Factsheets created by students in African Development Issues class
Students in the Fall 2014 African Development Issues class ended the year by reflecting on what they learned. Their professor, Dr. Ruth Rempel, asked each of them to choose a topic from the course that they thought was interesting and important. She then asked them to turn that topic into a factsheet—a form of writing that many development organizations use to communicate with the public. This pushed students to translate development concepts and experiences into terms that would communicate outside the university, and to practice organizing information into an effective factsheet. Many of the students picked an example of successful innovation—whether with water storage, mobile phone, use or social policy.
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Metalhead history professor takes stand for conservative evangelicalism
When you ask the average professor why they study what they study, they will usually tell you it's because they can't think of anything they would rather do. CMU's Assistant Professor of History, Brian Froese, has a different reason for focusing where he does. Read on to be refreshed.
As mentioned in his edition of In Profile, Froese concentrates his research in a few different areas, including popular culture's use of eschatology for social critique, and to a larger extent, conservative evangelical politics, culture, and religion.
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A life-changing experience
MSC graduate Jemini Prystie (MSC '14, CRS 4–year) says studying conflict resolution changed her life.
Initially interested in becoming a lawyer, Prystie says she “knew instantly” she wanted to work in the field of conflict resolution when she took an introductory course.
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Being a CMU Blazer
A pile of boxes reached the athletics office at CMU a few days ago. If you didn’t know how many students are athletes, you certainly do now. The boxes were packed full of athletic wear blazoned with green and white.
CMU competes in the following sports: soccer, volleyball, basketball, and futsal. Across these, over 85 students represent the Blazers in MCAC action across the province and Canada wide. The athletics director is Russell Willms and the assistant director is Joshua Ewert.
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Taking restorative justice abroad
Teaching at a university in Lithuania, co-editing an issue of The Conrad Grebel Review, working on a book project, and spending time with family were all aspects of Dr. Neil Funk-Unrau's six-month sabbatical.
As an Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies at MSC, Funk-Unrau is very familiar with the concept of restorative justice, something he describes as "an alternative vision of justice through healing rather than punishment."
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