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2018 CMU Distinguished Alumni Story | Brian Dyck (video)
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
Brian Dyck (CMBC '83) of Winnipeg, MB is the Migration and Resettlement Coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada. Before that, he was Refugee Assistance Program Coordinator at MCC Manitoba. His primary work at MCC has been helping churches think about refugee sponsorship and the broader issues around forced displacement. He is also chair of the Canadian National Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holder Association, a national organization that meets with the Canadian government to help form Canadian policy on refugee resettlement. Dyck was a missionary in South Africa from 1999 to 2005, where he did leadership development and HIV/AIDS education among the African Indigenous Churches in the Eastern Cape Province.
View Details2018 CMU Distinguished Alumni Story | Heather Unger (video)
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
Heather Unger (CC '02) of Winnipeg, MB is legal counsel to the Manitoba Human Rights Commission. In this capacity, she provides legal support to the Commission's board and staff, and represents the commission at human rights adjudications and in court proceedings. She also engages with the public regarding human rights principles and current issues of discrimination and harassment. Previous to her career pursuits in human rights law, Unger studied and worked in the area of international development. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law degrees from McGill University.
View Details2018 CMU Distinguished Alumni Story | Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff (video)
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff (MBBC '70) of Edmonton, AB has been on the faculty of the Department of Music at the University of Alberta since 1981, teaching in the area of choral music. Ratzlaff co-founded and directs the most established graduate training program for choral conductors in Canada. He directs the University of Alberta Madrigal Singers, one of Canada's leading university choirs, which has gained both national and international competition awards for their performances and recordings. As a professional baritone soloist and ensemble singer, he has sung in numerous projects in North America and Europe. Honours include induction into the Alberta Order of Excellence, the Order of Canada, and the Royal Society of Canada.
View DetailsSunday@CMU: October 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Leadership and Authority in the Kingdom of God
Speaker: Janelle Braun
Janelle Braun, leadership development coordinator for the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba and a CMU alumna, presents a four-part sermon series exploring the topic of leadership and authority in the Kingdom of God.
Listen NowCMU recognizes distinguished alumni with 2018 awards
Thursday, September 13, 2018 @ 9:00 AM
A professor who has made extensive contributions to choral music in Canada, a former missionary passionate about helping refugees, the leader of an organization dedicated to restorative justice, and a lawyer who provides counsel to a human rights agency are the recipients of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: With Gratitude 2018
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are broadcasting recordings from this past April's With Gratitude event. At With Gratitude, graduating students share about what their studies have meant to them through spoken word or musical performance.
Listen NowSunday@CMU: August 2018
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord
Speaker: Cheryl Pauls
CMU President Dr. Cheryl Pauls presents a four-part sermon series.
Listen NowSunday@CMU: July 2018
Sunday, July 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Prayer
Speaker: Kyle Penner
Kyle Penner, associate pastor at Grace Mennonite Church in Steinbach, MB and a CMU alumnus, presents a five-part sermon series exploring the topic of prayer.
Listen NowSunday@CMU: June 2018
Friday, June 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Four Women from the Bible
Speaker: Janessa Giesbrecht
Janessa Giesbrecht, Pastor of Youth and Young Adults at Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren Church in Winnipeg, and a student in CMU's Graduate School of Theology and Ministry, presents a four-part sermon series exploring women from the Bible who have taught her something profound about her faith. Plus: Face2Face On Air interviews with CMU alumni, students, and staff.
Listen NowGraduates receive award for scholarship, leadership, and service from CMU president
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 @ 8:20 AM
Laura Carr-Pries and April Klassen are the 2018 recipients of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) President's Medal Awards.
CMU President Dr. Cheryl Pauls presented the awards during CMU's 2018 Graduation Exercises on April 21. Carr-Pries and Klassen received the awards in recognition of their qualities of scholarship, leadership, and service.
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