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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.

CMU students put learning to work

Monday, September 14, 2026 @ 2:31 PM

For Cassidy Froese, a summer work-integrated learning placement brought social science and communications together in ways she had not expected. For Alyssa Doneza, it revealed just how much running a basketball organization depends on relationships.

Their experiences are two examples of how Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) students are taking classroom learning into workplaces through work-integrated learning (WIL) placements.

Sunday at CMU: September 2026

Sunday, September 6, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

With Gratitude 2026

This month on Sunday at CMU, we're broadcasting student reflections from With Gratitude, an annual CMU event where graduating students share about their journeys through CMU and express what their studies have meant to them. The following speakers graduated in April 2026.

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Talking money, building confidence

Friday, September 4, 2026 @ 11:04 AM

As rising costs and economic uncertainty continue to affect households across Canada, CMU invites the public to join a candid discussion about building financial literacy and well-being, and the role that community plays in this process.

The university's upcoming Face2Face conversation, "Money and the Cost of Living: Building Financial Confidence Together," will take place on Friday, September 18 at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) on the CMU campus and via livestream. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

The end of an era at CMBC

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 @ 10:00 AM

From the late 1950s, until the late 1990s, for roughly 40 years, Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC) experienced a time of remarkable stability and vitality. With numbing suddenness, the last representatives of that era passed from the scene within a single month late this spring.

When I arrived at CMBC as a student in the fall of 1964, CMBC was still a young institution, having been founded only 17 years earlier. Not surprisingly, the early years had been somewhat rocky, with inconsistent leadership and faculty. And yet the CMBC I arrived at felt confident and strong, an exciting place of academic and spiritual discovery.

CMU brings Canada’s first female astronaut to campus for keynote lecture and photography exhibit

Monday, August 24, 2026 @ 10:00 AM

CMU is pleased to bring Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut, acclaimed scientist, neurologist, photographer, and environmental advocate for a special Face2Face event on CMU's campus (600 Shaftesbury Blvd.) on Friday, September 11, from 7:00–8:30 PM in the CMU Chapel and via livestream.

In the keynote presentation, titled Beyond Boundaries: Science, Space, and the Art of Discovery, Bondar will share her reflections on what it means to bring together science, conservation, and art.

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