Archive for Category: "Student Profiles"
Student Profiles – Rafael Amaya (2013)
April 24, 2013 – After attending a different university, Rafael Amaya chose to study at CMU’s Redekop School of Business (RSB) to complete his education. “When I looked into RSB, I found a school that gives professionals a combination of technical skills and human values that will not only allow them to meet the demands
Student Profiles – Abram Thiessen (2012)
December 13, 2012 – In 2011, Abram Thiessen faced a sudden life threatening health condition while studying at CMU. Away from his hometown of Abbotsford, British Columbia, he learned quickly that he was far from alone in Manitoba. “During my health crisis, the CMU community was always with me, through both prayers and their physical
Student Profiles – Raven Nickel (2012)
December 13, 2012 – For Raven Nickel of Altona, MB, who is working towards an education degree and majoring in French, coming to CMU after high school was the ideal choice to begin post-secondary studies. Receiving a scholarship helped make it all possible. Upon graduation from Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna two years ago, Raven
Student Profiles – Natalie Vander Zaag (2012)
December 13, 2012 – Natalie Vander Zaag (OT’11) started at Canadian Mennonite University as a participant in CMU’s Outtatown French Africa program and stayed to study at CMU with a major in social sciences. Vander Zaag had always been interested in psychology, but it was her work at an Aboriginal drop-in centre in Winnipeg’s North
Graduate Student Profiles – Jose Moraga
December 13, 2012 – The decision to study at Canadian Mennonite University required a leap of faith for graduate student Jose Moraga and his family, who came to Winnipeg from their home in Santiago, Chile. “Continuing my studies outside of my country has been a very important step in my spiritual journey. I chose to
Student Profiles – Kathleen McCullough
December 13, 2012 – A love of basketball brought CMU student and athlete Kathleen McCullough to CMU – and it’s what continues to motivate and challenge this student who is in her third year both at the school and on the team. “Our team is like an extended family to me,” says McCullough, who is
Shadrack Mutabazi Maintains Hope for Congo
December 4, 2012 – Shadrack Mutabazi is a Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) student who is doing his best to concentrate on his studies and embrace his family’s new Canadian home. It’s an everyday challenge for him because even oceans can’t separate him from the trauma he’s faced in his lifetime – and the trauma that continues
Student Profiles – Peter Dueck
Current CMU student Peter Dueck, who will graduate in 2012 with a four-year BA in Biblical and Theological Studies with a Philosophy minor, says his practicum experience was beneficial in a number of ways. Dueck completed his practicum assignment during 2010-2011 as a Grade 7/8 teacher aid at St. Aidan’s Christian School, a private Christian
Student Profiles – Frances Paletta
Mature student Frances Paletta came to CMU in 2005 to study Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies (PACTS), years after having attended Red River Community College, where she graduated, and The University of Winnipeg, after establishing herself as a successful businesswoman in the hospitality industry. Paletta says she had put aside her aspirations of completing another
