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!
Alumni

Alumni Awards: Civic leader Jessica King ’96Â receives Distinguished Service Award
This is the second of three profiles about the recipients of EMU’s 2025 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit emu.edu/alumni/awards. ... read more about Alumni Awards: Civic leader Jessica King ’96 receives Distinguished Service Award

Now showing: Photos at Gehman Gallery capture the fleeting beauty of nature
A new photography exhibition at the Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery (University Commons 179) from Macson McGuigan ’17, visual media manager for EMU marketing & communications, reveals nature at its most ... read more about Now showing: Photos at Gehman Gallery capture the fleeting beauty of nature

Hall of Honor: Phil Guengerich ’70
This is the first 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: Phil Guengerich ’70

Alumni Awards: Collaborative worldbuilder Fabrice Guerrier MA ’15Â named Alum of the YearÂ
This is the first of three profiles about the recipients of EMU’s 2025 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit ... read more about Alumni Awards: Collaborative worldbuilder Fabrice Guerrier MA ’15Â named Alum of the YearÂ

‘We are part of making Harrisonburg stronger’
Liaison committee seeks to enhance partnership between city, EMU A meeting of EMU and Harrisonburg city officials on Aug. 7 marked a milestone in representation, bringing together the city’s first ... read more about ‘We are part of making Harrisonburg stronger’
Perry Shank ’99, adjunct faculty member of mathematics and computer science, appeared as a featured guest on the Unpacking Education podcast on Aug. 27. Shank, who also serves as senior director of research and development at CodeVA, spoke on the topic of artificial intelligence in computer science education. Listen to the episode

New name, same ‘great program’Â
Rebranded EMU Washington Semester celebrates 50 years of career-building and community WHEN ML LORMEJUSTE ’25 arrived at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) during the fall of 2024, he admits ... read more about New name, same ‘great program’Â

In Memoriam: Ervin R. Stutzman MA ’99, former dean of the seminary, devoted his life to the church
A man of God blessed with many talents, Dr. Ervin Ray Stutzman MA ’99 (religion) used those talents to enrich the lives of those in the communities he served and ... read more about In Memoriam: Ervin R. Stutzman MA ’99, former dean of the seminary, devoted his life to the church

Save the date! EMU celebrates Homecoming 2025 from Oct. 10-12
This story was last updated on Oct. 10. Herm is sending out his Royal roar, calling all EMU alumni, family, friends, students, and community members, both near and far, back ... read more about Save the date! EMU celebrates Homecoming 2025 from Oct. 10-12