CMU alumnus awarded prestigious $50,000 fellowship
How are people in Colombia formed by finance? What are the hopes of everyday people in their use of credit cards, bank accounts, as well as alternative economic systems, in a country at war?
Those are the questions at the heart of the dissertation Rebecca Bartel is writing to fulfill the requirements of her PhD program in the Department for the Study of Religion and the Center for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto.
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CMU recognizes distinguished alumni with 2013 Blazer Awards
A public policy expert, a man working at building relationships between First Nations people and Mennonites, two international development workers living in West Africa, and a pastor who writes a blog of worship resources are the recipients of the 2013 Blazer Distinguished Alumni Awards.
CMU President Cheryl Pauls will present the awards at the university’s Fall Festival tomorrow evening—Friday, Sept. 27. The goal of the award is to celebrate alumni who, through their lives, embody CMU’s values and mission of “service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society.”
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Bridge-builder profile: Brian Grunau and Miriam Schellenberg
Brian Grunau and Miriam Schellenberg graduated from CMU in 2003. They currently live in Vancouver, where Brian works as an emergency physician at St. Paul’s Hospital and Miriam works as a school psychologist for the Vancouver School District.
Miriam and Brian recently purchased a tile as part of CMU’s Come Together: Be a Bridge Builder campaign in memory of Brian’s grandfather. When we asked them about their contribution, this is what they had to say:
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CMU honours founders of first MCC thrift shop
When Selma Loewen, Sara Stoesz, Susan Giesbrecht, and Linie Friesen started a thrift shop in Altona, Man. to raise funds for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), they expected it to last just a few months.
Little did they know the shop would still be around 41 years later, and that it was the beginning of a network that has grown to more than 100 shops across North America that has generated contributions totaling $167 million for the work of MCC.
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Music festival showcases CMU talent, honours Dean of Student Life
The Winnipeg Folk Festival was two months ago, but students at CMU are hoping some of the energy from that event will live on at the MPK Folk Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Organized by the Arts & Entertainment Committee from CMU’s Student Council, the MPK Folkfest is a music event that is part of the university’s Fall Festival. Held in the Back 40—a space in the forest behind CMU’s south side—the event features musical performances by CMU students and alumni.
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