Keyword: Gode Katembo

From newcomer to community-builder: A CMU alum’s journey of purpose, justice, and leadership

Monday, September 15, 2025 @ 12:28 PM

When Gode Katembo thinks about his time at CMU, he doesn't just remember classes and assignments. What stands out is how the experience reshaped his sense of direction.

"For me, CMU did not prepare me for a career," he said. "It prepared me for purpose."

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CMU 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.

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Music everyone can dance to: How defenseman Gode Katembo is using his business savvy and soccer prowess to raise up a community

Thursday, August 13, 2020 @ 9:37 AM

"Soccer has a language we all understand, a music that everyone will dance to."

Gode Katembo, 23, is a fourth-year business student and leading defensemen for the CMU Men's Soccer Team. Playing for the Blazers, his job is to keep his eyes up, plan ahead, and protect his team's goal. Playing for his other home team, Manitoba's pan-African community, his approach has been similar: last summer, Katembo founded the Manitoba chapter of the African Cup of Nations (MACN), a recreational soccer league bringing diverse African communities together through sport and solidarity.

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