April 2010
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Menno Simons College Gets Permanent Home
For the first time in its 20-year history, Menno Simons College (MSC) has found a permanent home. Through a significant legacy gift from the David and Katherine Friesen Family Foundation, which is a long-time supporter of MSC and Mennonite university education in Canada, MSC has purchased the first two floors of 520 Portage Avenue, the building where it has leased space since 2005. Read the full story...
For the first time in its 20-year history, Menno Simons College (MSC) has found a permanent home. Through a significant legacy gift from the David and Katherine Friesen Family Foundation, which is a long-time supporter of MSC and Mennonite university education in Canada, MSC has purchased the first two floors of 520 Portage Avenue, the building where it has leased space since 2005. Read the full story...
March 2010
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CMU Announces Verna Mae Janzen Competition 2010 Winners
The fifth annual Verna Mae Janzen Vocal Competition held at Canadian Mennonite University’s Shaftesbury campus was a tremendous success again this year, both in terms of the calibre of the competitors and the enjoyment of the audience. Read the full story...
The fifth annual Verna Mae Janzen Vocal Competition held at Canadian Mennonite University’s Shaftesbury campus was a tremendous success again this year, both in terms of the calibre of the competitors and the enjoyment of the audience. Read the full story...
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Athletes earn Top Marks
At its annual Athletics Awards Banquet on March 19, 2010, CMU Athletics Department took pride in honouring 69% of its student athletes who completed their CMU sports seasons in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher. Read the full story...
At its annual Athletics Awards Banquet on March 19, 2010, CMU Athletics Department took pride in honouring 69% of its student athletes who completed their CMU sports seasons in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher. Read the full story...
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CMU Announces Team Entry in Hot Pursuit 2010
A team of five cyclists, made up of faculty members Chris Huebner and John Brubacher, along with Kevin Kilbrei, and alumni Craig Penner and Jon Guenter will race from Vancouver to Winnipeg in pursuit of ultra-marathon cyclist Arvid Loewen to raise money for international student financial assistance and international practica. Read the full story...
A team of five cyclists, made up of faculty members Chris Huebner and John Brubacher, along with Kevin Kilbrei, and alumni Craig Penner and Jon Guenter will race from Vancouver to Winnipeg in pursuit of ultra-marathon cyclist Arvid Loewen to raise money for international student financial assistance and international practica. Read the full story...
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Blazer Women Win Gold in 2010 MCAC Volleyball and Basketball Finals
More than 300 spectators packed the CMU’s Loewen Athletic Centre on March 6 to witness the Women’s Basketball Team defeat Red River College 70-26 to win the 2010 Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) title, with the CMU Men’s BasketballTeam taking home silver at the MCAC Championships hosted by CMU. Read the full story...
More than 300 spectators packed the CMU’s Loewen Athletic Centre on March 6 to witness the Women’s Basketball Team defeat Red River College 70-26 to win the 2010 Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) title, with the CMU Men’s BasketballTeam taking home silver at the MCAC Championships hosted by CMU. Read the full story...
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Men’s Chorus and Guitar Ensemble Perform in Winkler Concert
Canadian Mennonite University is pleased to present a spring concert for the enjoyment of music lovers in Southern Manitoba and in support of the CMU School of Music. The concert features the CMU Men’s Chorus, with Conductor Rudy Schellenberg, and CMU Guitar Ensemble with Director Willie Wiebe. Read the full story...
Canadian Mennonite University is pleased to present a spring concert for the enjoyment of music lovers in Southern Manitoba and in support of the CMU School of Music. The concert features the CMU Men’s Chorus, with Conductor Rudy Schellenberg, and CMU Guitar Ensemble with Director Willie Wiebe. Read the full story...
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CMU Welcomes Emmanuel Ali El-Shariff for 2010 Lecture Series
CMU welcomes Emmanuel Ali El-Shariff on campus March 15 and 16 for its 2010 Lecture Series – Proclaiming the Unique Claims of Christ 2010: Negotiating the Christian-Muslim Interface. The Series is sponsored by the Winnipeg Centre for Ministry Studies and the CMU Institute for Theology and the Church. Read the full story...
CMU welcomes Emmanuel Ali El-Shariff on campus March 15 and 16 for its 2010 Lecture Series – Proclaiming the Unique Claims of Christ 2010: Negotiating the Christian-Muslim Interface. The Series is sponsored by the Winnipeg Centre for Ministry Studies and the CMU Institute for Theology and the Church. Read the full story...
