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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Including Men as Leaders for Equality

In an inspirational welcome to 12 male Grebel students on a March Saturday, Chaplain Ed Janzen announced, “This workshop begins our commitment to change the world!”

Billed as a “train the trainer” type event, men were invited to not only participate in a Male Gender Identity and Leadership workshop that addresses sexual assault on the Waterloo campus, but also to become change agents. “The idea is that these young men will take the skills and tools they learned today, and be equipped to recognize and fight against gender inequality and rape culture wherever they are – in classrooms, in workplaces, and in society,” added Ed. Running the workshop was Lexi Salt, the GreenHouse Program Coordinator at St. Paul’s University College on campus, and Stephen Soucie, the Male Allies Program Coordinator at the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region.

A strategic plan vision is realized for Mennonite Studies at Conrad Grebel University College as the new "J. Winfield Fretz Fellowship in Mennonite Studies" is announced.  The Fellowship, to be awarded annually, will support visiting scholars as they engage in research, teaching, and relationship building between the College and academic and community audiences around Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies themes. Funding from the Fellowship will also provide support for special projects at the College initiated by the Institute of Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies (IAMS).

100 university students. 200 hours of rehearsal. 3 performances. 76 trombones.

Every two years, Conrad Grebel University College students band together to launch a completely student run musical – a true community building endeavor. This year’s show is The Music Man by Meredith Wilson, and involves students across every faculty at the University of Waterloo, from first to fourth year. Even as they approach the end of term crush of final projects and exams, these driven young adults are pouring their talent and energy into directing, producing, and performing.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Commitment to Peace and Reconciliation

During recent days we have shared the widespread sorrow and concern about attitudes, policies, and actions that have resulted in suspicion, fear, violence, and death.  We have stopped in silence and prayer to grieve the deaths, wounds, and shattered families of Muslims in Quebec City who were attacked while gathered with their community for prayer. We have stood and walked in solidarity with those expressing outrage and profound concern about the statements and policies of leaders who foster suspicion, fear, division, and exclusion by closing borders and revoking visas.

A presidential search process for Conrad Grebel University College is well underway to replace Susan Schultz Huxman who was recruited to serve as president at Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia. Jim Pankratz began his role as interim president following the annual general meeting on October 1, 2016 and will serve until a successful candidate is in place.

Conrad Grebel University College in the University of Waterloo invites applications for a full-time regular faculty position in Music Theory in the Department of Music, to begin July 1, 2017.  Review of applications will begin November 1, 2016. This is a regular, full-time, tenure-track position that involves undergraduate teaching, scholarship, service, and community education.  The core teaching area is Music Theory which includes direction and oversight of the music theory program and courses in music theory.  In addition, teaching may include compositio