President’s Message
Welcome to the Eastern Mennonite University community! Each year, nearly 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students, and more than 325 faculty and staff, come together to study, work, play, and live together on this campus. We come from many experiences and backgrounds, and occasionally each of us has to make adjustments in personal expectations in order to live together in community. We believe that trust and respect are the foundation for success in our life together. This student handbook provides information for community life outside the classroom. May God’s peace and blessing be on each of us in the EMU community for the 2017-2018 academic year!
Susan Schultz Huxman, President
EMU Mission, Vision, Values
What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? — Micah 6:8
Mission
EMU prepares students to serve and lead in a global context.
Our community of learning integrates Christian faith, academic rigor, artistic creation and reflective practice informed by the liberal arts, interdisciplinary engagement, and cross-cultural encounter.
Vision
EMU will be renowned for academic excellence and faithful discipleship in addressing the most significant challenges in our complex world.
We seek to be a leader among Christian universities, united by a hopeful and enquiring spirit, cultivating meaningful relationships locally and globally, and engaging the rich diversity of human identity, experience, and need.
Values
EMU’s mission and vision are grounded in the enduring biblical values of Christian discipleship, community, service, and peace.
These values are embodied throughout the university in our distinctive commitment to peacebuilding, social justice, cross-cultural engagement, and sustainability. Rooted in the Anabaptist tradition, we follow Jesus’ call to bear witness to truth, serve with compassion, and walk boldly in the way of nonviolence and peace.
Approved by EMU Board of Trustees, June 23, 2017
EMU’s mission, vision and values are the foundation of EMU’s strategic plan.