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Taking Society Forward: How Business Leaders are Building Hope, Opportunity, and Flourishing
CMU and MEDA invite you to a conversation to explore how entrepreneurship, leadership, and business contribute to the flourishing of our communities and shaping the next generation of leaders.
CommonWord Book Launch | Another Leaf: A Refugee Story as Told by Ma They Yare
Join us for a conversation with author Marg Epp and Bwe Doh Soe, a Karen cultural and language facilitator, as they tell a first-hand account of refugee Ma They Yare's journey from war-torn Myanmar to Canada.
Xplore | An Extended Ed Program at the Intersection of Faith and Life
Register now for Fall 2026 Xplore program, featuring eight in-person and online options starting October 6.
News and Stories
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.
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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.
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CMU students put learning to work
For Cassidy Froese, a summer work-integrated learning placement brought social science and communications together in ways she had not expected.
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Alumni in their own words - Jacqueline Sookermany (CMU '15)
Where has life taken you since you left CMU?
During my studies at CMU, I developed a deep passion for prisoner justice and prisoner abolition while working for Correctional Service Canada at Stony Mountain Institution in their Programs department for my practicum.
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Face2Face | Walking the Labyrinth: Peace, Presence, and the Iona Way
Join Ruth Harvey of the Iona Community in Scotland for an intimate conversation, exploring the practices of peacebuilding, justice, and spiritual renewal. Drawing on the rich traditions of Iona—including the experiential Fingerprint Labyrinth—this conversation invites reflection on how communities can cultivate peace in a fractured world. With responses from local peacebuilders and faith leaders, we will explore connections between Iona’s work and local initiatives, creating space for dialogue, insight, and shared hope.
CommonWord Book Launch | Becoming You Again with Stacy Van Moroz
Join a conversation about preparing for retirement with purpose, energy, connection, and joy. Discover practical ideas for creating a retirement that feels meaningful, fulfilling, and truly your own.
Youth at Risk in Winnipeg Symposium
Hosted by CMU in collaboration with Massey College and Inner City Youth Alive, this event will bring together community leaders, educators, policymakers, and practitioners to explore opportunities to strengthen cross-sector collaboration and generate practical solutions to improve outcomes for youth at risk in Winnipeg.
2026 J.J. Thiessen Lecture Series | Resistance in Scripture and Society
Featuring Dr. Shayna Sheinfeld, Associate Professor of Religion at Augsburg University (Minneapolis, MN)
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