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Peacebuilding in Action: CMU professor returns from delegation to Hong Kong
Posted in Stories | Wednesday, January 8, 2020 @ 11:14 AM
Dr. Wendy Kroeker, Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), reflects on a week in Hong Kong, practicing solidarity and collaborative peacebuilding with the local church, in real time. For purposes of safety and sensitivity, some customary details are omitted from this report.
Continue ReadingMSC professor awarded grant to continue community meth response training
Posted in News Releases | Tuesday, January 7, 2020 @ 3:17 PM
Dr. Jobb Arnold, Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies at Canadian Mennonite University's Menno Simons College (MSC), has received a grant of $5,000 from the City of Winnipeg's inaugural Community Safety and Crime Prevention program.
Winnipeg is experiencing a methamphetamine (meth) crisis of proportions larger than the city has ever seen, and Arnold is tackling the issue head-on. He developed a community meth response training resource and ran the first sessions with it over the fall of 2019 for organizations like the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba and some of the city's crisis social workers.
Continue ReadingFaculty: In Their Own Words - Dr. John Derksen
Posted in Faculty Profiles | Monday, January 6, 2020 @ 11:48 AM
Dr. John Derksen, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies, has taught at MSC since 2000.
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Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: January 2020
Posted in Audio | Saturday, January 4, 2020 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Journeying Through the Psalms
Speaker: Janet Peters
Listen NowAlumni Profile: Cecilly Hildebrand, Executive Director of Candace House
Posted in Alumni Profiles | Thursday, December 19, 2019 @ 1:43 PM
Cecilly Hildebrand graduated from CMU in 2012 with a BA in Psychology. Today, at just 31, she is completing an MA in Social Work and serves full-time as Executive Director of Candace House, a daytime refuge in Winnipeg for families navigating the court system after the criminal death of a loved one.
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