Summer at a Glance
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October 21
CMU Vespers Worship Service
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October 25
Double Book Launch | "The Challenge is in the Naming" (Lydia Neufeld Harder) and "Pastor-Congregation Duet" (Gary Harder)
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October 27
Speaking our Peace | Young Jewish and Palestinian Voices in Conversation
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October 27-28
Singin' in the Grain | CMU Men's Chorus in support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
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October 28
Mennonite Community Orchestra
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November 2
Film Screening | MHC Gallery presents "Urban Eclipse: Rising Tides of Kekekoziibii (Shoal Lake)"
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November 7
Face2Face | Whose Neighbour Am I? Newcomers in Canada
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November 14
Jane Coop Piano Recital | Piano Giants: Music of Beethoven & Rochmaninov
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Latest News & Releases
Experts to discuss how Indigenous and Mennonite peoples might live better together
News Releases • 2018.09.26 @ 8:59 AM
What might it mean for Indigenous and Mennonite peoples in Manitoba to share the land? That's one of the key questions behind an upcoming panel discussion at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).
The public is invited to attend the event, titled, "Whose Neighbour Am I? Treaty One and Mennonite Privilegium." The discussion will take place on Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free, and all are welcome.
CMU recognizes distinguished alumni with 2018 awards
News Releases • 2018.09.13 @ 9:00 AM
A professor who has made extensive contributions to choral music in Canada, a former missionary passionate about helping refugees, the leader of an organization dedicated to restorative justice, and a lawyer who provides counsel to a human rights agency are the recipients of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
CMU announces increase in fall 2018 enrolment
News Releases • 2018.09.10 @ 7:14 AM
Preliminary fall enrolment at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) reflects an overall 3% increase in CMU degree programs, bringing anticipated Full-Time Equivalent for 2018/19 to 675. Together with a steady FTE enrolment of 286 at Menno Simons College (CMU's downtown campus), total registration for CMU academic programs 2018/19 sits at over 961 FTE.
Faculty: In Their Own Words – Dr. Pierre Gilbert
Faculty Profiles • 2018.09.01 @ 12:00 PM
Dr. Pierre Gilbert, Associate Professor of Bible and Theology, has taught at CMU and Concord College (one of CMU's founding colleges) since 1999.
What do you love about your work here?
Giving to CMU supports global peacebuilding efforts, creates hope for the future
Stories • 2018.07.30 @ 7:00 AM
Ask Helen Rempel why she gives to CMU, and she'll tell you about CMU's Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP).
"There are a lot of students coming to CMU from all around the world, and the impact that has when they go home and make peace is so important," says Rempel.
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Latest Blog Posts
Faculty: In their own words - Dr. Jerry Buckland
MSC News • 2018.08.31 @ 8:30 AM
Dr. Jerry Buckland has been Professor of International Development Studies at Menno Simons College for 25 years.
What do you love about your work here at Menno Simons College?
Jonathan Plett: Finding Conflict Resolution Studies and some direction
MSC News • 2018.08.29 @ 8:30 AM
When Jonathan Plett decided to go back to school, he wasn't sure what he wanted to study.
"I was taking a whole bunch of courses at the U of M like Political Science, Canadian Geography, and Ancient Greek Culture. I figured if I did enough basic courses something would catch my interest," says Plett.
Rally for Refuge - Rescinding the Safe Third Country Agreement
MSC News • 2018.07.17 @ 8:30 AM
by Alexandra Koslock
Rally for Refuge was a thought in my mind, that I wasn't sure would ever blossom. A few weeks ago I saw pictures, videos, and articles in the media about children being imprisoned in detention centers in the United States, and I felt a deep sense of responsibility in these moments.
First book by alumnus deepens understanding and friendship
Community & Alumni • 2018.07.11 @ 12:40 PM
A CMU alumnus recently celebrated the publication of his first book.
Dustin Unrau (OT '05, CMU '09) is the author of Nahayo: They Left Me for Dead. The book tells the life story of Unrau's friend, Jackson Nahayo, who immigrated to Canada after surviving horrific violence, only to return to his home country years later to start a medical clinic.
The Migrant Trail: Asylum seekers and immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
MSC News • 2018.06.29 @ 9:00 AM
by Dr. Jodi Dueck-Read
Recently, I returned from a 75-mile walk in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. The Migrant Trail is a sacred journey of remembering those who have died in the borderlands. Over the course of the walk, I re-connected with friends with whom I have been walking for 11 years, made new connections with people from all over the United States, Canada and Mexico and felt re-energized in a space of nurturing solidarity. On the flip side, my feet developed blisters earlier than normal, my introverted nature lacked patience as the week wore on, and the reasons I walk were pounded into me when our peaceful walk was met by white resistance.
