Brittany Caine-Conley MDiv ’14聽selected for Outstanding Young Alum Award
This is the third and final profile about the recipients of EMU鈥檚 2025 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit聽emu.edu/alumni/awards. ... read more about Alumni Awards: Bridge-builder Brittany Caine-Conley MDiv ’14聽selected for Outstanding Young Alum Award
Hall of Honor:聽David Falk ’15
This is the second of four profiles about the 2025 inductees of the EMU Athletic Hall of Honor. For more information about the Hall of Honor and a full list ... read more about Hall of Honor:聽David Falk ’15
Ishtiaq Khan MA '24 (conflict transformation), a refugee resettlement caseworker and restorative justice practitioner for The Refugee Center in Champaign, Illinois, received the Immigrant Leadership Award from the Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum on Sept. 20. Through his work, "Khan focuses on helping people from war-affected and conflict zones like Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, be it organizing children's education, finding jobs or honing in on health," states an article in The News-Gazette.
Doctoral student lands prized nursing scholarship
Margaret Furr 鈥�01 says that EMU prepared her well to not only see nursing as an art and a science, but also as a service. 鈥淚t鈥檚 all of those things,鈥� ... read more about Doctoral student lands prized nursing scholarship
Hot off the presses, it's the Summer 2025 issue of Crossroads magazine! Click for a digital copy of the university magazine, featuring multiple student and alumni stories, a new section on the 2024-25 annual report, and of course, our cover story on the passing of the leadership baton to Rev. Dr. Shannon Dycus!