Late last month the United Nations accused Myanmar’s military of genocide in the Kachin, Rakhine and Shan states, where, the international body charged, “the gravest crimes under international law” had been committed. Providence President Dr. David Johnson, who led a...
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Providence campus a hive of summer activity
Providence welcomed more than 1,300 people to its facilities between April’s graduation exercises and last week’s arrival of new students. Functioning as a summer classroom, a conference centre, a family reunion venue and the site of a silent retreat, the Otterburne,...
Scribe, Jordan St. Cyr and Prov Cup provide exciting kick-off to Welcome Week, 2018-19 school year
Welcome Week is well underway on the Providence campus, and new and returning students are buzzing with the energy supplied by the Prov Cup, alumni soccer games, comic intros and a free concert featuring Scribe and Jordan St. Cyr. Watch highlights from the concert and...
Free Press writes about catechism-tweeting Dr. Nicholas Greco
In her weekly Faith Page column in the Winnipeg Free Press, Brenda Suderman turned her attention to “faithful tweeter” Dr. Nicholas Greco. Dr. Greco, Associate Professor of Communications & Media here at Providence, is tweeting his way through the catechism of the...
Latest issue of Eye Witness magazine now available
Subscribers to Eye Witness, the official magazine of Providence, recently received their copies of the Summer/Fall 2018 issue. Featured in the biannual publication is a six-page account of a Providence contingent’s recent trip to Southeast Asia, where President Dr....
Providence getting ready for 2018-19 Welcome Week
Providence is gearing up for Welcome Week, which will begin next Friday, August 31, with the arrival of new students on the Otterburne campus. The six-day orientation period will also include an alumni soccer game, a movie night, a bonfire and a free concert featuring...
What did we do this summer?
Providence faculty and staff are a fun-loving bunch! The graduation recessional has barely exited the auditorium and they’re already heading across the country on road-trips, exploring nature, travelling to Europe, connecting with family and friends and enjoying some...
Alumni updates: Training future leaders
Our alumni are making a difference for Christ all over the world! These alumni updates will introduce you to Jessica, Katy, Dustin, Rebecca and Nathan—Providence graduates who are currently working in community assistance organizations, youth ministry settings and ESL...
Fringe Festival play features Providence quartet – from the same family
Marc Moir, who directed The Mousetrap at Providence in March, is back with a new production at the 2018 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. See No Evil, explains Aileen Goos-Berard in Canstar Community News, “is a classic Hitchcock-esque suspense thriller filled with charm and...
Living & Learning: Student life on campus is the daily expression of the Providence mission
by Libby Giesbrecht In June 2017, a devastating fire destroyed one of the residence facilities on the Providence campus. But while the loss of Bergen Hall, which was being renovated, provided immediate challenges, Community Life Coordinator Darcy Friesen says it also...