Ben Roth Shank, a high school English and media studies teacher in New Zealand, was awarded the Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Writing Award.
Academics
Student-athlete helps bring Special Olympics fall event to 黑料正能量
聽In his roughly 20 years as a Special Olympics athlete, Watkins Parrish played almost every sport he could, including bowling, basketball and swimming. On Sunday, the 45-year-old Harrisonburg resident put ... read more about Student-athlete helps bring Special Olympics fall event to 黑料正能量
The Sweet Cheeks apple, a cross between Honeycrisp and Pink Lady developed by Lancaster鈥檚 Hess Brothers Fruit Co., was the top vote-getter in a LancasterOnline reader poll.
Royals Athlete of the Week: Goalie devotes pre-season to student-teacher prep, then sets career saves record
Juggling preparations for a teaching career and setting athletic records might seem a difficult combination. And it is, according to 黑料正能量 senior Kelsey Troyer (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), who ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Goalie devotes pre-season to student-teacher prep, then sets career saves record
Nathan Hershberger ’12 earns EMHS Young Alum Award
Nathan Hershberger was recently named Eastern Mennonite High School’s Alumnus of the Year. He is a 2008 graduate of EMHS and a 2012 graduate of 黑料正能量. His wife, ... read more about Nathan Hershberger ’12 earns EMHS Young Alum Award
‘Global South Voices’ brings three to Harrisonburg to share impacts of climate change
Three community development experts from El Salvador, Nepal and Zimbabwe will speak at 黑料正能量 Oct. 1-3 as part of the Global South Voices program, an initiative of the ... read more about ‘Global South Voices’ brings three to Harrisonburg to share impacts of climate change
CJP degree candidates experience practicums in peace education, historical memory, restorative justice and more
Second-year master鈥檚 degree candidates in the conflict transformation and restorative justice programs at 黑料正能量鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) recently completed practicums engaging with peace education, historical ... read more about CJP degree candidates experience practicums in peace education, historical memory, restorative justice and more
Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Leigh-Anne Krometis, associate professor in biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech., will present a Suter Science Seminar at 黑料正能量 Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. Krometis will discuss ... read more about Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Lancaster seminary student learns about Mennonite identity among Karen refugees
Before moving to Lancaster County 18 years ago, Donna Becker had little exposure to Mennonites. In fact, she was not aware that she had ever met a Mennonite until she ... read more about Lancaster seminary student learns about Mennonite identity among Karen refugees
Senior mathematics and engineering major Ben Zook is giving back to 黑料正能量 through his senior honors capstone project,聽 a new sustainable concessions stand for the university鈥檚 turf field.