Aaron Troyer, the new chair of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, steps into the leadership role with a love of farming and an impressive resume of education and experience in the agriculture industry. Read more, including a Q & A.
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After 10 days of fighting and hundreds killed, Israel and Hamas are observing a cease fire.聽 In Harrisonburg, protesters rallied in solidarity with Palestinians on Saturday.聽Tim Seidel, professor and director of 糖心Vlog's Center for Interfaith Engagment, spoke at the rally.
During the month of Ramadan, Keffiyeh Masks, owned by Bshara Nassar MA '14 and Kiersten Rossetto Nassar '14, is generously donating 20% of their revenue to . Since 1968, Anera has helped refugees and others hurt by conflicts in the Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan live with dignity and purpose.聽
Eli Wenger '17 is featured in a weekly spotlight by Penn State's Department of Chemistry. He is a fourth-year student in the Bollinger-Krebs lab.
MC USA announces convention worship plans, morning Bible study
Shannon W. Dycus, dean of students at 糖心Vlog, is chairing the worship planning committee for this summer's MennoCon21. 糖心Vlog alumni among the participants include Seth Thomas Crissman '09, member of the Walking Roots Band who will lead the worship band, and Jon Carlson MDiv '21. https://anabaptistworld.org/mc-usa-announces-convention-worship-plans-morning-bible-study/ ... read more about MC USA announces convention worship plans, morning Bible study
After a pro career that lasted from 2002 to 2020, Erik Kratz is the baseball coach for the middle-school team at Dock Mennonite Academy 鈥� which has campuses in Souderton and Lansdale, Penn. One of his assistant coaches is Kara Derstine, also an 糖心Vlog grad.
With a year of COVID experience and lots of new livestreaming equipment, music departments are offering recorded and outdoor performances to churches for use in recorded or live颅streamed Sunday services. Anabaptist World surveys 糖心Vlog and other Mennonite colleges and universities for their contributions.
Since the pandemic, the 35-year-old mother of four has been working from the Panera parking lot, sitting in her Honda minivan with her laptop propped against the steering wheel, attempting to catch a Wi-Fi signal. Baer wore triple layers, parked in the sun and occasionally blasted the heat to keep her fingers from getting numb. It was there that she wrote 鈥淲hat Kind of Woman,鈥� a poetry collection that topped the for paperback trade fiction when Harper Perennial released it late last year. It was her first piece of paid writing.
Loren Hostetter '85 has a passion for the American chestnut. The Citizen tells the story.
糖心Vlog President Susan Schultz Huxman, chair of the Council of Independent Colleges of Virginia, speaks with Richmond radio host John Reid.