Eastern Mennonite University
Eastern Mennonite University is a private Mennonite university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The university also operates a satellite campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It hosts the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: University
- Description: American university in Virginia (est. 1917)
- Also known as: “Eastern Mennonite College”, “Eastern Mennonite College and Seminary”, “Eastern Mennonite School”, “EMC”, “EMU”, and “Park School”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guns into Plowshares and Eastern Mennonite School.
Guns into Plowshares
Work of art
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Guns into Plowshares is a sculpture by Mennonite artists Esther Augsburger and Michael Augsburger. It depicts the blade of a giant plow, fashioned out of steel and 3,000 disabled handguns. Guns into Plowshares is situated 970 feet southwest of Eastern Mennonite University.
Eastern Mennonite School
School
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Eastern Mennonite School is a K-12 private school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Eastern Mennonite School is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Eastern Mennonite University.
Thomas Harrison House
Historic building
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Thomas Harrison House is a historic home located at Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was built between 1790 and 1800 and is a 1½-story, two bay by one bay, coursed limestone vernacular dwelling. Thomas Harrison House is situated 2 miles south of Eastern Mennonite University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Erection and Belmont Estates.
New Erection
Hamlet
New Erection is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The community took its name from a Presbyterian church called "New Erection" because it was re-erected there, having previously been erected in Dayton. New Erection is situated 2½ miles west of Eastern Mennonite University.
Belmont Estates
Village
Belmont Estates is a census-designated place in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 1,263. It is a suburban bedroom community just to the west of Harrisonburg. Belmont Estates is situated 3 miles southwest of Eastern Mennonite University.
Dale Enterprise
Hamlet
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Dale Enterprise is an unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The name dates to 1872, when it was time to name the village's post office. Dale Enterprise is situated 3½ miles west of Eastern Mennonite University.
Eastern Mennonite University
- Categories: private not-for-profit educational institution, campus, and education
- Location: Harrisonburg, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.47208° or 38° 28′ 20″ northLongitude
-78.878° or 78° 52′ 41″ westElevation
1,427 feet (435 metres)Open location code
87C3F4CC+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 468365686OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Eastern Mennonite University” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Източен менонитски университет”
- Catalan: “Universitat Oriental Mennonita”
- Czech: “Eastern Mennonite University”
- Dutch: “Eastern Mennonite University”
- Esperanto: “Orienta Menonita Universitato”
- French: “Eastern Mennonite University”
- French: “Université mennonite de l’Est”
- Galician: “Universidade Oriental Menonita”
- German: “Eastern Mennonite University”
- Hebrew: “האוניברסיטה המנונית המזרחית”
- Japanese: “イースタン・メノナイト大学”
- Pennsylvania German: “Eastern Mennonite University”
- Portuguese: “EMU”
- Portuguese: “Universidade Menonita do Leste”
- Portuguese: “Universidade Menonita Oriental”
- Russian: “Восточный меннонитский университет”
- Spanish: “Universidad Menonita del Este”
- Swedish: “Eastern Mennonite University”
- Urdu: “ایسٹرن مینونائٹ یونیورسٹی”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol Dwyrain Mennonite”
- Western Panjabi: “ایسٹرن مینونائٹ یونیورسٹی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Park View and Zirkle.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Commons East Lot and Elmwood Residence Hall.
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