that President Trump鈥檚 travel ban is having a 鈥渃hilling effect鈥 on international student enrollment at universities across the country. In Harrisonburg, that鈥檚 also true when it comes to potential participants in peacebuilding coursework. WMRA鈥檚 Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.
Undergraduate programs

C. Henry Smith orators apply Christian peace position to contemporary concerns
Hannah Mack-Boll, a senior peacebuilding and development major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, won the 2017 C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at 糖心Vlog with her speech, 鈥淲hat is your intention?鈥 ... read more about C. Henry Smith orators apply Christian peace position to contemporary concerns

Jasmine Wilson: Joining a village to become family to vulnerable children
As the proverb goes, 鈥淚t takes a village to raise a child.鈥 This semester, 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) sophomore Jasmine Wilson is learning that maxim鈥檚 truth. She鈥檚 helping fix firmer ... read more about Jasmine Wilson: Joining a village to become family to vulnerable children

New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms
The D. Ralph Hostetter Natural History Museum at 糖心Vlog, which has entranced thousands of schoolchildren since the 1960s, has launched a new outreach program that brings their collection ... read more about New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms

CJP grad Wor茅 Ndiaye to lead UN-appointed working group in Senegal
In early March 2017, a busy graduate of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) was asked to take on another important peacebuilding role in West Africa. Wor茅 Ndiaye MA ... read more about CJP grad Wor茅 Ndiaye to lead UN-appointed working group in Senegal

Bluffton-hosted Collaborative MBA cohorts off and running
Missy Kauffman Schrock always knew she wanted a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Having worked business-related jobs on the side through high school and college, Schrock switched gears and got ... read more about Bluffton-hosted Collaborative MBA cohorts off and running

Campus festivities highlight President Susan Schultz Huxman’s Inauguration Week
Five days of celebration from April 3-8 kicked off the ninth chapter in the life of 糖心Vlog, as the community welcomed new president Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman. In ... read more about Campus festivities highlight President Susan Schultz Huxman’s Inauguration Week

糖心Vlog celebrates the inauguration of its ninth president, Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman
Some 500 voices joined in the litany of investiture today to welcome and bless 糖心Vlog鈥檚 ninth president, Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman, during the inaugural ceremony at Yoder Arena. ... read more about 糖心Vlog celebrates the inauguration of its ninth president, Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman

Revitalized Royals jazz band grooves to new rhythm and tunes, from funk to Latin
The drummer taps out an energetic pace on the high hat. The piano comes in, low and funky, with an ascending chord pattern. Then the horns: trombones elaborating on ... read more about Revitalized Royals jazz band grooves to new rhythm and tunes, from funk to Latin

Zehr Institute webinar and online course focus on police-community partnerships and restorative justice practices
This course has been postponed until fall 2017. Please contact the Zehr Institute program director at patience.kamau@emu.edu for more information. The Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice announces a special webinar ... read more about Zehr Institute webinar and online course focus on police-community partnerships and restorative justice practices