{"id":4885,"date":"2015-02-24T16:21:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T22:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2015-02-24T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T23:46:40","slug":"canadian-mennonite-university-rates-at-top-among-28-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2015\/canadian-mennonite-university-rates-at-top-among-28-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Mennonite University rates at top among 28 universities"},"content":{"rendered":"

CMU\u2019s students give top marks to faculty, academics, and community<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

Canadian Mennonite University students have given top marks to the faculty, academics, and community at the university.<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00a0Maclean\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0Magazine<\/em>\u00a0feature published this month gives a snapshot of the 2014 Canadian University Survey Consortium’s (CUSC) findings, in which CMU placed in the Top Four out of 28 universities in four categories highlighted in the article.<\/p>\n

The statements reflect how students feel about their professors and how comfortable they feel at their university.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Link to Maclean’s Magazine article<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When presented with the statement, \u201cGenerally, I am satisfied with the quality of teaching I have received,\u201d 58 per cent of respondents from CMU said that they strongly agree\u2014earning CMU the top spot out of the 28 universities surveyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Student responses to the statement, \u201cMost of my professors treat students as individuals, not just numbers,\u201d also put CMU at #1.<\/span><\/p>\n

CMU placed second when students were presented with the statement, \u201cMost of my professors are intellectually stimulating in their teaching,\u201d and fourth when presented with the statement, \u201cI feel as if I belong at this university.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To obtain the results, the CUSC administered an online questionnaire to a random sample of middle-years students at each school.<\/span><\/p>\n

CMU President Dr. Cheryl Pauls says she is deeply encouraged by the way CMU students ranked their university.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis affirmation is a form of gratitude, and helps us to keep providing this quality of education,\u201d Pauls says. \u201cWe consider mentorship to be vital to the learning students receive, and the survey demonstrates that students see and appreciate that faculty take them seriously as individuals both inside and beyond the classroom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m persuaded that our students will show a similar interest and\u00a0care to others based on how\u00a0they have been taught,” Pauls adds. “That bolsters our courage and humility at the same time.”<\/span><\/p>\n

To view the <\/span>Maclean’s Magazine<\/em> article, visit <\/span>www.cmu.ca\/macleans<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

About CMU<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences and social sciences, and graduate degrees in Theology and Ministry. CMU has over 1,600 students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury campus and in its Menno Simons College and Outtatown programs.<\/em><\/p>\n

For information about CMU, visit\u00a0www.cmu.ca<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:<\/p>\n

Kevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications & Marketing
\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621
\nCanadian Mennonite University
\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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