CMU Blogs

Within CMU blogs, you'll find fascinating stories and pieces on current students and accomplished alumni. You'll also hear directly from students, faculty, and staff, as they tell their personal CMU stories in their own voices.
In pursuit of human rights
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2015.02.06 @ 12:00 AM
A desire to correct injustices led MSC alumna Heather Unger (MSC '03, IDS 4–year) to pursue a career in human rights.
Since 2010, Unger has worked at the Manitoba Human Rights Commission (MHRC). Until November 2014 she held the position of Human Rights Investigator. In that role, Unger investigated complaints of discrimination and determined which cases should be recommended for mediation or adjudication. Based on the evidence that human rights investigators gather, a board of commissioners decides whether a complaint should be dismissed or sent to a mediation or adjudication process.
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Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2015.02.03 @ 6:40 PM
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Read MoreStudent leadership offers new learning opportunities
Posted by CMU Staff | 2015.01.26 @ 11:22 AM
For this blog entry I was to write about being in a leadership role at CMU, and the first thing I thought was, "How am I going to fit it all in?! There is so much to say!" Because really, being involved in leadership is such an encompassing (and important!) aspect of student life. As a high school student I loved being on Student Council and planning events, so I immediately felt the need to find similar committees once I got to university, and I found them—plus so much more!
Read MoreLiving in residence: A rich and stimulating experience
Posted by CMU Staff | 2015.01.20 @ 10:28 AM
One of the best parts of studying at CMU has little to do with studying: community. Because of the smaller size of the campus, it is almost impossible not to find yourself becoming involved in a vibrant and diverse group of people. And so it comes as no surprise that living in residence is a rich and stimulating experience.
CMU offers three different residence facilities, which provide single dorms, double occupancy dorms, apartments, suites, and everything in between. I live in Poettker Hall, the dorm facility connected to the dining hall on the south campus. It features a men’s wing and a women’s wing, with a basement of apartments. I have made the excellent decision of living with one of my closest friends from my Outtatown experience and have enjoyed every day sharing my space with him.
Read MoreMCC Manitoba awards scholarships to Menno Simons College and Canadian Mennonite University students
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2015.01.09 @ 12:07 PM
Two Menno Simons College (MSC) students and four Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) students each received $1000 bursaries from Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Manitoba this year.
MSC students Dylan Cohen (Conflict Resolution Studies) and Sarah Cullihall (International Development Studies) and CMU students Anna Bigland-Pritchard (Music), Maya Janzen (Social Sciences), Alyssa Lord (Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies), and Clare Schellenberg (Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies, Biblical and Theological Studies) each received a student award.
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