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EMU Alum Chosen “School Nurse of the Year” for Michigan
June 5th, 2013Phyllis 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
This Nurse Hopes to Work Herself Out of a Job in Guatemala
March 5th, 2013Even 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
EMU’s Cadaver Dissection Gives Pre-Med Students Big Advantage
November 12th, 2012After 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
RMH Recognizes EMU Nursing Alum
May 25th, 2012RMH 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
Graduates Honored for Contributions to Campus, Community
May 1st, 2012Ten 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