Brittany Scott '19, an EMU nursing alumna at UVA Health Cancer Care Augusta, has been honored with a DAISY Award. The award recognizes the "extraordinary nursing care" she provided to a patient at the infusion center and her "true advocacy, critical thinking, compassion, and a commitment to seeing the whole person, not just the symptoms," a nomination says. "Brittany Scott's actions changed the trajectory of this patient's life and exemplify the very heart of the DAISY Award," it adds.
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The Rev. Angelo Mante, a graduate student in Eastern Mennonite Seminary鈥檚 Doctor of Ministry program, serves as co-founder and executive director of . The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based organization cultivates a community of nonviolence through relationships and education and was recently featured on 89.1 WBOI, a National Public Radio member station.

Kaleb Wyse ’10 shares gardening tips on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’
Kaleb Wyse ’10, an accounting and business administration grad who hosts the “Wyse Guide” lifestyle blog and YouTube channel, shared some trendy spring gardening ideas on an April 10 segment ... read more about Kaleb Wyse ’10 shares gardening tips on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’

Professor’s backyard pond makes it onto cover of national magazine
In the spring 2026 issue of National Wildlife Magazine, Steven David Johnson, professor of Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) at EMU, writes about how his daughter’s school project building a ... read more about Professor’s backyard pond makes it onto cover of national magazine
Peter Sensenig '05 writes in Anabaptist World about interfaith engagement against the backdrop of the war on Iran.
Congratulations to Mat Huff '06, head coach of the Luray High School boys basketball team, for leading the Bulldogs to their first state championship win since 1976. Huff was also an assistant coach for the EMU "Runnin' Royals" men's basketball team that advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
EMU Interim President Rev. Dr. Shannon W. Dycus and Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed, director of alumni engagement and community connections at EMU, spoke at the Harrisonburg International Women's Day March on Saturday, March 7.
Dr. David Evans, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, delivered a guest sermon on radical solidarity on Sunday, Feb. 8, at First United Methodist Church of Evanston, Illinois.
Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship will host its annual conference March 13-15 at EMU with the theme 鈥淪olidarity, Community and Resistance in this Political Moment.鈥
As the newly appointed vice president of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham NAACP, Dr. David Evans, professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, presented on the significance of Black History Month during the chapter's meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3.