Activities Fee
Full-time undergraduates pay an activities fee of $75 per semester, while part-time pay $6 per credit hour. These fees fund a wide variety of recreational and co–curricular activities, listed under “Students Services-Recreational”.
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Brian Martin Burkholder, University Campus Pastor/Director, 540-432-4115, brian.burkholder@emu.edu
Convocation
An engaging gathering of traditional undergraduate students, faculty and staff fostering a particular EMU experience of gathering as a campus community for timely conversations, discerning a sense of call-vocation and nurturing spiritual/faith formation informed by Anabaptist-Mennonite and ecumenical Christian and interfaith perspectives on EMU core values and commitments.
Convocation is held every other Wednesday from 10-11am in Lehman Auditorium.
Campus Worship
Intentional spaces for facilitating personal and spiritual/faith formation through Christian worship informed by Anabaptist-Mennonite and Ecumenical theological perspectives and EMU core values and commitments.
Campus Worship is held every other Wednesday from 10:10-11 a.m. in the Lehman Auditorium.
Seminary Chapelis held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11-11:45 a.m. in Martin Chapel (Seminary building).
Convocation Break-out Groups
Intentional spaces for exploring a sense of call-vocation and facilitating personal and spiritual/faith formation through engaging with EMU core values and commitments in a smaller group setting. Convo Break-out Groups are held every other Wednesday from 10:10-11 a.m. in various campus locations.
Convocation, Campus Worship, Convocation Break-out Groups Attendance Policy
All undergraduate students, faculty and staff are expected to regularly participate in convocation, campus worship and convocation (convo) break-out group experiences at Eastern Mennonite University to enhance a culture of campus engagement around EMU core values and commitments. Undergraduate students log attendance in convocation approved events to meet the convocation graduation requirement.
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Ministry assistants and pastoral assistants
Ministry assistants (MAs) are students who volunteer to help with various ministries on campus. They might lead or join weekly Bible studies, assist with ministry clubs like Celebration, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Gospel Choir or develop their own ministries such as prayer, service, and relationship building wherever they are living.
Pastoral Assistants (PAs) serve the EMU campus community in a variety of ministry leadership roles. PAs help plan and lead campus worship and facilitate gatherings that nurture spiritual growth and faith formation by encouraging reflection and engagement along with planning spiritual renewal events.
Journey Conversation Groups and Small Groups
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Campus ministries staff will assist students in finding a seminary student spiritual companion and provide spiritual direction themselves as available. Use this form to request a spiritual companion: http://emu.edu/studentlife/campus-ministries/forms/request-for-a-spiritual-companion/
Spiritual Renewal Events
Each semester, additional emphasis is given to spiritual awakening and renewal on campus. Christian leaders are invited to provide input and special activities are planned by campus ministries staff.
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