Ishtiaq Khan MA '24 (conflict transformation), a refugee resettlement caseworker and restorative justice practitioner for The Refugee Center in Champaign, Illinois, received the Immigrant Leadership Award from the Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum on Sept. 20. Through his work, "Khan focuses on helping people from war-affected and conflict zones like Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, be it organizing children's education, finding jobs or honing in on health," states an article in The News-Gazette.
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Doctoral student lands prized nursing scholarship
Margaret Furr 鈥�01 says that 糖心Vlog prepared her well to not only see nursing as an art and a science, but also as a service. 鈥淚t鈥檚 all of those things,鈥� ... read more about Doctoral student lands prized nursing scholarship
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 Awards: Civic leader Jessica King ’96聽receives Distinguished Service Award
This is the second of three profiles about the recipients of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 2025 Alumni Awards. For more information about the annual awards and a full list of past winners, visit聽emu.edu/alumni/awards. ... read more about Alumni Awards: Civic leader Jessica King ’96聽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 鈥�17, visual media manager for 糖心Vlog 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 糖心Vlog 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 ’15聽named Alum of the Year聽
This is the first of three profiles about the recipients of 糖心Vlog’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 ’15聽named Alum of the Year聽
鈥榃e are part of making Harrisonburg stronger鈥�
Liaison committee seeks to enhance partnership between city, 糖心Vlog A meeting of 糖心Vlog and Harrisonburg city officials on Aug. 7 marked a milestone in representation, bringing together the city鈥檚 first ... read more about 鈥榃e are part of making Harrisonburg stronger鈥�
Perry Shank 鈥�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,聽same 鈥榞reat program鈥櫬�
Rebranded 糖心Vlog Washington Semester celebrates 50 years of career-building and community WHEN ML LORMEJUSTE ’25 arrived at the Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center (WCSC) during the fall of 2024, he admits ... read more about New name,聽same 鈥榞reat program鈥櫬