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Cn 1916, when Berlin, Ontario changed its name to Kitchener, Mennonite diarist Susannah Cressman wrote, “Such is the wisdom of our…town fathers who are making [military contract] money out of it.” That same year preacher U. K. Weber persuaded his congregation to adopt the name “First Mennonite Church” to avoid naming the church after “warlord” Kitchener. In 1918, Mennonite conscientious objector Joseph Smith worried that he would be court-martialed.

On Sunday, Feb. 2, at 11:00 AM,  the Grebel Gamelan will be playing at Rockway Mennonite Church, 32 Weber Street West in Kitchener. This is a Balinese gamelan directed by UW/Grebel Ethnomusicology professor Maisie Sum and professional Balinese gamelan player Dewa Made Suparta, with Grebel players.

WATERLOO, ON -- Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to announce that thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Waterloo Region's Community Environmental Fund, the first electric vehicle charging station on the University of Waterloo campus is up and running! Available to the public, the aim of this project is to increase consumer use of electric vehicles. 

WATERLOO, ON -- Canadian music icon, Bruce Cockburn, is kicking off a seven city Ontario tour with a solo concert at the Humanities Theatre at the University of Waterloo on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 8:00 pm.

It is truly a special occasion when the department joins together for a mass concert like the “Celebration in Song” that took place on November 30^th at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. With the audience filled to capacity, this special event celebrating Grebel’s 50^th Anniversary showcased the College’s three choirs – the University Choir, the Chapel Choir, and the Chamber Choir. To cap the event off, the choirs formed a mass choir to perform the world premiere of Psalm 150, a commissioned piece by Grebel alum Timothy Corlis.

The Alumni Committee of Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to announce the selection of Lisa Schirch (BA 1990) as the 2014 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

On November 7th, four students flew from Waterloo down to Wichita Kansas to attend the annual Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) convention. Sponsored by Conrad Grebel and the local MEDA chapter, Jono Cullar, Sarah MacKeil, Drew Warkentin, and Eric Tichbourne were able to attend the 4 day convention and engage with the work being done by MEDA and their supporters, as well as compete in a case competition against teams from other Universities.

George and Louise Schroeder are passionate about helping university students get a great education.

The Canadian launch of Branch: A Memoir with Pictures by celebrated Anabaptist-Mennonite storyteller John L. Ruth, takes place at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo at 7:30 pm on November 28.

By Laureen Harder-Gissing

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