CMU Blogs

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Music festival showcases CMU talent, honours Dean of Student Life
Posted by CMU Staff | Community & Alumni | 2013.09.19 @ 11:28 AM
The Winnipeg Folk Festival was two months ago, but students at CMU are hoping some of the energy from that event will live on at the MPK Folk Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Organized by the Arts & Entertainment Committee from CMU’s Student Council, the MPK Folkfest is a music event that is part of the university’s Fall Festival. Held in the Back 40—a space in the forest behind CMU’s south side—the event features musical performances by CMU students and alumni.
Read MoreSo What’s a PIT?
Posted by Craig Terlson | 2013.09.17 @ 5:23 PM
As the PIT weekend fast approaches, we thought it would be a good idea to start a blog.
Over the next 5 weeks, come back and visit this blog for the latest breaking news and info on the conference.
Read MoreClass of 1953 to gather for 60-year reunion at Fall Festival
Posted by CMU Staff | Community & Alumni | 2013.09.17 @ 12:18 PM
Times of sharing, remembering, fellowship, and prayer are planned as graduates from the 1953 classes of CMU’s predecessor colleges gather at the university’s Fall Festival for their 60th class reunion.
Fifteen Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC) and Mennonite Brethren Bible College (MBBC) alumni and spouses will reunite at the university Sept. 27-28.
Read MoreBridge-builder profile: Jaron and Abby Friesen
Posted by CMU Staff | Community & Alumni | 2013.09.11 @ 10:56 AM
Jaron and Abby Friesen are supporting CMU by buying a tile through the Come Together: Be a Bridge Builder campaign because the university is important to them. Jaron graduated from CMU in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in International Development Studies as well as Biblical & Theological Studies.
Originally from Waldheim, Sask., Jaron began working at CMU three months after he graduated. Today, he is the assistant director of hosting and facilities at the university.
Read MoreFarmer’s market, pie bake-off add to Fall Festival's ‘country fair’ feel
Posted by CMU Staff | Community & Alumni | 2013.09.05 @ 11:49 AM
New to this year’s CMU Fall Festival is the farmer’s market happening in the morning on Saturday, Sept. 28. In addition to vegetables from the CMU Farm, the market will feature a variety of different local food and other vendors.
Megan Klassen-Wiebe, a CMU alumnus who is organizing the farmer’s market, is hoping that participants will include vegetable vendors, a honey producer, jewelry makers, baked goods, and perhaps a fruit producer.
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