Eastern University recently announced a new partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators USA, the largest Bible translation organization in the world. Through this partnership, Wycliffe employees and missionaries, as well as their spouses and dependents, will qualify for a 20 percent discount on tuition. Wycliffe has been helping people around the world […]
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St. Martin’s Episcopal Church of Radnor will be holding a concert to raise funds to benefit Christians fleeing ISIS-held territory in Iraq. The event, called iROCK4IRAQ 2016, will be hosted in conjunction with the organization Stand With Iraqi Christians. Proceeds will be sent to a refugee camp in Erbil, Kurdistan, in northern Iraq.
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The city of Harrisburg recently took a step forward in an effort to provide a better future for its citizens. In an agreement between Harrisburg and Eastern University made earlier this year, full-time city employees and their dependents are ensured a tuition discount of 25 percent. Eastern’s support is a part of Harrisburg
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In May, a newsletter from President Duffett announced that phase one of Eastern’s long-term Master Plan for the St. Davids campus was revised to include “cosmetic renovations to Walton Hall and Kea-Guffin, renovations to Warner Library to establish a Learning Commons, and construction of an indoor practice venue.” Though details and timelines are
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The wait is over! After much prayer and thoughtful deliberation, the Agora Institute at Eastern University has officially launched the Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture. According to the Agora Institute’s website, the center will provide students with the option to minor in Orthodox Thought and Culture and will “serve as an intellectual and spiritual
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As we begin this new school year, it is good that we remember how much we have to be thankful for in Eastern’s community. So, as we gear up for a new semester, let us remember to be intentional about the ways in which we celebrate the community we love so dearly. A good way
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This fall Eastern University welcomes not only the class of 2020, but also the students, faculty and staff of Palmer Theological Seminary. The move has been in the works since October 2015 when the Palmer Seminary Site Selection Committee recommended the seminary’s main campus be moved from King of Prussia to Eastern’s St. Davids campus.
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On June 8, 2016, Eastern University announced that the last of its cofounding trustees, John A. Baird Jr., passed away at age 97. For over 50 years Mr. Baird played an active role at Eastern serving in many positions, including Advisor to the President and Vice President for Development. Mr. Baird’s life was intertwined with
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Tuesdays are my busiest days. I feel like I can’t catch a break, and by the time my last class of the day has drawn to an end at 7:00, it takes something truly special to make me want to keep pushing on with my day before finally heading back to my dorm. SAHT is
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Reason is defined as the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic. This ideal is one of the three components of Eastern University’s statement “Faith, Reason, and Justice”. While there are many ways that reason is fulfilled on a day-to-day basis through academics, the Agora Institute and
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