Alignment with University Mission, Vision and Values

EMU will hire and maintain a teaching faculty in which all tenure-track faculty members support the mission, vision and Anabaptist core values of the university, and actively participate in a community of Christian faith.  

All faculty respectfully engage statements of faith and practice adopted by Mennonite Church-USA and the shared convictions of global Anabaptists (Mennonite World Conference). We are committed to interfaith engagement, education and service as a vital part of EMU’s educational mission to promote a more just and peaceful world.

Guiding Documents on Mennonite-Anabaptist Faith

• Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (Mennonite Church USA, 1995)

• Shared Convictions of Global Anabaptists (Mennonite World Conference, 2006) 

EMU is committed to gender and racial diversity.

Academic Qualifications

To be eligible for teaching undergraduate courses each faculty member is expected to have completed 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline and hold a masters degree, or hold the minimum of a master’s degree with a major in the teaching discipline. Faculty eligible for graduate level teaching are expected to hold the terminal degree, usually the earned doctorate in the teaching discipline or a related discipline. EMU also considers competence, effectiveness and capacity, including, as  appropriate, undergraduate and graduate degrees, related work experiences in the field, professional licensure and certifications, honors and awards, continuous documented excellence in teaching, or other demonstrated competencies and achievements that contribute to effective teaching and student learning outcomes. Occasionally, such alternative considerations (as specified in the “Faculty Justification to Teach” procedural document) may be deemed equivalent to the minimal degree requirement noted above.

Faculty Qualifications and Credentials Procedures

For details on procedures pertaining to faculty qualifications and credentials, see Faculty Qualifications and Credentials Policy and Procedures