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Sunday at CMU: September 2026
Sunday, September 6, 2026 @ 12:00 AM
With Gratitude 2026
This month on Sunday at CMU, we're broadcasting student reflections from With Gratitude, an annual CMU event where graduating students share about their journeys through CMU and express what their studies have meant to them. The following speakers graduated in April 2026.
Listen NowCMU student's involvement in Chatterbox research project leads to deeper understanding of storytelling
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 @ 4:22 PM
Amanda Dueck may have a background in filmmaking, but her experience at CMU in an audio recording studio has given her a whole new perspective on storytelling.
Dueck, who entered CMU's Communications and Media program to follow her passion for filmmaking, has, for the past two months, been helping run a special mobile audio-recording studio retrofitted out of a 1978 camping trailer called 'the Chatterbox'.
Continue ReadingCMU alumna earns national recognition as a rising writer
Thursday, June 18, 2026 @ 12:16 PM
A national writing award is helping CMU alumna Emma Siemens take the next step toward a career in journalism.
The 2023 social sciences graduate is the recent recipient of the Wendy Elaine Nelles Award from the Word Guild, an organization of Canadian Christian writers and editors. The award recognizes emerging writers studying journalism, literature, media, and communications in Canada and includes an $850 prize to support their professional development.
Continue ReadingCMU student's vision becomes a collaborative songwriting retreat
Thursday, June 11, 2026 @ 3:32 PM
At the end of April, 14 CMU students participated in a transformative collaborative songwriting retreat with renowned Indigenous musicians and CMU faculty members. The event was conceptualized by alumna Bryna Link, who convocated with CMU's Class of 2026 just days before, and brought to life by Link and CMU Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Anneli Loepp Thiessen.
Continue ReadingCMU graduate studies addiction and care in Canada's poorest postal code
Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 10:38 AM
David Naylor is never sure what his workday will look like when he starts his shift. "It can be anything from giving out a pair of socks to reviving somebody with naloxone in the back alley," he says.
Naylor works at Union Gospel Mission (UGM), a non-profit organization that does community outreach as Christian ministry in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a neighbourhood with some of the highest urban rates of addiction, homelessness, and poverty in Canada.
Continue ReadingA CMU student's research journey reaches Zimbabwe
Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 3:57 PM
As Canadian Mennonite University marks its first Research Month this May, stories like Asher Warkentin's show how student research can extend far beyond the classroom, from Manitoba to wetlands in southern Africa.
To Asher Warkentin, studying at CMU means travelling to southern Africa to look at microscopic invertebrates.
Continue Reading2026 CMU Leadership Scholarship awarded
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 @ 4:15 PM
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Leadership Scholarship: Elia Koslowsky-Wiebe (Westgate Mennonite Collegiate; Winnipeg, MB) and Gabriel Gray (Vancouver Technical Secondary School; Vancouver, BC).
The prestigious scholarship is granted annually to two high school graduates who demonstrate significant leadership ability, academic excellence, personal character, service, and vision. The award is worth up to $20,000 over four years of study, an increase in funds per recipient since last year.
Continue Reading#myCMUlife: Four things I wish I knew before starting my degree at CMU | Cloe Penner
Thursday, November 27, 2025 @ 4:02 PM
When applying to CMU, I didn't really have a firm idea of what I wanted to major in. I had interests, sure, and knew that any sort of science was going to be more than I could handle. Ancient history had always been something I enjoyed (being a Percy Jackson kid), and when browsing the registration guide, I saw a few classes that I wanted to know more about.
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Continue ReadingSunday at CMU: November 2025
Sunday, November 2, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
With Gratitude 2025
This month on Sunday at CMU, we're feature student sharing from Spring at CMU, which took place this past April. During the With Gratitude portion of the event, graduating students reflect on their journeys through CMU and express what their studies have meant to them, through words and music.
Listen NowSunday@CMU: August 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
Voices of the CMU Community
This month on Sunday@CMU, we highlight student voices from the CMU community. Listen to stories produced by Communications and Media students in CMU's radio team course and hear performances from this year's 20th annual Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition finals.
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