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Sunday@CMU: July 2019
Sunday, July 7, 2019 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Leadership and Authority in the Kingdom of God
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are rebroadcasting a sermon series by Janelle Braun, Leadership Development Coordinator for the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba and a CMU alumna. The four-part series explores the topic of leadership and authority in the Kingdom of God.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: May 2019
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: CMU's 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
CMU's Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate alumni who embody CMU's values and mission of service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society. The awards are presented to alumni from CMU and its founding colleges. This month on Sunday@CMU, we are rebroadcasting the speeches given by this year's award recipients.
Read MoreMusic Therapy degree opens worlds of opportunity for graduate
Monday, April 1, 2019 @ 11:18 AM
Rebekah Miller sees the effects of music's transformative power in countless different ways every week. No two days on the job are ever alike for the music therapist and educator.
"One day I'm working with two-year olds and then the next I'm working with 102-year olds," says Miller, who graduated from CMU with a Bachelor of Music Therapy in 2018. "What I love the most about my work right now is the diversity. I love working with different age groups and having different goals."
Read MoreListening an act of service for alumna
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 @ 12:00 AM
As a journalist, Katie Doke Sawatzky (CMU '10) does a lot of listening. For her, it's an act of service.
"At the end of the day, you're just talking to people and listening, which I think is why I wanted to pursue journalism in the first place," she says. "I was interested in pursuing this line of work because you come at it from a stance of compassion."
Read MoreSunday@CMU: January 2019
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Jesus Heals the Bleeding Woman
Speaker: Karen Schellenberg
Karen Schellenberg, a Winnipeg pastor and alumna of CMU's Graduate School of Theology and Ministry, presents a four-part sermon series exploring the story from Mark 5: 24-34 where Jesus heals the bleeding woman.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: November 2018
Thursday, November 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: CMU's 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
CMU's Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate alumni who embody CMU's values and mission of service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society. The awards are presented to alumni from CMU and its founding colleges. This month on Sunday@CMU, we are featuring the speeches given by this year's award recipients.
Read More2018 CMU Distinguished Alumni Story | Christine Ens (video)
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
Christine Ens (CMBC '96) of Winnipeg, MB is the executive director of Mediation Services. She has established her career in the non-profit sector, building new programs, developing relationships and growing revenues. In addition to her Bachelor of Theology from CMBC, Ens has a certificate in Commerce, Industry Sales and Marketing from Red River College, and is a graduate of the Leadership Winnipeg program. Her interest in restorative justice started with a voluntary service assignment doing prison visitation. Ens is an active community volunteer and currently serves as the chair of the board for the Women's Health Clinic.
Read More2018 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.
Read More2018 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.
Read More2018 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.
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