Menno Office offers hospitality at U of Manitoba
On the University of Manitoba campus, young people from around the world enjoy Menno Office as a place to eat their lunch, study, connect with friends, play musical instruments or chat with chaplain Mark von Kampen. Through the activities and atmosphere in Menno Office, the Inter-Mennonite Chaplaincy Association (IMCA) provides a welcoming space for students…
A planet-friendly move to university residence
This September, Andre Wiederkehr moved into the Conrad Grebel University College residence at the University of Waterloo in a unique way—he biked. The second-year science student cycled the 90 km. from his home near Mildmay, Ont. to Grebel in Waterloo, a trip that took him nearly eight hours. He transported everything that he would need…
CMU/Bethel College launch joint research journal
With the help of the internet, students, faculty and administrators from two Mennonite colleges in two different countries met on April 23 to launch something brand new in Mennonite higher education. The groups from Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg and Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., were celebrating the first issue, now live, of the…
And Now, Over Three Years Later…
The time has come to move again. We were in Harrisonburg, Virginia longer than I thought we would be, and it’s been good. But the end always comes and somehow we say goodbye. Reflecting on my last three years here, I realize that I take much more with me than what we’ll pack into our little…
Quitting the Blame Game
Reflecting on international students and culture the other day, a colleague commented on how a group of students who had been struggling in classes refused to blame anyone for their failing grades, took responsibility, and made no excuses. He was surprised because U.S. students usually go on and on with excuses, blaming roommates, teachers, the…
