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Death: Are we afraid of it or obsessed with it?
Posted in News Releases | Thursday, January 31, 2019 @ 9:00 AM
Four panelists who deal with death in their everyday lives will explore the different ways humans wrestle with death and how our understanding of it can change the way we live now.
"There are only two experiences that are absolute guarantees in life: birth and death. That just feels important to talk about," says David Balzer, Assistant Professor of Communications and Media at CMU and moderator of the event. "I'm going to risk something that may sound cliché, but perhaps reflecting on the meaning of death will give us a better sense of the meaning of living. I think it can."
Continue ReadingCMU welcomes Dr. Dennis R. Venema as 2019's Scientist in Residence
Posted in News Releases | Wednesday, January 23, 2019 @ 5:12 PM
Were Adam and Eve humanity's first parents? Genetics show that our beginning comes from a population much larger than one couple. Can belief in evolution and Christianity mix?
These are some of the key questions Dr. Dennis R. Venema will address as Scientist in Residence at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on February 4-6, 2019.
Continue ReadingCelebrated Canadian pianist to give concert at Canadian Mennonite University
Posted in News Releases | Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:20 AM
Jane Coop, one of Canada's most respected and cherished pianists, will present an exciting program of Beethoven and Rachmaninoff on Canadian Mennonite University's newly acquired Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano.
The concert is at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, November 14 in the Laudamus Auditorium at CMU, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd.
Continue ReadingBlazers shutdown Bobcats to win MCAC Women’s Soccer Championship
Posted in News Releases | Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:17 AM
Goals from Susanna Derksen and Camille Plett lifted Women's Soccer to their first MCAC Conference Championship win since 2009 on Sunday afternoon, but beating the two-time defending Champions and top-seeded Brandon Bobcats was no simple task.
Continue ReadingDefense wins championship: Blazers men’s soccer edges undefeated Bobcats in final
Posted in News Releases | Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:14 AM
Generally thought to be unlucky, the thirteenth season turned out to be just the opposite for Men's Soccer as CMU lifted their first MCAC Conference Championship Trophy since 2005 on a 1-0 win over Brandon University on Sunday afternoon at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.
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