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Research, Art, and Advocacy: Threads That Began at CMU
Monday, September 1, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
This September, Jess Klassen co-created an art installation at Nuit Blanche, a night of art, music, and festivities that lights up Winnipeg's downtown. Along with fellow CMU alumna Chantel Mierau ('05), Klassen hosted a communal art project to dream up an alternative municipal budget in response to the one put forward by the City of Winnipeg. Up on the roof of a parkade at the Forks, participants could select a strip of cloth in a colour that corresponded with a budget category—housing, library services, and public transit were just a few—and weave it into a tapestry.
Read MoreFrom student council to corporate communications: A CMU alum’s journey of curiosity, community, and connection
Monday, September 1, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
Zachary Peters came to CMU for adventure.
In 2005, Peters joined CMU's Outtatown Discipleship School, a program that enabled students to experience travel through a mission trip while still keeping up with their studies.
Read MoreFrom basketball star to keeper of stories: CMU alum brings Mennonite history to life
Thursday, August 28, 2025 @ 8:06 AM
Andrew Klassen Brown makes working in archives sound as exciting as an experimental jet test pilot.
The 32-year-old CMU alum works as the Archivist and Records Manager with Mennonite Central Committee Canada, serves as the vice-president of the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, and spends his free time visiting secluded attractions important to Mennonite history, such as the Mennonite Memorial Landing Site on the Banks of the Red River near Ste. Agathe, MB.
Read MoreSpring 2025 alumni updates
Monday, June 16, 2025 @ 4:20 PM
John Longhurst (MBBC '79), Winnipeg, MB, was appointed to the Order of Canada in December 2024 for his interfaith journalism at the Winnipeg Free Press, where he has been a faith page columnist since 2003 and a faith reporter since 2019. Through his writing, he seeks to connect people across religions and strives to foster understanding and respect. Longhurst also writes for various other publications in Canada and the U.S., including Canadian Affairs, Anabaptist World, Faith Today, Christian Courier and the Canadian Jewish News. He has won awards for his writing from the Associated Church Press and the Canadian Church Press and, in 2021, he received the Manitoba Lieutenant Governor's Award for the Advancement of Interreligious Understanding.
Read MoreAlumni in their own words - Nathan Loewen (CMBC '94)
Monday, June 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
Where has life taken you since you left CMU?
Today, I'm a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama (UA). I moved to Alabama in 2013 and was hired by UA in 2015. I really enjoy working here! It's a very different context from Canada's that I've come to really enjoy. It's the perfect mix of nature and academia!
Read MoreCMU announces new VP, Finance
Monday, May 12, 2025 @ 11:11 AM
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is delighted to report that Gloria Rengifo has been appointed Vice-President, Finance commencing April 14, 2025.
Rengifo brings to CMU a wealth of experience and connections from across the financial sphere, including operational and charitable initiatives. For the last 20 years, she has helped guide NGOs of varying sizes in Canada and internationally.
Read MoreCMU appoints new VP, Student Life and Campus Operations
Monday, May 12, 2025 @ 11:01 AM
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlie Peronto to the position of Vice-President, Student Life and Campus Operations commencing April 1, 2025.
Peronto began his CMU career in 2014, serving first as Residence Director for six years, then as Director of Student Life (2020) and Dean of Student Life (2021).
Read MoreCMU to honour Bob Haverluck with 2025 CMU PAX Award
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
Bob Haverluck, a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and theologian from Manitoba will be awarded the 2025 Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) PAX Award.
As a community leader, Haverluck has encouraged wonder and passion for environmentalism and driven us to care for our neighbours in big and small ways. His dedication to social transformation embodies the foundational cornerstone of CMU's mission.
Read MoreAlumni in their own words - J.D. Penner (CMBC '92)
Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 10:39 AM
Where has life taken you since you left CMU?
My journey since graduating from CMU (formerly Canadian Mennonite Bible College) has been anything but conventional. While I earned a Bachelor of Church Music with a concentration in vocal performance, and minors in piano and violin, my professional path took a dramatic turn into the world of finance and banking. Early on, I discovered an unexpected interest in administration and finance during summer jobs in Toronto.
Read MoreCMU announces appointment of academic dean
Thursday, January 23, 2025 @ 4:46 PM
Dr. Janet Brenneman, Professor of Music, has been appointed Academic Dean of Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).
Effective July 2025, Dr. Brenneman begins a five-year term as Academic Dean spending her time working to support CMU faculty processes as well as maintaining a small teaching load to conduct CMU Choirs.
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