In the News

  • yoder_award_original_web

    EMU Alum Chosen “School Nurse of the Year” for Michigan

    June 5th, 2013

    Phyllis Yoder wasn’t born in Huron County, but she has been a big hit in this area for the past 25-30 years. Yoder is a registered nurse who works for the Huron Intermediate School District. She was honored with the title of Michigan School Nurse of the Year this past week. The nurse is originally …More

  • nisly_web

    This Nurse Hopes to Work Herself Out of a Job in Guatemala

    March 5th, 2013

    Even though Jeanette Nisly fell in love with Guatemala on a cross-cultural with Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), she never would have dreamed that she would return four months after she graduated, marry a Guatemalan, have two children, and remain for 17 years. Nisly, who majored in nursing at EMU, is the in-country coordinator for the …More

  • Cadaver dissection gives EMU pre-med and biology students big advantages in medical school

    EMU’s Cadaver Dissection Gives Pre-Med Students Big Advantage

    November 12th, 2012

    After some preliminary classroom lectures and PowerPoints, it was time for Jason Hostetter ’07 and a handful of other upper-level EMU biology students to get down to business in a laboratory in the bottom floor of the science center. Studying human anatomy with colorful charts is one thing. Using a scalpel and an actual, recently …More

  • nurse awards1

    RMH Recognizes EMU Nursing Alum

    May 25th, 2012

    RMH has named three nurses the first recipients of the Excellence in Nursing Practice awards—Eliza Burkholder, RN, 5 West; Eileen Phillips, RN, Pre-/Post-Surgical Care; and Gina Yost, RN, Information Systems. The RMH Nursing Division created the new Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards to recognize outstanding nurses. RMH nurses are nominated for the awards by their …More

  • Cords of Distinction Ceremony

    Graduates Honored for Contributions to Campus, Community

    May 1st, 2012

    Ten graduating seniors were honored as “Cords of Distinction” recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 28 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated the recipients, who were cited for their “significant and verifiable impact” on the university and on student life, for their contributions to developing the institution’s positive …More

  • More articles