Canadian Mennonite University

Canadian Mennonite UniversityWebsiteDirectionsSaveUniversity in Winnipeg, CanadaDescriptionCanadian Mennonite University is a private Mennonite university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba. It has an enrolment of 1,607 students. Address: 500 Shaftesbury Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2, CanadaHours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30 AM MonPhone: +1 204-487-3300Appointments: cmu.ca Providers Undergraduate tuition and fees: Domestic tuition 6,150 CAD, International tuition 10,770 CAD (2011 – 12)Total enrollment: 1,750 (2010)Province: ManitobaFounded: 1999Color: GreenCanadian Mennonite University (CMU) is a private Mennonite university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba.[1] It has an enrolment of 1,607 students.[2] The university was chartered in 1999 with a Shaftesbury campus in southwest Winnipeg, as well as Menno Simons College and a campus at the University of Winnipeg.[3]History[edit]Canadian Mennonite University was incorporated in 1999, through the amalgamation of Canadian Mennonite Bible College (founded in 1947), Concord College (founded as Mennonite Brethren Bible College in 1944), and Menno Simons College (founded in 1988).[4] A fourth college, Steinbach Bible College, was also involved, but later withdrew.The name, Canadian Mennonite University, was formally announced in early 2000 and classes began in September of that year on a new campus, composed of the campus of Canadian Mennonite Bible College on the south-west corner of Grant and Shaftesbury and the former campus of the Manitoba School for the Deaf.[5]In 2009, Canadian Mennonite University opened a new Menno Simons College campus on Portage Avenue. In late 2010, a science laboratory was constructed and in 2011 the Redekop School of Business was opened.[6]Academic programs[edit]Degrees[edit]Canadian Mennonite University offers several degrees, including:Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ScienceBachelor of Business AdministrationBachelor of MusicBachelor of Music TherapyMaster of Arts in Theological Studies or Christian MinistryMaster of Business AdministrationMaster of Peacebuilding and Collaborative DevelopmentSchools and colleges[edit]Canadian School of PeacebuildingCommunity School of Music & the ArtsMenno Simons CollegeOuttatown School of DiscipleshipRedekop School of BusinessSports[edit]The university is represented by the CMU Blazers in soccer, volleyball and basketball. Teams play in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (formerly the Central Plains Athletic Conference).Notable alumni[edit]Di Brandt[7] - poetHoward Dyck - conductor and radio broadcasterBeth Goobie - Canadian poet and writerJan Guenther Braun - writerChris Huebner - Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Canadian Mennonite University; co-editor of the Polyglossia series in Herald-PressSarah Klassen - Canadian authorRoyden Loewen - historianLeonard Ratzlaff - choral conductor for Edmonton's Richard Eaton SingersA. James Reimer - Canadian Mennonite theologian; held a dual academic appointment as Professor of Religious Studies and Christian Theology at Conrad Grebel University CollegeKatie Funk Wiebe, writerRudy Wiebe - Canadian author; Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Alberta since 1992