CMU appoints experienced social worker and professor to faculty
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) continues to establish its new Bachelor of Social Work degree program as it welcomes Ms. Buetta Warkentin. She will join the university on May 27, 2024 in the roles of Associate Professor of Social Work and Field Education Coordinator for Social Work.
Warkentin comes to CMU with a wealth of experience both in academia and in the field. She is a registered Social Worker and a member of the Manitoba College of Social Workers. She spent the last 18 years teaching social work at Booth University College in Winnipeg, where she joined the faculty in 2006. Her professional experience includes working in child welfare and as a therapist for children, youth, and families—both in Manitoba and Ontario.
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Ten stories of CMU alumni (audio)
As an extension of the A Time of Reckoning symposium that took place at CMU in October 2023, this student-led media project is one way of reflecting CMU's story from 2000 to 2023. Every now and then, it's good to consider what we say we're doing, what we think we're doing, and what is actually going on.
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CMU's Xplore: Weaving faith and life through lifelong learning
Learning is an ageless pursuit. Whether young or old, infant or elder, we always take in new experiences, stitching them into the patchwork of our lives. We don't always get to choose which scraps or fabric make up our pastiche collage, but when looking back, we can always know the value and significance of those lessons.
If we placed Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) Xplore program into the quilt, the threads would unite our experiences of faith and life.
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Sunday@CMU: February 2024
Reflections From the Road
This month on Sunday@CMU, we're hearing from CMU alumna Erika Enns Rodine, Minister at Altona Mennonite Church. In this rebroadcast of her series of meditations, she uses religious billboard messages on the highways of Southern Manitoba as springboards into theological exploration and biblical conversation.
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In Memoriam: Dr. John Derksen
It is with deep sadness that we share of the recent and sudden passing of Dr. John Derksen. John served CMU through Menno Simons College as a beloved professor of Conflict Resolution Studies from 2000 to 2021 and for 20 years before that in areas of Ethics, History, and Biblical Studies.
A memorial service for John will be held on February 11 at 2:00 PM at River East Church, 755 McLeod Ave., Winnipeg, MB.
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