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Incoming CMU student-athletes Paige Whiteside and David Gomez are embracing new opportunities to grow in the classroom and in competition as they begin their first seasons with the Blazers.

Student athletes find their place on and off the court

Incoming student-athletes Paige Whiteside and David Gomez have taken different paths to CMU, but both see the university as a place to grow—as athletes, students, and teammates.

Whiteside, an 18-year-old setter from Selkirk, is beginning her first year of university after competing at increasingly high levels of volleyball. She has played for Team Manitoba since Grade 8, an experience that introduced her to a higher level of competition.

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From Scotland to Winnipeg: Iona Community leader on faith, justice, and peacebuilding

From Scotland to Winnipeg: Iona Community leader on faith, justice, and peacebuilding

Ruth Harvey, leader of the Iona Community in Scotland, is travelling across Canada this fall on a four-week pilgrimage and making a stop in Winnipeg on October 6–8.

Harvey will speak at CMU's upcoming Face2Face conversation, "Walking the Labyrinth: Peace, Presence, and the Iona Way," on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 PM. The event will take place on campus in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) and online via livestream. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

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Sunday at CMU

Sunday at CMU: October 2026

Recognizing Jesus

This month on Sunday at CMU, we're re-airing a series from Isaac Kuhl-Schlegel, Career and Work-Integrated Learning Advisor at CMU. In his role, he helps students explore their futures and vocations through work-integrated learning. Isaac is also a CMU alumnus who studied relational theology and then completed a Master of Theological Studies in Toronto. In these meditations, he reflects on what it takes for us to recognize Jesus in our lives: what makes it hard, what's at risk, and how love compels us to do it anyway.

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Public notice regarding cyber incident

Public notice regarding cyber incident

October 2, 2026

Dear present and past members of the CMU learning community,

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Erik Gillespie (CMU ’24) spent hundreds of hours this summer helping bring a historic Red River Métis anthem into a new generation through the Michif Anthem Project.

CMU alumnus gives new voice to historic Métis anthem

CMU alumnus Erik Gillespie spent last year working as a restaurant server, but this summer he took on a tall order of a different kind: updating a 200-year-old anthem of the Red River Métis for a new generation.

The historic anthem, "La Chanson de la Grenouillère" ("The Song of Frog Plain"), is one of the best-known pieces of Métis oral tradition. It was composed by Pierre Falcon, a Métis fur trader, poet, and songwriter, following the Victory at Frog Plain on June 19, 1816.

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