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Buisness with a purpose at Canadian Mennonite Univeristy

Meda Marketplace magazine | July 2019

Real-life problem solving

Winnipeg Free Press, Education Supplement | December 2018

Centre for Resilience: meeting 21st century needs

The Blazer magazine | Spring 2018

New Centre for Resilience open for business at CMU

Canadian Mennonite | May 1, 2018

CMU Centre for Resilience official opening (video)

CMU Media Centre | April 18, 2018

New centre a testament to resilience

Sou'wester Community Newspaper | April 30, 2018

Canada and Manitoba invest in research at Canadian Mennonite University

CMU News Release | April 13, 2018

Idea incubator takes root

Winnipeg Free Press, Education Supplement | December 2017

The CMU Centre for Resilience: nurturing enterprise for social change

The Blazer magazine | Winter 2017

CMU announces $1.7 million Centre for Ecological and Economic Resilience

CMU News Release | December 2016

Dr. Chris Rice

MCC alumnus Dr. Chris Rice in Manitoba for speaking events focused on peacebuilding and reconciliation

Dr. Chris Rice, a respected global voice in peacebuilding, Mennonite Central Committee alumnus, and an award-winning author, will be in Manitoba for a series of speaking events from March 11-15.

Rice is the featured speaker at the Canadian Mennonite University Face2Face speaker series event on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The event is co-presented by MCC Manitoba and CMU and takes place at Marpeck Commons, 2299 Grant Ave., Winnipeg. He will present an address titled, Being Peacemakers for a World of Surging Polarization.

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Digging In: Unearthing Stories of Climate Adaptation

Digging In – Episode 4 - Digging In: Policy and Beekeeping

What does policy have to do with climate change adaptation? Jonathan Sears, Associate Professor of Political Studies, is reviewing how policy and climate change adaptation connect. In the Gwanda district, Molly Moyo talks about the importance of beekeeping.

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From song to strategy: CMU offers free nonviolent resistance training in response to growing injustice

From song to strategy: CMU offers free nonviolent resistance training in response to growing injustice

Following the strong community response to its Singing Resistance gatherings, Canadian Mennonite University is offering a new public initiative that moves from collective expression to practical preparation. Living Resistance: Nonviolent Resistance Training will be offered over four Monday evenings in March, inviting participants to actively learn and practice the skills of disciplined nonviolent action.

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Winter 2025/26 alumni updates

Winter 2025/26 alumni updates

Readers of CMU's The Blazer magazine often say they flip right to the Alumni News section before reading anything else.

In the most recent, 25th anniversary issue of The Blazer, we were unable to squeeze in alumni news. Below is a compilation of updates provided to CMU by alumni.

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Stephen Kang (CMU '20) stands outside Prairie Solar Café, his solar-powered mobile coffee trailer in Winnipeg.

Brewing purpose: Stephen Kang builds Prairie Solar Café

Throughout Manitoba's milder seasons, you can find Stephen Kang pulling shots of espresso, brewing tea, and pouring kombucha on tap from his small solar-powered trailer, Prairie Solar Café.

His inspiration for this mobile coffee shop stems from a young age. "I really love food trucks," he says. "Growing up, I would go to some of the food truck festivals as a kid and be like, this is the coolest thing ever, and the food is amazing!" What he didn't love were the trucks' generators—noisy, smelly, and overstimulating. He wanted to maintain the joy of the food truck, while also creating a quieter, more relaxing experience that prioritizes sustainability.

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