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Business leaders and students explore hope and opportunity at CMU

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 @ 12:08 PM

Conversations continued long after the formal program ended when approximately 150 business leaders, students, and alumni gathered at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on October 2 to explore how businesses can help build stronger communities.

Co-hosted by CMU and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), Taking Society Forward brought participants together in Marpeck Commons for a panel discussion, small-group conversations, and opportunities to connect with business leaders.

CMU to host public dialogue on community resilience

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 10:22 AM

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is hosting a one-of-a-kind community gathering, open to the public on October 23 in Marpeck Commons.

As part of the LINCZ conference, Community Dialogue: Building Resilience Through People and Nature brings together researchers, practitioners, and community members from Canada, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon to discuss how people and communities are building resilience in the face of environmental, social, and climate challenges.

Biblical scholar explores resistance in scripture and society at CMU

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 @ 4:43 PM

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) will welcome biblical scholar Dr. Shayna Sheinfeld to campus for this year's J.J. Thiessen Lecture Series, inviting the CMU community to consider what stories of resistance in scripture might have to say about living faithfully in the present.

The series, titled "Resistance in Scripture and Society," will focus on women in scripture and other marginalized groups who challenged systems of power, examining what resistance looks like and how it varies between individuals and communities.

Student athletes find their place at CMU on and off the court

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 @ 3:23 PM

Incoming student-athletes Paige Whiteside and David Gomez have taken different paths to CMU, but both see the university as a place to grow—as athletes, students, and teammates.

Whiteside, an 18-year-old setter from Selkirk, is beginning her first year of university after competing at increasingly high levels of volleyball. She has played for Team Manitoba since Grade 8, an experience that introduced her to a higher level of competition.

From Scotland to Winnipeg: Iona Community leader on faith, justice, and peacebuilding

Monday, October 5, 2026 @ 8:30 AM

Ruth Harvey, leader of the Iona Community in Scotland, is travelling across Canada this fall on a four-week pilgrimage and making a stop in Winnipeg on October 6–8.

Harvey will speak at CMU's upcoming Face2Face conversation, "Walking the Labyrinth: Peace, Presence, and the Iona Way," on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 PM. The event will take place on campus in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) and online via livestream. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

CMU alumnus gives new voice to historic Métis anthem

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 @ 10:46 AM

CMU alumnus Erik Gillespie spent last year working as a restaurant server, but this summer he took on a tall order of a different kind: updating a 200-year-old anthem of the Red River Métis for a new generation.

The historic anthem, "La Chanson de la Grenouillère" ("The Song of Frog Plain"), is one of the best-known pieces of Métis oral tradition. It was composed by Pierre Falcon, a Métis fur trader, poet, and songwriter, following the Victory at Frog Plain on June 19, 1816.

Winnipeg leaders to tackle challenges facing youth at risk

Monday, September 28, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Youth facing barriers such as disengagement from school and concerns about community safety will be the focus of a major Winnipeg symposium bringing together leaders from education, public safety, government, social services, and community organizations.

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), Massey College at the University of Toronto, and Inner City Youth Alive will jointly convene the Youth at Risk in Winnipeg Symposium on October 17, 2026. The goal is to move beyond describing the challenges facing vulnerable young people and identify practical approaches that can improve outcomes.

Making chatter matter (Winnipeg Free Press)

Monday, September 21, 2026 @ 8:00 AM

Last Sunday, David Balzer parked his vintage 1978 Triple E Surfside camper trailer on a church lot in town and, like an itinerant priest with a mobile confessional, prepared to hear people's stories.

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Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut, brings a view from space down to Earth at CMU

Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 4:00 PM

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.

New Assistant Professor of Education helps shape first Education cohort

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 9:28 AM

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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