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C M Y K TheorymeetspracticeatBrandonUniversity.These aremorethanjustwordstous;theyarevaluesthat reflectourmissionanddefineourstudents'education. ChoosingtostudyatBUmeansimmersinginreal- worldproblem-solving,combiningaliberaleducation withuniqueresearchandcreativeopportunities,and havingamongthebeststudent-to-facultyratiosinthe country.Itmeansyou'rethefocus.Itmeansyou're engaged. EngageatBrandonU.ca StudentEngagedEducation STARTING IN SEPTEMBER CONTINUINGEDUCATION FULLTIMEPROGRAMS BusinessAdministrativeAssistant |GraphicandPrintTechnician|TechnicalDrafting PHARMACYTECHNICIANBRIDGINGPROGRAM CISCOCCENTANDCCNACOURSES VOICEDATAVIDEO(M)LICENSE visitwww.MITT.caformore programsanddetails Top: Dr. Donald Burke, president of Booth University College. Above: David Johnson, president of Providence University College and Theological Seminary. Left: A new building at Canadian Mennonite University features a library and café. Photos by Darcy Finley The new degree program will teach students about community sustainability, employment preparation, social concerns and economic development, while exploring what First Nations communities can bring to their own development. "We've created an environment for success. The learning is for aboriginal students, but it's not limited to aboriginal students," says McKenzie. If you enrol at CMU, prepare to work hard. The university's curriculum is known for being tough, but apparently that hasn't deterred its students. CMU ranked extremely high in the Canadian Universities Survey Consortium, which Maclean's Magazine published in February. "It validated what we've been doing. This is the voice of our students. We push our students hard. Their experience at CMU prepares them for work or study anywhere else," Kilbrei says. "We spend a lot of time focusing on interdisciplinary studies — how psychology links with business or music with peace studies. We look at business through these other lenses. Our students end up understanding the world in a different way." Students who are passionate about the environment will love that Providence is a green school. The campus features a bio-mass boiler system, which produces heat by consuming leftover material from crops, wood shavings and waste from the furniture industry. "We do have the greenest college in Manitoba. We've invested a lot to lead by example in terms of sustainable energy production," says McKenzie. "We're not relying on the grid or gas supply for heating the campus. We've created an environment where our students learn by seeing." ■ It's a common misconception that you have to be of Christian faith to attend these universities. CMU, Booth and Providence have open-enrolment policies and gladly welcome students of all faiths, as well as those with no religious background.

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