Jonathan Kratz
Director of International Student Services
Counselor for: all international students (including Canada)
Hometown: which one... New Holland, Pa.
Hobbies: camping, video games, reading, listening to music, playing/coaching soccer and enjoying friends
Education:
2000 graduate of EMU, major in business administration, focus in human resources
Why I came to EMU
It was the only Mennonite University at the time.
What I learned (outside of the classroom) at EMU
How much friends make a difference in my life, how to handle the ups and downs of life, and how to cook (sort of).
If I could enroll now what would I do differently
Be less locked into a major and take more course that interested me.
Advice to students looking for a college
Get a feel for the campus with a visit and talk with other students. Find a place where you will be challenged to grow.Favorites
- Web site: google - you can find anything!
- Item at Royals Den: burger and fries
- Cross-cultural experience: Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Off-campus activity: midnight bowling, waffle house and camping
- Book (at the moment): Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Professor: Ed Showalter
- Activities: soccer
- EMU memory: A friend and I chatting with the President of EMU about taking risks!
What some of my EMU friends are up to at the moment
Social services, real estate, business owner, nurse, grad school and doctor.
If I were Herm (EMU mascot) for a day
I would drive a convertible for the day because people would just stare at a big blue animal driving a convertible.
What I look for in an EMU student
Passion - someone who wants to change the world and has the courage to go after it!
