Reflections by Dean Nancy Heisey on the lectionary texts.

Dr. Sue Cockley, Dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, opens the EMS Fall 2018 Semester with her convocation address, “Christian Leadership in a Divided World.”

EMU celebrates the University鈥檚 100th Annual Commencement. 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee offers the Commencement address.聽 Graduate perspectives are shared by Harrison Horst, Keyri Lopez-Godoy, James Ramsey, Sabrina Burress, and Sarah Bailey.

EMU celebrates the University鈥檚 100th Annual Commencement in this Baccalaureate Service. Dr. Judy Mullet, professor of psychology, addresses the graduates with her聽speech titled 鈥淪eek Simplicity, and Distrust It鈥�. 聽Senior class co-presidents Emily Augsburger and Dan Zook offer Senior Class Salutations.

罢丑别听聽award honors the efforts of graduating students who have made outstanding contributions to the university, community or society.

The Blue cord represents strength of conviction that one person can help to create a better institution; also willingness and openness to share thoughts and ideas.

The Gold cord represents love of spirit and yearning towards creating a better university community in which all can take part; gold is also the color of achievement.

This years recipients of the Cords of Distinction are:

• Emily Clatterbuck
• Drew Diaz
• Harrison Horst
• Maleke Jones
• Keyri Lopez-Godoy
• Michaela Mast
• Katrina Poplett
• Caleb Schrock-Hurst
• Brittany Williams
• Elizabeth Witmer

Eastern Mennonite Seminary鈥檚 2018 Baccalaureate service includes reflections by Erin Dufault-Hunter on the theme, 鈥淧eter’s Witness: Loving Christ as Faithful Failures.鈥�

University Chapel Gathering emphasizes the university鈥檚 vision of being a Learning Community as faculty and staff in several departments celebrate significant achievements of students during the Spring semester.

Lana Miller shares reflections as a sending gesture in her final weeks as the undergraduate campus pastor.

The EMU Chamber Singers offer a chapel service for the campus community.

Holly Scott brings the final University Colloquium address of the academic year.

In Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Dr. Mark Thiessen Nation, retiring Professor of Theology at , shares reflections on an Unexpected Vocation.

Gather with Jeff Gundy, poet, and Jerry Holsopple, songwriter, for a creative, reflective chapel experience.

Who is Jeff Gundy?

What about Jerry Holsopple?

President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman addresses aspects of the history of women’s movements for Women’s History Month.

In Chapel Gathering at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Dr. Dorothy Jean Weaver, retiring Professor of New Testament at , shares reflections on her vocational journey leading her to teach at EMS.

颁辞补肠丑听Kirby Dean shares his heart for God one last time as an EMU staff member. Hear his heart as he moves out of coaching men’s basketball and into his role as Director of Parks and Recreation for Rockingham County.

Andrew Suderman, Instructor in the EMU Bible and Religion Department, addresses Chapel Gathering at with his message, “Reclaiming our Power” drawing from Acts 1:1-8.

Jim Leaman, University Colloquium address:

“Sustainable Housing: new analysis turns the tables”

Powerpoint Slides

offered a similar version of this Chapel Gathering at University Chapel on January 24.

Does the arc of history really bend towards justice as King and Obama liked to say? Think theologically about hope and history with Professor Peter Dula as part of the Common Read Chapel Series on Between the World and Me.

聽is Associate Professor of Religion and Culture. He received a Ph.D from Duke University in theology and ethics in 2004. He is the author of Cavell, Companionship, and Christian Theology (Oxford, 2011). Before coming to EMU in 2006 he was the Mennonite Central Committee Iraq Program Coordinator. He has taught at Lancaster Mennonite High School and at the Meserete Kristos College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he was a Fulbright scholar in 2001-2002. He has received several grants and fellowships including, most recently, the Louisville Institute Sabbatical Grant for Researchers.