Stories
From Music to Medicine
Dr. Kristin VanSligtenhorst ‘11 intended to go to university for music. While she was leaning towards attending Redeemer, the addition of prestigious pianist Valerie Tryon as an instructor in the...
Transformation Through Education
“I was never a shining academic star,” Hank de Jong ‘99 quips. But for de Jong, the university classroom was as much about transformation as it was about learning. Today, de Jong is executive...
New Beginnings
September always reminds me of new beginnings. There is a lot of focus on January being a fresh start, but, growing up in a household of teachers, September always felt more of a start, I...
Building Community with Ex-Offenders
Each day at The Bridge, a Hamilton transitional housing service and drop-in centre for men who have been provincially incarcerated, is an opportunity for alumnus John Schuurman ‘16 to learn...
Strategically Placed
Since his studies in political science and business, John David (J.D.) Alkema ‘97 has grappled with complicated issues like the fairness of wages and workplace safety. The two fields deal...
Welcoming the Stranger
Sarah Snider didn’t envision herself working with refugees. Like many Canadian university students, she didn’t have the slightest clue where she might end up. But as a third-year Social Work,...
Anything but Typical
Michael VanHartingsveldt’s trajectory since graduation has been anything but typical. His life after Redeemer has taken him to five different countries and across the Atlantic Ocean to another...
Blessings Upon Blessings
These days, headlines frequently pop up alluding to the shrinking attendance of mainline Protestant churches in Canada. A Presbyterian church is without a pastor. A United church is closing its...
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