Hannah Chappell-Dick was most recently a graduate assistant cross country and track & field coach at the University of Florida, where she earned her MBA. She was also a volunteer assistant coach at Georgia Tech from 2018-19, and an interim coach at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿. She was a five-time NCAA DIII All-American and three-time Regional Athlete of the Year for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿.

Morgan Smith MA '21 (organizational leadership), former graduate assistant with the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Royals softball team, is the new softball coach at Richard Bland College of William & Mary.

Magpie owner and entrepreneur Kirsten Moore plans to lease the building across Gay Street from her diner and repurpose it into a retail market called Liberty Street Mercantile on the ground floor with a multi-use event space on the second. Read more about this ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ alumna's plans.

Aaron Troyer, the new chair of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, steps into the leadership role with a love of farming and an impressive resume of education and experience in the agriculture industry. Read more, including a Q & A.

After 10 days of fighting and hundreds killed, Israel and Hamas are observing a cease fire.  In Harrisonburg, protesters rallied in solidarity with Palestinians on Saturday. Tim Seidel, professor and director of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s Center for Interfaith Engagment, spoke at the rally.

During the month of Ramadan, Keffiyeh Masks, owned by Bshara Nassar MA '14 and Kiersten Rossetto Nassar '14, is generously donating 20% of their revenue to . Since 1968, Anera has helped refugees and others hurt by conflicts in the Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan live with dignity and purpose. 

Eli Wenger '17 is featured in a weekly spotlight by Penn State's Department of Chemistry. He is a fourth-year student in the Bollinger-Krebs lab.

MC USA announces convention worship plans, morning Bible study

Shannon W. Dycus, dean of students at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, is chairing the worship planning committee for this summer's MennoCon21. ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ alumni among the participants include Seth Thomas Crissman '09, member of the Walking Roots Band who will lead the worship band, and Jon Carlson MDiv '21. https://anabaptistworld.org/mc-usa-announces-convention-worship-plans-morning-bible-study/ ... read more about MC USA announces convention worship plans, morning Bible study

After a pro career that lasted from 2002 to 2020, Erik Kratz is the baseball coach for the middle-school team at Dock Mennonite Academy — which has campuses in Souderton and Lansdale, Penn. One of his assistant coaches is Kara Derstine, also an ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ grad.

With a year of COVID experience and lots of new livestreaming equipment, music departments are offering recorded and outdoor performances to churches for use in recorded or live­streamed Sunday services. Anabaptist World surveys ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ and other Mennonite colleges and universities for their contributions.