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Blazers Athletics expand with the introduction of cross-country
Monday, December 15, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
CMU Blazers Athletics is expanding athletic opportunities for student athletes with the addition of a varsity cross-country running program.
"The new cross-country programming will provide a more dedicated wellness community on campus, creating more opportunity for inclusion within our varsity sports offerings," Russell Willms, Director of Athletics, says.
Continue ReadingPresident's Message
Sunday, November 30, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
This year we celebrate the story of Canadian Mennonite University at its 25-year cadence. This is a worthy breathing place—a time to say thank you, tell stories, reckon with the times, and attune ourselves to gifts in much vaster spans.
We offer tribute to generations of people who had a stake in building and nourishing CMU since long before the notion of coming together as a university was even a dream. We're inspired by thousands of alumni of CMU and predecessor colleges, whose lives bear witness to why this place matters to church and society.
Continue ReadingCMU Blazers head to Nationals after winning MCAC men's soccer championship
Monday, October 27, 2025 @ 2:03 PM
It took two challenging hours, but the CMU Blazers are back on top of MCAC men's soccer. CMU defeated Brandon University 2-1 in extra time in the championship game at the Healthy Living Centre on Sunday.
The Blazers are headed to Saint-Lambert, Quebec, for CCAA nationals on November 5-8.
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Continue ReadingCMU degree fosters holistic approach to therapy
Monday, January 6, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
Rachel Robertson has always been interested in understanding why people do what they do, and CMU's free counselling services furthered her passion for mental health care. "I would like to say my time at CMU was the best time of my life, but honestly it wasn't always; some years were really hard. But it was at CMU where I first accessed mental health supports, and that was life-changing for me," she says.
Continue ReadingBlazers Athletics produce top-tier student athletes
Monday, December 16, 2024 @ 10:58 AM
The Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) Blazers Athletics program has figured it out.
Last season, in particular, was a cut above the rest. Over half the teams from a variety of sports made conference finals, the women's volleyball team made an appearance at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championships, while the men's basketball team won gold with its first Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) championship since 2017.
Continue ReadingAlumna explores intersection between land, people, and faith at Yale
Monday, December 11, 2023 @ 10:11 AM
Anika Reynar (CMU '17, Interdisciplinary Studies – Social Ecology) lives her life with one foot in the library and one foot in the garden—and also the classroom, the church, and around the table. She's pursuing her passions by doing not just one, but two, master's degrees simultaneously at Yale University.
Reynar is working on a Master of Arts in Religion through Yale Divinity School and a Master of Environmental Management through Yale School of Environment. She's in her third and last year of the joint program in New Haven, Connecticut. "I broadly describe what I'm interested in as being focused around land use and how communities who potentially hold different value sets negotiate how land is used."
Continue ReadingCMU student-athletes awarded for leadership and community work
Monday, May 1, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
CMU Blazers athletes were two of only six students across the country to receive a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Torchbearer Scholarship last year.
The award recognizes student-athletes who exemplify leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship in their schools, sports teams, and wider communities.
Continue ReadingBlazers volleyball coach inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletes Hall of Fame
Thursday, February 23, 2023 @ 3:54 PM
Jayme Menzies, head coach of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) Women's Volleyball team, has been inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletes Hall of Fame.
Menzies is a decorated and celebrated individual within Manitoba sports. She is recognized for her achievements as both athlete and coach, as well as her outstanding leadership both on and off the court.
Continue ReadingCMU Blazers win fifth consecutive MCAC women's basketball title
Monday, February 13, 2023 @ 10:12 AM
Perfect again. The #1 seed Canadian Mennonite University Blazers completed another undefeated season finishing with a fifth consecutive Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) Women's Basketball Championship title in front of a packed Loewen Athletic Centre in Winnipeg.
The host CMU defeated the #2 seed Providence University College Pilots by a score of 73-48 on Sunday, February 12, 2023 in the Championship Final.
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Continue ReadingSummer 2022 alumni updates (new content)
Thursday, June 30, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
Readers of CMU's The Blazer magazine often say they flip right to the Alumni News section before reading anything else.
Again, as with the past several issues of The Blazer in its digest format, we were unable to squeeze in alumni news. Below is a compilation of updates provided to CMU by alumni.
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