Mennonites

some students to connect with would-be strangers via their Mennonite relatives and home communities (playing the "Mennonite game")
worship to include music. Mennonites are known for four-part a cappella singing, but readily include instruments, worship bands, international music, and other contemporary praise styles.
discussions in class to cover topics of peace building, military involvement, servant leadership, sustainability, Godly relationships, care for each other, community service, paying taxes and pledging allegiance to a nation, and ethics in the workplace. EMU is committed to preparing students for life, not just for a job. Spiritual development is taken seriously. All viewpoints are respected.
to graduate prepared to serve and lead in a global context. Read about the careers and callings of some recent alumni.

to see the women wearing prayer coverings, men in black suits, or horses and buggies. These are part of the culture of Amish and Old Order Mennonites, which share common 15th century Anabaptist roots with Mennonites, but today are worlds apart. In most forms of worship and practice, Mennonites differ very little from other Protestant congregations. For more on the various Anabaptist denominations, see Wikipedia's article on Mennonites.
dancing, television and movies to be forbidden. While we're mindful that some activities and media are harmful to us as Christians, especially when they portray violence and unhealthy sexual relationships, they are not prohibited. On the EMU campus, television and computers are common and the student activities council shows recently released movies each weekend and occasionally sponsors dances. EMU is one of the few Christian colleges to offer a major in digital media.
to feel excluded if you are not Mennonite—about half the student body is other-than-Mennonite. Forty religious groups are currently represented on campus from all over the world.