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2006 Bechtel Lectures with Dr. James Urry March 9 & 10, 2006.

Dr. James Urry, Professor of Anthropology at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, is Conrad Grebel University College’s 2006 Bechtel Lecturer. He will address the theme of Time and Memory: secular and sacred aspects of the world of the Russian Mennonites and their descendants on March 9 & 10.

In a letter to the college community on December 12, Dawn Regier, Chair of the Board of Governors of Conrad Grebel University College, wrote:

The Board of Governors is very pleased to announce that we have re-appointed Dr. Henry Paetkau to a 4-year term as president, beginning in January 2007.

The Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre (TMTC) has named Jonathan Seiling as the first recipient of the A. James Reimer Award. This annual award was established in recognition of Professor Reimer, Founding Director of TMTC, and his longstanding commitment to theological education at Conrad Grebel University College and the Toronto School of Theology (TST).

Conrad Grebel University College's 2005 Benjamin Eby Lecturer, Hildi Froese Tiessen, a Professor of English and Peace and Conflict Studies, will discuss her work on Ephraim Weber in a lecture entitled "A Mennonite Novelist's Journey (from) Home: Ephraim Weber's encounters with S.F. Coffman and Lucy Maud Montgomery." This presentation will be held on Friday, November 11th, 2005, at 7:00pm in the Conrad Grebel Chapel.

Sandra Birdsell, author of The Russländer, will read from her new novel entitled Children of the Day at Conrad Grebel University College on Sunday, September 18 at 7pm. The reading, which is free of charge, will take place in Grebel's Chapel.

In Birdsell's new novel, Children of the Day, she has created

On September 1, 2005 Conrad Grebel University College will be the first organization in Canada to offer a non-degree certificate program in conflict management for faith leaders, lay leaders and those who are involved in a faith community.

The program will address issues that are unique to faith communities, some of which stem from deeply held values, identities, group dynamics, and family systems. Other issues include

Ron Mathies’ significant contribution to the field of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) was honoured by Conrad Grebel University College in awarding him with the inaugural Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar Award.

Ron is well-known locally and within the international non-governmental organization community for his leadership and vision on issues of service, development, and international peacemaking,

Effective September 1st, students enrolled at Conrad Grebel University College (CGUC) and the University of Waterloo in the Faculty of Arts will have the option of majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS). Previously only an interdisciplinary program, students could obtain a PACS minor, PACS option, or diploma only. Students are pleased to hear that the BA plans were approved in the beginning of April, some even delaying graduation as a result.

For me, PACS was the most meaningful part of university and I was really excited to be able to major in it,

Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James N. Pankratz as its next academic dean, effective January 1, 2006. He succeeds Marlene Epp, who will move into full-time teaching of History and Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel.

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!”, will be shown between Wednesday, March 16 and Saturday, March 19, 2005 at the Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick Street, Kitchener. Performances begin at 8:00pm, with doors opening at 7:30pm.

A montage of the comic strip, the play is an average day in the life of Charlie Brown. It is a lighthearted and fun play for families to bring their children to,

says Director, Adam Feiner.

The play includes 6 actors and four dancers, all students of Grebel,