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Xplore program ventures into new territory during pandemic

Xplore program ventures into new territory during pandemic

When CMU's Xplore classes moved online for the fall 2020 semester due to COVID-19, Marlene Janzen was thrilled. Janzen lives in Ottawa, ON, so the new format meant she could participate for the first time.

"This was really interesting to me, to access these resources from CMU," she says, adding that she had a great experience in her course.

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2020 alumni updates from The Blazer: a longtime favourite

2020 alumni updates from The Blazer: a longtime favourite

Readers of CMU's The Blazer magazine often say they flip right to the Alumni News section before reading anything else. Unfortunately, the past two issues of The Blazer were not able to include alumni news, as the arrival of COVID-19 resulted in shorter issues and different content.

But we want to keep the tradition alive! Below is a compilation of news from a few of our alumni (including the most adorable baby photos).

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Graduate studies at CMU

Graduate studies at CMU

What makes graduate studies programs unique at CMU? Valerie Smith, Associate Registrar for Graduate Studies, says that "being rooted in the Anabaptist tradition, we specialize in peacebuilding and reconciliation-oriented programs, even in the ways we teach business. There is plenty of space for diversity within the programs, creating conversations that cross disciplinary boundaries. Dialogue is one of our greatest strengths."

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Opportunity overseas proves to be a win-Nguyen for CMU shooting guard

Opportunity overseas proves to be a win-Nguyen for CMU shooting guard

After moving to Canada with his family from Vietnam at the age of nine, Binh Nguyen has always had ambitious hoop dreams. One of his goals is to finish his five years of university basketball eligibility with an undergraduate degree. However, today the six-foot guard has even bigger dreams that bring him back to Asia. An opportunity awaits for Nguyen to start a professional basketball career in his native Vietnam, as well as the chance to the country on the national men's basketball team.

The popularity of basketball is rapidly stretching across the globe, and nowhere more than Southeast Asia where developed leagues thrive in The Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand. Since 2016, professional basketball has been a slam dunk in Vietnam.

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Mennonite Heritage Archives part of groundbreaking storytelling project

Mennonite Heritage Archives part of groundbreaking storytelling project

When we think of preserving history in archives, our first thoughts might be of digging through boxes of grandma's things in the attic or leafing through yellowing photo albums. But that is not the whole picture.

The Mennonite Heritage Archives (MHA), located on CMU's campus and supported by CMU, is calling on Mennonites and Anabaptists to share their experiences during the remarkable historical, biological, and social events of 2020 as part of Anabaptist History Today (AHT), a groundbreaking collaborative storytelling project.

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