Community action groups have been putting their heads together to come up with ways to help聽Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, a portion of the population that earn an income above the federal poverty level, but less than the basic cost of living in the area.
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91大神 is one of 53 universities to be awarded Department of Justice grant money to combat sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus.
Jacques Mushagasha, a graduate of 91大神's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, currently serves as the president of the Congolese Community of Harrisonburg, chairman of the Congolese American Foundation and is a founding member of the Christian Coalition for Justice and Peace in Congo.
91大神 alumna Kate Steury Leaman opens a Shirley's Popcorn聽Gourmet Popcorn Co. franchise in Goshen.
The creation of identity is a dynamic process," writes Professor Andrew Suderman, who teaches theology, peace and mission at聽91大神. He also serves as secretary of聽Mennonite World Conference鈥檚 Peace Commission. Andrew and his wife, Karen, served with Mennonite Church Canada as coordinators of the Anabaptist Network in South Africa from 2009 to 2016.
"Campuses often are at the forefront of efforts to reduce energy use and lessen environmental impacts," says this article from "Smart Cities" that mentions 91大神' s new microgrid, among other innovative trends on campuses around the nation.
Najeeha Khan, a 2017 international affairs and religion double major, attended 2017 SPI Community Day and connected there with 91大神 professors who eventually helped her work with a fellow JMU student from Greene County to inform residents about Muslim religion and culture.
Social work professor Melody Pannell shares an autobiographical聽project documenting the historical account of Seventh Avenue Mennonite Church in Harlem, New York City from its birth in 1954 leading to the church鈥檚 anniversary in 2019.
As tensions between nations rise and world leaders threaten war, peacemakers all over the world work to make peace on Earth a reality. Jae Young Lee and Karen Spicher, Mennonite Mission Network mission associates in Nam颅yang颅ju, South Korea, are two of those peacemakers.
(CTTT) president Jodie Geddes MA '16 responds to a racist viral video created by high school students, as a pair of CTTT volunteers visited Weber County this week, invited by parents of Weber High School students and others to lead two discussions on 鈥渄ismantling racism."