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CMU Presents Annual Choral Connections Concert
CMU is pleased to invite the public to its presentation of Choral Connections, a concert with all Four Choirs of Canadian Mennonite University – the CMU Singers and Women’s Chorus (Derek Morphy, conductor) and the CMU Chamber Choir and Men’s Chorus (Rudy Schellenberg, conductor) – performing with the talented Mennonite Community Orchestra (Eric Hemmerling, conductor). Read the full story...
CMU is pleased to invite the public to its presentation of Choral Connections, a concert with all Four Choirs of Canadian Mennonite University – the CMU Singers and Women’s Chorus (Derek Morphy, conductor) and the CMU Chamber Choir and Men’s Chorus (Rudy Schellenberg, conductor) – performing with the talented Mennonite Community Orchestra (Eric Hemmerling, conductor). Read the full story...
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Poet Barbara Nickel returns to CMU’s School of Writing as 2010 instructor
Joining the team of renowned instructors for The School of Writing at CMU this May is Barbara Nickel, one of Canada’s most skilled poets. Nickel brings her vast talents and passion to CMU for the second year in a row as she again instructs the Poetry stream at the School. Read the full story...
Joining the team of renowned instructors for The School of Writing at CMU this May is Barbara Nickel, one of Canada’s most skilled poets. Nickel brings her vast talents and passion to CMU for the second year in a row as she again instructs the Poetry stream at the School. Read the full story...
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Canadian Writer Anita daher to instruct at the 2010 School of Writing
CMU welcomes Anita Daher to its annual School of Writing at CMU this May. Daher, one of Canada’s most skilled teachers and editors, brings her skills and passion as she joins CMU’s talented team of instructors for the first time Read the full story...
CMU welcomes Anita Daher to its annual School of Writing at CMU this May. Daher, one of Canada’s most skilled teachers and editors, brings her skills and passion as she joins CMU’s talented team of instructors for the first time Read the full story...
February 2010
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School of Writing AT CMU to welcome Margaret Sweatman
CMU welcomes Margaret Sweatman to its annual School of Writing in May, 2010. Sweatman, who ranks among Canada’s most accomplished writers and playwrights, brings a vast range of experience and keen interest in teaching as she joins CMU’s panel of experts and heads up this year’s fiction workshops at the School’s annual writing retreat. Read the full story...
CMU welcomes Margaret Sweatman to its annual School of Writing in May, 2010. Sweatman, who ranks among Canada’s most accomplished writers and playwrights, brings a vast range of experience and keen interest in teaching as she joins CMU’s panel of experts and heads up this year’s fiction workshops at the School’s annual writing retreat. Read the full story...
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Outtatown School of Discipleship Offers New French Africa Program
Widely known for its outstanding eight-month discipleship programs in Guatemala and South Africa, in Fall 2010 Outtatown will launch its newest one-semester program that focuses on French language, culture, and church ministries. Site locations for this exciting new four-month program include St. Boniface, Montreal, Paris, and Burkina Faso. Read the full story...
Widely known for its outstanding eight-month discipleship programs in Guatemala and South Africa, in Fall 2010 Outtatown will launch its newest one-semester program that focuses on French language, culture, and church ministries. Site locations for this exciting new four-month program include St. Boniface, Montreal, Paris, and Burkina Faso. Read the full story...
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CMU PRESS Announces Book Launch for New Perspectives in Believers Church Ecclesiology
CMU PRESS is pleased to announce its publication of New Perspectives in Believers Church Ecclesiology, a diverse collection of essays that revisits debates about the relationship between church and world, and engages with new trends in contemporary Christianity. Read the full story...
CMU PRESS is pleased to announce its publication of New Perspectives in Believers Church Ecclesiology, a diverse collection of essays that revisits debates about the relationship between church and world, and engages with new trends in contemporary Christianity. Read the full story...
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Menno Simons College Social Justice Fair Explores Women’s Justice Issues
Students of Menno Simons College (MSC), Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), and The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) gather for MSC’s Social Justice Fair 2010 on Wednesday, February 10 to explore issues surrounding women and justice. Read the full story...
Students of Menno Simons College (MSC), Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), and The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) gather for MSC’s Social Justice Fair 2010 on Wednesday, February 10 to explore issues surrounding women and justice. Read the full story...
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Ken Reddig Appointed As Director Of Braintree Creation Care Centre
CMU is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Kenneth Reddig as Director of its Braintree Creation Care Centre in southeast Manitoba. The Braintree Creation Care Centre was given as gift to CMU from Walter and Eleanor Loewen on March 12, 2008. Read the full story...
