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CMU shaping what quality work-integrated learning looks like in Canada
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) has been selected as one of the top institutions in Canada to develop a national quality work-integrated learning (QWIL) certification.
In collaboration with 12 other institutions, this venture operates through Canada's leading organization in the field, Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL).
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Announcing the P.M. Friesen Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies
Edwin and Agnes Redekopp of Winnipeg have gifted CMU with a $2,000,000 endowment, to create the P.M. Friesen Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies (BTS).
The Edwin and Agnes Redekopp Endowment Fund will support permanent financing for a position at CMU that ensures the ongoing strength of BTS excellence in teaching, research, and service—particularly in ways that provide service to the Mennonite Brethren (MB) church tradition and draw on its witness.
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First year student enrolment at CMU up nearly 40% year over year (Pembina Valley Online)
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg has experienced a substantial uptick in year over year enrolment. President Cheryl Pauls says numbers are up ten per cent across undergraduate and graduate programs, with particularly strong enrolments from a first-year students perspective. There are several other metrics also showing a strong rebound this school year.
"We're up from last year with incoming students, so first-year students almost 40%" explained Pauls. "We've had an enrolment dip the last four years through pandemic times, and this year we've recovered very close to 2019 numbers with incoming students."
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CMU announces 2024 Leadership Scholarship recipients
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) strives to make education accessible and affordable for students through scholarships and bursaries. In 2022/23, CMU distributed over $720,000 in financial assistance to students.
CMU is pleased to award the 2024 Leadership Scholarship to Adalynne Pahl (Westgate Mennonite Collegiate), Milo Klassen (Mennonite Collegiate Institute), and Ella Grijalva (Collège Béliveau).
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CMU professor awarded prestigious Canada Research Chair
Dr. Heather Campbell-Enns, Associate Professor of Psychology at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), has been awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Families and Aging.
This is the first time CMU has received a CRC award, which will contribute $120,000 to the university annually over a period of five years, for a total of $600,000 in funding.
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