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CMU 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.
Read MoreMSC faculty and team awarded $119,000 federal grant
Monday, June 17, 2019 @ 10:03 AM
An instructor from Canadian Mennonite University's Menno Simons College (MSC) and a team of other professors are the recipients of a prestigious federal grant.
Karen Ridd, Instructor in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies, received a three-year Partnership Development Grant worth $119,000 through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Read MoreGraduates receive award for scholarship, leadership, and service from CMU president
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 3:00 PM
Erin Froese and Mackenzie Nicolle are the 2019 recipients of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) President's Medal Awards.
CMU President Dr. Cheryl Pauls presented the awards during CMU's 2019 Graduation Exercises on April 27. Froese and Nicolle received the awards in recognition of their qualities of scholarship, leadership, and service.
Read MoreWith Gratitude 2019 (video)
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 3:16 PM
With Gratitude is a CMU graduation weekend feature during which class members share their experiences through spoken word or musical performance. The event brings together family members, graduates, students, faculty, and staff, and affords graduates a valuable opportunity to showcase what their studies have meant to them.
Marta Bunnet, Vitor Jara Leite, Hannah Derksen, and Kenji Dyck provided their refelctions as 2019's With Gratitude participants.
Read MoreCMU welcomes new biology professor for three-year term
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 @ 9:19 AM
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is welcoming another faculty member to its growing science program.
Dr. Nicolas Malagon, the new Assistant Professor of Biology, will begin teaching in September 2019 for a three-year term.
Read MoreWinning Performances of the 2019 Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition (video)
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 @ 11:26 AM
Stephanie Wilson's performance earned her first place and the $700 prize that comes with it on Wednesday, March 20. She is the first clarinetist to ever win the competition.
Nathan Dyck, a baritone in his third year of a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, placed second and received $500. Third place and its $300 prize went to pianist Madeleine Friesen, who is in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Music with concentrations in Music Education and Musicology.
Read MoreClarinetist wins 2019 Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 @ 6:45 AM
A clarinetist from Manitoba is the winner of the 14th annual Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).
Stephanie Wilson's performance earned her first place and the $700 prize that comes with it on Wednesday, March 20. She is the first clarinetist to ever win the competition.
Read More2019 Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 @ 6:00 AM
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Read MoreUpcoming public lecture to explore Anabaptism in Guatemala
Monday, March 11, 2019 @ 9:00 AM
"How do we live as a transnational Mennonite community when some within the community are implicated in the harm done to others? How do we live out the authentic witness of early Anabaptism?" These are some of the questions Dr. Patricia Harms will raise at the 2019 John and Margaret Friesen Lectures at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).
Read MoreDr. Thomas Long speaks at CMU ReNew conference
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 @ 1:42 PM
Renowned preacher Dr. Thomas Long spoke about death, funerals, and Christian hope at Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) fifth annual ReNew conference on February 12-13. The conference provides resources for ministry for pastors and people working in spiritual care.
Gerald Gerbrandt, organizer of ReNew, says the planning committee chose to focus on death partly because of its relevance for those working in ministry, but also because of their desire to have Long as a speaker. "Tom has developed a very strong reputation both for being a dynamic presenter and for being a helpful person on this topic," says Gerbrandt. "He really brings biblical studies, theology, and preaching together to bear on the question of funerals."
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