CMU 25 Events
Below is a list of all events that are a part of CMU's 25th anniversary.
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Spring at CMU
Gather. Celebrate.
All are warmly invited.
Featuring storytelling by graduates of 2025 and music by CMU choirs. Reception to follow.
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Class of 2025 Convocation
In-person attendance by ticket only. All are welcome to watch the livestream.
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Celebrate CMU 25
Come celebrate with alumni, students, friends, and supporters as CMU looks back on the last 25 years with gratitude and forward to the next 25 and beyond.
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Fall at CMU
All are invited to the annual community festival featuring markets, food, activities for kids, alumni reunions, and more!
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CMU Song Feast
Join us! All are welcome to enjoy a feast of choral and congregational songs led by a choir of alumni and CMU students.
renew 2025 Pastors' Conference | 'Reckoning With Power': Discerning God's Power, Navigating Worldly Power in Leadership, Conflict, and Mission
Featuring David Fitch (PhD), a long-time pastor in Chicago, and the B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary.
Face2Face | Anabaptism at 500: Commitment to Scripture
From 1525 to 2025, Anabaptists have taken a very personal and community-oriented approach to their embrace of the scriptures. This evening’s conversation will investigate the ways the Bible shaped the 16th century Anabaptist movement at its inception and continues to uniquely define the Anabaptist tradition today. We will also celebrate the Canadian launch of the Anabaptist Community Bible.
20th Annual Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition
Featuring finalists Jacob Kenny, Julia Norris, Allison Ong, Shanley Vogan, and Stefanie Zacharias.
CMU Concert Band Spring Concert
CMU Festival Chorus | St. John Passion
The 2025 Festival concludes with one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire. Led by Dr. Janet Brenneman and featuring the CMU Festival Chorus and soloists from the community, this performance of the St. John Passion will be unique offering steeped in a decades-long tradition of performance in the Mennonite community.
Conflict Transformation Through Dialogue and Narrative
Register for a free evening workshop designed to foster understanding and empathy through the power of storytelling and shared experiences.
Mennonite/s Writing Conference
Words at Work and Play—an international conference featuring academic and creative presentations