CMU is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Kenneth Reddig as Director of its Braintree Creation Care Centre in southeast Manitoba. The Braintree Creation Care Centre was given as gift to CMU from Walter and Eleanor Loewen on March 12, 2008. Read the full story...
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CMU Holds Third Ministry Quest Retreat
Students engage in “holy listening” for discernment. CMU recently held its third Ministry Quest, a weekend retreat designed to help students discover more about their unique calling to ministry, January 15-17, 2010 at Camp Nutimik in Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park. Read the full story...
Students engage in “holy listening” for discernment. CMU recently held its third Ministry Quest, a weekend retreat designed to help students discover more about their unique calling to ministry, January 15-17, 2010 at Camp Nutimik in Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park. Read the full story...
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CMU’s Friesens Arts Café Presents Renaissance Resoundings
Friesens Arts Café Series presents Renaissance Resoundings. “To resound is to re-sound, and to bring the world of now alive with the echo of what already has been,” says CMU Associate Professor of Music Cheryl Pauls. Read the full story...
Friesens Arts Café Series presents Renaissance Resoundings. “To resound is to re-sound, and to bring the world of now alive with the echo of what already has been,” says CMU Associate Professor of Music Cheryl Pauls. Read the full story...
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Doors Open To Students Through “Connections 2010” Career and Job Fair
CMU’s annual Career and Job Fair, Connections 2010, takes place Monday February 1, 10 am to 2 pm . All are welcome to attend and join in this networking opportunity. Following the morning session, visitors will be invited at 11:30 pm to the CMU Lecture Hall for the Connections 2010 Career Forum. Human Resources professionals will be on hand to share information with students about what they look for when hiring university students and graduates. Read the full story...
CMU’s annual Career and Job Fair, Connections 2010, takes place Monday February 1, 10 am to 2 pm . All are welcome to attend and join in this networking opportunity. Following the morning session, visitors will be invited at 11:30 pm to the CMU Lecture Hall for the Connections 2010 Career Forum. Human Resources professionals will be on hand to share information with students about what they look for when hiring university students and graduates. Read the full story...
January 2010
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Dr. Vern Neufeld Redekop at the Winter Lecture Series
CMU is pleased to present its 2010 Winter Lecture Series on January 26 and 27, 2010. Featured Lecturer Dr. Vern Neufeld Redekop, Associate Professor of Conflict Studies in the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, presents three public lectures on the theme of reconciliation. Read the full story...
CMU is pleased to present its 2010 Winter Lecture Series on January 26 and 27, 2010. Featured Lecturer Dr. Vern Neufeld Redekop, Associate Professor of Conflict Studies in the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, presents three public lectures on the theme of reconciliation. Read the full story...
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Pamela Leach’s “Ruskin’s Pool” Photography Exhibition Opens at Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery
CMU is proud to announce the opening on January 22 of an exhibition of photography by CMU Professor of Political Studies Pamela Leach. Her collection, titled “Ruskin’s Pool,” continues on display through to March 6, 2010, at Winnipeg’s Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery. Read the full story...
CMU is proud to announce the opening on January 22 of an exhibition of photography by CMU Professor of Political Studies Pamela Leach. Her collection, titled “Ruskin’s Pool,” continues on display through to March 6, 2010, at Winnipeg’s Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery. Read the full story...
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CMU Welcomes Anne Manson to Friesens’ Arts Cafe
“We are delighted to welcome Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Music Director and Conductor Anne Manson on campus to CMU’s second season of Friesens’ Arts Café... Read the full story...
“We are delighted to welcome Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Music Director and Conductor Anne Manson on campus to CMU’s second season of Friesens’ Arts Café... Read the full story...
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Outtatown Students Train with Global Vision 2020
CMU’s Outtatown discipleship program takes on a unique service project this term. Students travelling to Guatemala in the Outtatown Program are taking a two-day intensive training program in Winnipeg January 8-9 from Global Vision 2020 American founder and director Kevin White. Read the full story...
CMU’s Outtatown discipleship program takes on a unique service project this term. Students travelling to Guatemala in the Outtatown Program are taking a two-day intensive training program in Winnipeg January 8-9 from Global Vision 2020 American founder and director Kevin White. Read the full story...
December 2009
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School of Writing Announces 2010 Instructors
The School of Writing at CMU is proud to announce its instructors for its 2010 program, being held from May 10 to 14 on CMU’s Shaftesbury campus in Winnipeg. Read the full story...
