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2019 CMU Distinguished Alumni Story | Donna Kampen Entz (video)
Monday, October 7, 2019 @ 1:00 PM
View DetailsHearts of Freedom: Dr. Stephanie Stobbe and team awarded major funding for nation-wide research
Friday, October 4, 2019 @ 2:14 PM
Between 1975 and 1980 Canada resettled 69,200 South-East Asian refugees. This project aims to ensure their experiences will be preserved for generations to come.
Dr. Stephanie Stobbe, of CMU's Menno Simons College, together with a team of four senior researchers, has been awarded major funding to complete a three-year research and preservation project that will span the country.
Continue ReadingCMU students, faculty, and staff rally for climate justice
Friday, October 4, 2019 @ 11:45 AM
A multitude of CMU students, faculty, and staff took to the streets with over 12,000 people to strike for the climate on Friday, September 27.
The rally was one of thousands happening around the world as part of the Global Climate Strike, a youth-led movement protesting the climate crisis and advocating for environmental justice.
Continue ReadingCMU students expected in numbers at Global Climate Strike
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 @ 12:07 PM
The world's youth have declared an international Week of Climate Action. In Manitoba, it all culminates Friday, September 27 on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature, where CMU students will add their voices to public outcry for a future and a hope.
With much of Southern Manitoba under a severe thunderstorm watch, dozens of Winnipeg youth including CMU students and alumni, gathered on Friday, September 20 on the steps of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to lay their bodies down in protest of a perilous future, thanks to climate change.
Continue ReadingPeacebuilding school launches 12th year after successful 2019 session
Monday, September 16, 2019 @ 11:29 AM
In the political climate of our world today, a commitment to peacebuilding is more critical than ever. This summer, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) welcomed 108 students and nine faculty from around the world to the Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) held on June 10-21.
CSOP is CMU's annual summer peace and justice institute, which offers two weeks of five-day intensive courses related to peace, justice, and conflict resolution taught by renowned international and local instructors.
Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: September 2019
Sunday, September 1, 2019 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: The Believer's Church Bible Commentary: A Way Into Scripture For All
Speaker: Cheryl Pauls
Listen NowCMU professor and student receive awards from Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission
Thursday, August 1, 2019 @ 1:40 PM
Earlier this summer, the Mennonite Brethren (MB) Historical Commission awarded CMU professor Dr. Christine Longhurst and CMU student Marnie Klassen a grant and scholarship, respectively.
Longhurst, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship, received an MB Studies Project Grant for the second phase of her research project exploring how worship in Canadian MB churches has changed over the last 40 years, specifically focusing on worship music and the shift from a traditional to a more contemporary style.
Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: July 2019
Sunday, July 7, 2019 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Leadership and Authority in the Kingdom of God
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are rebroadcasting a sermon series by Janelle Braun, Leadership Development Coordinator for the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba and a CMU alumna. The four-part series explores the topic of leadership and authority in the Kingdom of God.
Listen NowA Public Lecture by Dr. Emily Welty: Imagination, Courage, and Resilience (video)
Thursday, June 20, 2019 @ 3:38 PM
View Details2019 CSOP Lecture - Imagination, Courage, and Resilience
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 @ 8:13 PM
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