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
What was it like to be a conscientious objector during World War II? Did Mennonites participate in the War of 1812? Did Mennonite women contribute to World War I relief efforts? Do Mennonites celebrate Remembrance Day?
Sound in the Land 2014 will explore music and the environment while discovering new Mennonite perspectives. This event is a sequel to the highly successful Sound in the Lands 2009 which explored Mennonite music across borders and boundaries, and Sound in the Land 2004 which dealt with Mennonite musical diversities.
Conrad Grebel University College and Wilfrid Laurier University will welcome hundreds of visitors to Waterloo from across North America and as far away as Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and Japan as part of the 2013 Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Conference, October 17-19.
WATERLOO, ON --President Susan Schultz Huxman at Conrad Grebel University College and Executive Director of Project Ploughshares, John Siebert, are pleased to announce that the Ploughshares office will be moving back to Grebel in the Spring of 2014.
Conrad Grebel University College and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Department of Global Studies will welcome hundreds of visitors from North America and as far away as Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and Japan, as co-hosts of the 2013 Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Conference, October 17-19. The theme of this year’s conference is “Peace Studies between Tradition and Innovation.”
This school year marks Conrad Grebel University College’s 50th anniversary! As Grebel welcomed new students from coast to coast into residence and resumed teaching a variety of liberal arts courses at the University of Waterloo, the College community reflected on what has sustained the College in its first 50 years and what could be done to ensure another strong 50 years.