The School of Writing at CMU is proud to announce its instructors for its 2010 program, being held from May 10 to 14 on CMU’s Shaftesbury campus in Winnipeg. Read the full story...
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Habitat for Humanity Co-Founder Welcomed
Don Mosley, co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, has long used Habitat Builds as opportunities for peace-making - first in his home state of Georgia, and more recently in the Middle East, where Habitat projects provided opportunities for peace-minded Muslims, Jews and Christians to make common cause. Read the full story...
Don Mosley, co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, has long used Habitat Builds as opportunities for peace-making - first in his home state of Georgia, and more recently in the Middle East, where Habitat projects provided opportunities for peace-minded Muslims, Jews and Christians to make common cause. Read the full story...
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Christmas@CMU Radio Special Set to Air dec 13 on Golden West Radio
On Saturday evening, November 28, Canadian Mennonite University celebrated Christmas at Canadian Mennonite University. Christmas@CMU is an annual event featuring a series of Advent concert performances taking place on CMU’s campus. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and friends from across Manitoba came to CMU on First Advent Eve to the CMU north campus. Read the full story...
On Saturday evening, November 28, Canadian Mennonite University celebrated Christmas at Canadian Mennonite University. Christmas@CMU is an annual event featuring a series of Advent concert performances taking place on CMU’s campus. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and friends from across Manitoba came to CMU on First Advent Eve to the CMU north campus. Read the full story...
November 2009
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CMU PRESS Launches A President’s Journey: The Memoirs of Henry Poettcker
Over 100 people attended the launch of A President’s Journey: The Memoirs of Henry Poettcker, the new title from CMU PRESS that recounts Dr. Henry Poettcker’s passage from a farm boy to the president of Canadian Mennonite Bible College (now CMU) and Mennonite Biblical Seminary (now AMBS). Read the full story...
Over 100 people attended the launch of A President’s Journey: The Memoirs of Henry Poettcker, the new title from CMU PRESS that recounts Dr. Henry Poettcker’s passage from a farm boy to the president of Canadian Mennonite Bible College (now CMU) and Mennonite Biblical Seminary (now AMBS). Read the full story...
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Fall 2009 John & Margaret Friesen Lecture Series Features Conrad Grebel’s Dr. Marlene Epp
Historian’s Lectures Reflect on Roles and Impact of Mennonite Women in Canadian Past. Canadian Mennonite University welcomes Dr. Marlene Epp of Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, to campus November 17 & November 18 as the featured lecturer for the Fall 2009 John and Margaret Friesen Lecture Series. Read the full story...
Historian’s Lectures Reflect on Roles and Impact of Mennonite Women in Canadian Past. Canadian Mennonite University welcomes Dr. Marlene Epp of Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, to campus November 17 & November 18 as the featured lecturer for the Fall 2009 John and Margaret Friesen Lecture Series. Read the full story...
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English Department Fall 2009 Reading Series Brings Top Writer Sandra Birdsell to CMU
CMU welcomes Sandra Birdsell on campus today to give a reading at 12:00 pm in the CMU Chapel as part of the English Department's Speaking With Fire Reading Series. Read the full story...
CMU welcomes Sandra Birdsell on campus today to give a reading at 12:00 pm in the CMU Chapel as part of the English Department's Speaking With Fire Reading Series. Read the full story...
October 2009
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Break Ground for New Science Facility
CMU held an historic ground-breaking ceremony to launch construction and pay tribute to government and private donors supporting its new science facility – a 2,000 square foot natural sciences wing under development at CMU’s Shaftesbury campus. Read the full story...
CMU held an historic ground-breaking ceremony to launch construction and pay tribute to government and private donors supporting its new science facility – a 2,000 square foot natural sciences wing under development at CMU’s Shaftesbury campus. Read the full story...
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New Office of Ministry Inquiry
Opens
CMU has launched a new Office of Ministry Inquiry, providing students with an opportunity to experience a process of discernment around their calling, interests, skills, and potential future careers in ministry. Read the full story...
CMU has launched a new Office of Ministry Inquiry, providing students with an opportunity to experience a process of discernment around their calling, interests, skills, and potential future careers in ministry. Read the full story...
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CMU Student Council Issues 2009 Pearson Challenge
Students kicked off the annual Pearson Challenge on campus today, challenging university students to serve as role models for the community by making personal contributions to global aid. Read the full story...
Students kicked off the annual Pearson Challenge on campus today, challenging university students to serve as role models for the community by making personal contributions to global aid. Read the full story...
