Alumni Profiles

Andrew Klassen Brown (CMU '16, '21): "[CMU] enabled me to explore my faith, deconstruct and blow up whatever preconceived ideas that I had. CMU encouraged me to think about things intellectually, theologically..."

From basketball star to keeper of stories: CMU alum brings Mennonite history to life

Posted in Alumni Profiles  |  Thursday, August 28, 2025 @ 8:06 AM

Andrew Klassen Brown makes working in archives sound as exciting as an experimental jet test pilot.

The 32-year-old CMU alum works as the Archivist and Records Manager with Mennonite Central Committee Canada, serves as the vice-president of the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, and spends his free time visiting secluded attractions important to Mennonite history, such as the Mennonite Memorial Landing Site on the Banks of the Red River near Ste. Agathe, MB.

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Kyle Devine (CMU '06), Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Winnipeg, says he distinctly remember how exciting it was to be surrounded by faculty who encouraged students to seek out different disciplines of learning.

CMU taught alum how to think "inside out and upside down"

Posted in Alumni Profiles  |  Tuesday, August 19, 2025 @ 4:05 PM

The current Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Winnipeg came to CMU from Providence University College, by way of the University of Manitoba, where he initially planned to become a dentist.

After a conversation with a friend attending CMU, who mentioned a course on the history of rock music, he quickly changed direction. That pivot eventually led him to CMU's Music Department in the early 2000s, where he graduated in 2006.

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Nathan Loewen (CMBC '94), Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama

Alumni in their own words - Nathan Loewen (CMBC '94)

Posted in Alumni Profiles  |  Monday, June 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM

Where has life taken you since you left CMU?

Today, I'm a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama (UA). I moved to Alabama in 2013 and was hired by UA in 2015. I really enjoy working here! It's a very different context from Canada's that I've come to really enjoy. It's the perfect mix of nature and academia!

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J.D. Penner

Alumni in their own words - J.D. Penner (CMBC '92)

Posted in Alumni Profiles  |  Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 10:39 AM

Where has life taken you since you left CMU?

My journey since graduating from CMU (formerly Canadian Mennonite Bible College) has been anything but conventional. While I earned a Bachelor of Church Music with a concentration in vocal performance, and minors in piano and violin, my professional path took a dramatic turn into the world of finance and banking. Early on, I discovered an unexpected interest in administration and finance during summer jobs in Toronto.

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Rachel Robertson graduated from CMU in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Social Sciences. She recently opened her own independent counselling practice, Rachel Robertson Therapy.

CMU degree fosters holistic approach to therapy

Posted in Alumni Profiles  |  Monday, January 6, 2025 @ 9:00 AM

Rachel Robertson has always been interested in understanding why people do what they do, and CMU's free counselling services furthered her passion for mental health care. "I would like to say my time at CMU was the best time of my life, but honestly it wasn't always; some years were really hard. But it was at CMU where I first accessed mental health supports, and that was life-changing for me," she says.

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