Spirited pep rally kicks off LovEMU Giving Day 2026 Herm was missing. The crowd of faculty, staff, students, and alumni at Yoder Arena for Wednesday morning鈥檚 LovEMU Pep Rally called ... read more about A T-shirt cannon, a lip-sync battle, and Herm on an e-bike, oh my!
In August 2025, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced its inaugural class of 50 to the ODAC Hall of Fame. Four Royals were named to the ODAC’s first-ever class. Over ... read more about ODAC Hall of Fame: Missy Hensley ’92
Note: A service of celebration for Miriam 鈥淢im鈥� Mumaw will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Washington Community Fellowship (907 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington D.C.). ... read more about In Memoriam: Miriam 鈥淢im鈥� Mumaw 鈥�61 coached the first women鈥檚 intercollegiate athletics teams
Gina Troyer 鈥�93, a liberal arts major with a special education certification and a minor in coaching, was hesitant about playing sports in college after feeling a 鈥渓ittle burned out鈥� ... read more about Hall of Honor: Gina Campbell Troyer
Bianca Ygarza 鈥�14 (nursing) played basketball with her sister Alicia Ygarza 鈥�16 at Penn Manor High School in Millerville, Pennsylvania, and chose to continue her career at EMU to study ... read more about Hall of Honor: Bianca Ygarza
Kevin Griffin 鈥�93, head coach of EMU鈥檚 women鈥檚 basketball team from 2005 to 2018, has been selected by Harrisonburg鈥檚 Church of the Nazarene as its new lead pastor. The church announced ... read more about In the News: Kevin Griffin ’93 to lead Harrisonburg’s Church of the Nazarene
Twenty years after making a strong postseason run, the 2003 EMU women鈥檚 basketball team will become just the second basketball team鈥攁nd the first women鈥檚 basketball team鈥攖o be enshrined into the ... read more about Hall of Honor: 2003 EMU women鈥檚 basketball team
Six student-athletes were recognized with special awards at the April’s athletics awards banquet. Allison Shelly and Isaac Alderfer were recognized as Male and Female President’s Award honorees. The President’s Award ... read more about Athletics Awards highlight six for special recognition
For some, Harrisonburg is simply the town they went to college in. The Friendly City is home to James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite and Bridgewater College. It鈥檚 the place to ... read more about 鈥楬OME TO ME鈥�: HHS alum Komara serves as leader for young Royals
This spring, EMU Athletics has been celebrating alumni-athletes working in the health care professions. “It has been so exciting to reconnect with former Royals for this special social media campaign ... read more about EMU Athletics shares 鈥楻oyal Dose of Gratitude鈥� to alumni working in healthcare