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Fall 2009 J.J. Thiessen Lecture Features Dr. Peter Ochs
Modern Judaic Studies Scholar Presents Christian and Jewish Biblical Topics in Series On “The Free Church and Israel’s Covenant” Read the full story...
Modern Judaic Studies Scholar Presents Christian and Jewish Biblical Topics in Series On “The Free Church and Israel’s Covenant” Read the full story...
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2009 Menno Cross Event A Great Success
Members of the cyclocross biking community along with Canadian Mennonite University Homecoming participants gathered on September 26, 2009 to watch and join in Manitoba Cyclocross Race #3, the inaugural “Menno Cross 2009” race event. Read the full story...
Members of the cyclocross biking community along with Canadian Mennonite University Homecoming participants gathered on September 26, 2009 to watch and join in Manitoba Cyclocross Race #3, the inaugural “Menno Cross 2009” race event. Read the full story...
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2009 Alumni
Blazer Award Winners Announced
CMU takes pleasure in announcing its 2009 Alumni Blazer Award winners. Receiving this year’s honours are William (Bill) Kruger, William (Bill) Fast, Trudy Schroeder, and Kim Thiessen. Read the full story...
CMU takes pleasure in announcing its 2009 Alumni Blazer Award winners. Receiving this year’s honours are William (Bill) Kruger, William (Bill) Fast, Trudy Schroeder, and Kim Thiessen. Read the full story...
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New CMU Press Book Traces the Legacy of Mennonite Brethren Leaders
T.D. Regehr Biography Focuses on Lives and Work of Johannes and Tina Harder. Canadian Mennonite University announces a new CMU Press publication, A Generation of Vigilance: The Lives and Work of Johannes and Tina Harder by T.D. Regehr, to be launched on October 16 in Yarrow, B.C., on October 17 in Abbotsford, B.C., and on October 22 at the Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies in Winnipeg, MB. Read the full story...
T.D. Regehr Biography Focuses on Lives and Work of Johannes and Tina Harder. Canadian Mennonite University announces a new CMU Press publication, A Generation of Vigilance: The Lives and Work of Johannes and Tina Harder by T.D. Regehr, to be launched on October 16 in Yarrow, B.C., on October 17 in Abbotsford, B.C., and on October 22 at the Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies in Winnipeg, MB. Read the full story...
September 2009
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Annual Homecoming 2009
welcomes Friends and Alumni
Canadian Mennonite University celebrates different journeys and common ground at Homecoming 2009 on September 25 to 26 and extends a warm welcome to community friends to come out to enjoy the festivities. Read the full story...
Canadian Mennonite University celebrates different journeys and common ground at Homecoming 2009 on September 25 to 26 and extends a warm welcome to community friends to come out to enjoy the festivities. Read the full story...
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Competitive Cyclists Head to CMU for Menno Cross Race
CMU Homecoming Event Part of Manitoba Cyclocross Series – Some of the top competitive cyclists in the province will be coming to CMU for Menno Cross, the third race in the Manitoba cyclocross series. It will take place during this year’s Homecoming festivities on September 26 at CMU’s Shaftesbury Campus in southwest Winnipeg. Read the full story...
CMU Homecoming Event Part of Manitoba Cyclocross Series – Some of the top competitive cyclists in the province will be coming to CMU for Menno Cross, the third race in the Manitoba cyclocross series. It will take place during this year’s Homecoming festivities on September 26 at CMU’s Shaftesbury Campus in southwest Winnipeg. Read the full story...
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“Speaking With Fire” Fall 2009 Reading Series Bringing Top Writers
Canadian Mennonite University’s English Department has launched “Speaking with Fire” Reading Series, featuring outstanding Canadian poets and novelists. The Series opens September 21 with “Poetry and the Common Good,” part of Winnipeg’s “Thin Air” Writers Festival. Read the full story...
Canadian Mennonite University’s English Department has launched “Speaking with Fire” Reading Series, featuring outstanding Canadian poets and novelists. The Series opens September 21 with “Poetry and the Common Good,” part of Winnipeg’s “Thin Air” Writers Festival. Read the full story...
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Disaster Recovery Students Help Out in Dulzura, CA
Repairing a home under the hot sun in Dulzura, California, an area devastated by fire in 2007, is all in the line of duty for Canadian Mennonite University students lending their energy, skills, and assistance to families and local relief organizations. Read the full story...
Repairing a home under the hot sun in Dulzura, California, an area devastated by fire in 2007, is all in the line of duty for Canadian Mennonite University students lending their energy, skills, and assistance to families and local relief organizations. Read the full story...
