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CMU composer gives new life to opera City Workers in Love
Construction workers singing opera? It's a combination likely to elicit a double take, but it's at the heart of the 1992 comic opera City Workers in Love.
Composed by CMU Associate Professor of Music Neil Weisensel with a libretto by the late Michael Cavanagh, the one-act comic opera tells the story of a street repair crew and their pursuits of love and public service during a typical day.
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Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut, brings a view from space down to Earth at CMU
Seeing Earth from space changed the way Dr. Roberta Bondar understood the natural world.
Canada's first female astronaut shared that perspective at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on September 11, when she spoke at a Face2Face event exploring the intersections of science, art, and the environment.
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New Assistant Professor of Education helps shape first Education cohort
As CMU welcomes the first students into its Bachelor of Education (BEd) program this fall, a new faculty member is helping shape what the program—and the educators who emerge from it—will become.
Ikeoluwapo Baruwa, Assistant Professor of Education, joined CMU in June, bringing teaching and research experience from both Nigeria and Canada.
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CMU welcomes its largest incoming class
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is celebrating its largest incoming class since the university's formation. This week, CMU welcomed 221 new undergraduate students to campus, contributing to a total student body of 775 on its main campus for the 2026/27 academic year.
The historic incoming class includes a full cohort of new Bachelor of Education after-degree students, as allocated by the Province of Manitoba, alongside 187 new students entering CMU's three- and four-year undergraduate degree programs.
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Talking money, building confidence
As rising costs and economic uncertainty continue to affect households across Canada, CMU invites the public to join a candid discussion about building financial literacy and well-being, and the role that community plays in this process.
The university's upcoming Face2Face conversation, "Money and the Cost of Living: Building Financial Confidence Together," will take place on Friday, September 18 at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) on the CMU campus and via livestream. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.
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