After initiating the process in 2018, CMU has taken measures to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and is Climate Smart certified for 2020

CMU is Climate Smart certified

"Climate change is such a monstrous issue, but understanding the part we play allows for informed, constructive decision-making so that we can be part of the solution."

On Earth Day 2020—with combined pride, humility, and great excitement—CMU is pleased to announce that as of this month the university is officially Climate Smart certified. This certification marks a significant milestone in CMU's effort to address its role in climate change, and sets the university on a path towards continuous improvement in the stewardship of the resources, people, and planet entrusted to its care.

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CSOP student uses course to enrich youth work

CSOP student uses course to enrich youth work

When Nicole Ternowesky first signed up for the Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), she never imagined it would lead her to a summer job.

Ternowesky, 20, is a third-year student from Brandon, MB, majoring in Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU). After enrolling in a course for the 2019 session of CSOP, she attended a dinner party over Christmas where she happened to meet someone who would be taking the same course at the summer peacebuilding school.

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Spring at CMU 2020 | A VIRTUAL fundraiser in support of CMU (video)

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The Triple Bottom Line: MBA student learning “the future of business” at CMU

The Triple Bottom Line: MBA student learning “the future of business” at CMU

With her international work, study, and life experience, Tomisin Bolorunduro knows how the world does business. Coming to CMU expanded her horizons and priorities.

Tomisin Bolorunduro is a current student of CMU's Master of Business Administration [MBA] program. At age 27, she has lived in four countries on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite already holding a master's degree in banking finance and corporate law, she came to CMU seeking professional development. What she got, she says, went a whole lot farther.

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"Good teaching is just simply good teaching." After 20 years of teaching at CMU, Dr. Janet Brenneman is still learning and finding ways to change up her instruction methods

Children in the classroom

If you had walked into Dr. Janet Brenneman's Early Musical Development course last semester, you might have been surprised at what you would have found: a group of preschoolers.

Brenneman, Associate Professor of Music at CMU, invited children from Assiniboine Castle Daycare to come to her university class for five weeks, so her students could gain hands-on teaching experience.

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