Canadian Mennonite University

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name = Canadian Mennonite University
motto =
established = 1999
type = Private
president = Gerald Gerbrandt
city = Winnipeg
state = Manitoba
country = Canada
undergrad = 1,862
postgrad =
staff =
colours = Greencolor box|#00502F
campus = Urban
mascot =
affiliation = Mennonite
affiliations = CHEC, ACCA
free_label = Sports teams
free = CMU Blazers
website = [http://www.cmu.ca/ www.cmu.ca]

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is a Christian university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that awards three and four-year degrees in a variety of programs. The university offers classes in three different settings: its main campus in southwest Winnipeg, its downtown campus at Menno Simons College, and a one-year international certificate program with training in Canada and Guatemala or South Africa.

History

Canadian Mennonite University was formed through the almagamation of three different colleges: Canadian Mennonite Bible College (founded in 1947), Concord College (founded as Mennonite Brethren Bible College in 1944), and Menno Simons College (founded in 1988).

The process for creating one Mennonite university in Manitoba began in the 1990s. A fourth college, Steinbach Bible College, was also involved, but later withdrew. In 1998, the provincial government awarded a charter to the Mennonite College Federation, and for the next two years the three colleges worked towards offering cooperative post-secondary programs. The name Canadian Mennonite University was formally announced in early 2000 and classes began in September of that year on a new campus, comprised 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, located on the north-west corner of the same intersection.

Academic programs

Degrees

Canadian Mennonite University offers several degrees, including:
*Bachelor of Arts
*Master of Arts in Theological Studies
*Bachelor of Theology
*Bachelor of Church Ministries
*Bachelor of Musical Arts
*Bachelor of Musical Therapy

eminary programs

An arrangement with other graduate schools allows students to take one of two seminary programs from the Faculty of Theology at the University of Winnipeg on the CMU campus.

Winnipeg Centre for Ministry Studies

This program is a cooperative effort of Mennonite colleges across Manitoba as well as colleges in California and Indiana. Anabaptist introductions to biblical studies, theology, history and ethics, and practical theology are offered to ministry candidates from any denomination.

Winnipeg Theological Consortium

This program, formed in 1988, allows students from across Winnipeg to earn a Master of Divinity degree while attending another university. The program has three sub-divisions: congregational ministry, pastoral care and counseling, and theological studies.

Outtatown

Outtatown is an eight-month adventure and discipleship school that finds students studying and serving in Canada, Guatemala and South Africa. In the first semeseter students travel in Western Canada. After the Christmas break, they live in Guatemala or South Africa. It was formerly called the School of Discipleship.

Sports

The University is represented by the CMU Blazers in hockey, soccer, volleyball and basketball. Teams play in the Central Plains Athletic Conference (CPAC) and the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA).

ee also

*Menno Simons College
*List of universities in Manitoba
*Higher education in Manitoba
*Education in Canada

External links

* [http://www.cmu.ca Canadian Mennonite University]
* [http://www.outtatown.com Outtatown]