Dr. Stephanie Stobbe receives King Charles III’s Coronation Medal in recognition of her work as part of the Hearts of Freedom project, a travelling exhibition that moved throughout various cities in the country, telling the stories of Southeast Asian refugees.

CMU faculty awarded King Charles III’s Coronation Medal

Dr. Stephanie Stobbe, Associate Professor and Chair of Conflict Resolution Studies at Canadian Mennonite University, has been awarded the King Charles III's Coronation Medal for her work on the Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees exhibition.

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Dr. Alexander Sawatsky, CMU Professor and Chair of Social Work

Professor brings innovative environmental justice course to social work program

"Social workers are uniquely qualified to work at the front lines of catastrophes." So why hasn't the field engaged more with the global climate crisis?

Dr. Alexander Sawatsky, CMU Professor and Chair of Social Work, is asking this question with a course he introduced this semester: Environmental Justice and Social Work Practice.

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CMU shaping what quality work-integrated learning looks like in Canada

CMU shaping what quality work-integrated learning looks like in Canada

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) has been selected as one of the top institutions in Canada to develop a national quality work-integrated learning (QWIL) certification.

In collaboration with 12 other institutions, this venture operates through Canada's leading organization in the field, Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL).

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Edwin Redekopp (second from left) and CMU President Dr. Cheryl Pauls (far right) pose with P.M Friesen BTS Co-Chairs Dr. Paul Doerksen and Dr. Andrew Dyck.

Announcing the P.M. Friesen Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies

Edwin and Agnes Redekopp of Winnipeg have gifted CMU with a $2,000,000 endowment, to create the P.M. Friesen Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies (BTS).

The Edwin and Agnes Redekopp Endowment Fund will support permanent financing for a position at CMU that ensures the ongoing strength of BTS excellence in teaching, research, and service—particularly in ways that provide service to the Mennonite Brethren (MB) church tradition and draw on its witness.

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Sunday at CMU

Sunday@CMU: November 2024

Jesus at the Table

This month on Sunday@CMU, we hear from Tim Cruickshank, Director of Estamos (CMU's intercultural study abroad program) and Practicum Coordinator at CMU. Throughout his sermon series, Tim leads us in reflecting on stories of Jesus at the table in the Gospels—stories that might be overlooked, but include signs of God's reign.

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