Award winner enjoys research-action-reflection cycle of international development
On Saturday, September 24, CMU President Cheryl Pauls will present one of four Distinguished Alumni Awards to Adrienne Wiebe (MBBC 1976-78) as part of CMU's 2016 Fall Festival events. We spoke with Adrienne recently about her life and work.
When Adrienne Wiebe recalls her time at Mennonite Brethren Bible College (MBBC), learning to think critically – and rooting that critical thinking in faith – sticks out.
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Award winner's career in corrections defined by compassion
On Saturday, September 24, CMU President Cheryl Pauls will present one of four Distinguished Alumni Awards to Peter Guenther (CMBC '69) as part of CMU's 2016 Fall Festival events. We spoke with Peter recently about his life and work.
Working at a prison is an unconventional summer job for a student, but that’s what Peter Guenther did while studying at Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC).
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Bridge-builder Profile: Andrew and Virginia Gerbrandt Richert
For Andrew Richert (CMU ’07) and Virginia Gerbrandt Richert (CMBC ’02), studying at CMU runs in the family.
Andrew’s grandfather, the late Dr. George Richert, served as President of Menno Simons College from 1992-2001. Virginia’s father, Dr. Gerald Gerbrandt, served as President of Canadian Mennonite Bible College from 1997-2003. Both were one of CMU’s three founding presidents in 2000, with Gerald serving as CMU’s first sole president from 2003-2012.
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Alumnus recalls competing in the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics start on Friday, Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and for one Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC) alumnus, they will no doubt bring back a flood of memories.
Larry Plenert (CMBC ’78) represented Canada as part of the men’s volleyball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, QC.
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Improving access to financial services for Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Jerry Buckland’s interest in financial inclusion was first sparked when he was conducting agricultural research in Bangladesh in the late 1980s. He was curious about the benefits and cost comparisons between microcredit and agricultural approaches to poverty reduction.
Today, his interest and research in financial inclusion continues. During his recent six-month sabbatical, he was part of a research team examining access to mainstream financial services in the rural Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) and among Indigenous People in inner-city Winnipeg. The resulting report, Financial Inclusion and Manitoba Indigenous People: Results from an Urban and Rural Case Study, was published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba.
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