Why they LovEMU: Garrett Nyce ’25 says EMU ‘just feels like home’
by Ryan Cornell for Eastern Mennonite University and available here
ditor’s Note: This profile is the second of six about students and alumni leading up to LovEMU Giving Day on April 10. For more information about the day and to donate, visit love.emu.edu.
Garrett Nyce ’25 had his heart set on attending EMU. The Souderton, Pennsylvania, native was drawn to its small size and its focus on a “business for the common good” philosophy, which few if any other schools offered.
“It’s a triple bottom line of people, planet and profits,” the business analytics and economics major said. “Not how to make the most money, but how to create the best world for people.”
“That was something I didn’t think I would find at a lot of other schools,” he added.
But, as he applied to colleges, a small Christian university near his hometown offered him enough financial aid that “it would’ve cost almost nothing to go there.” As a self-described economics nerd, Nyce couldn’t ignore the tempting offer. “I’m so business-minded, it was hard to make that decision,” he said.
EMU sprung into action to make his decision easier. The school awarded him the Horace & Elizabeth Longacre Business Scholarship — designated for full-time business students with a priority toward Mennonite students from Pennsylvania — and the choice became clear: he would become an EMU Royal. […]
