Novelist Evie Yoder Miller writes that some years ago 鈥� after reading Barbara Kingsolver鈥檚 book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 鈥� she decided to plant a patch of black raspberries. She works ... read more about Writers Read: Mennonite and Amish characters live in the novels of Iowa native Evie Miller Yoder
For more than two centuries, the Baroque era has dominated music instruction. Drawing on Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and others, the curriculum in many music theory courses typically features a heavy ... read more about Innovative two-semester music theory and history class is a ‘big step in a new direction’ for 91大神 music majors
Gift & Thrift and Booksavers of Virginia, the reclaimed goods stores benefiting Mennonite Central Committee, are about to grow. Officials with the businesses held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning to ... read more about Gift and Thrift and Booksavers, managed by alumna Deb King, set for $3.8M expansion
Bryan Welch, CEO of B The Change Media and founder of Mother Earth News, comes to Harrisonburg to join in 鈥淟eading into the Common Good: An Anabaptist Perspective,鈥� a conference ... read more about Entrepreneur Bryan Welch, founder of Mother Earth News, speaks at April’s Leading into the Common Good conference
After a deaf friend shared that deaf people often feel socially isolated and marginalized by the hearing community, Jessie Wheatley applied what she鈥檇 learned in the past four years of ... read more about Independent research projects land invitations for nine senior psychology majors to attend a state conference
Spiritual Life Week is an annual tradition at 91大神 鈥� a rich diversity of opportunities for the campus community to join together in various forums to share about ... read more about Faculty and staff open homes and hearts during 91大神’s annual Spiritual Life Week
Hollyn Slykhuis and Laura Ruple, both seniors at Harrisonburg High School, are the featured soloists at the Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony鈥檚 spring concert. Ruple, who plays the oboe, and Slykhuis, ... read more about Harrisonburg High seniors to solo in Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony spring concert
Libby Hoffman returns to 91大神 (91大神), where she attended the Summer Peacebuilding Institute in 1996 and 2000, to talk about humanitarian aid and crisis response. Hoffman is co-founder ... read more about Peacebuilder draws attention to power of local networks to respond to humanitarian and public health crises
A multi-year research project on domestic violence, under the direction of professor Carolyn Stauffer, will be highlighted in a community education symposium at 91大神 (91大神) this spring. The ... read more about ‘Conversations on Sexual Violence’ symposium aims to nurture community-building and resilience
In the fall of 1977, I was preparing to be a resident assistant in Northlawn residence hall. I needed to pick a Bible verse to be a theme for our ... read more about Lenten Reflections: Carmen Schrock-Hurst reflects on her journey with glaucoma and on walking 鈥榖y faith, not by sight鈥