窪蹋勛圖厙

School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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Dana Oleskiewicz, second from right, a doctoral student in cultural foundations, learns at a reconciliation village in Rwanda.

窪蹋勛圖厙's Kigali Summer Institute transforms students into better peacemakers.

Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of 窪蹋勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences talks with Aggee Shyaka Mugabe, interim director of the University of Rwanda's Centre for Conflict.

Delegates attending Peace Education in an Era of Crisis spent three days learning from each other and from the example of the Rwandan people on how to create lasting peace. The conference, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali, Rwanda, was sponsored by 窪蹋勛圖厙s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, 窪蹋勛圖厙s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwandas Centre for Conflict Management, and the Aegis Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending genocide and other atrocities in the world. 

Barbara Wien, senior professorial lecturer in the School of International Service at American University in Washington D.C., teaches a workshop in Kigali, Rwanda at Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, global peace conference.

Barbara J. Wien, a senior professorial lecturer in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., where she teaches alternatives to war and violence, was fresh out of college when she made her first visit to what was then, 窪蹋勛圖厙s Center for Peaceful Change. She was both a keynote workshop presenter and an active participant in the 窪蹋勛圖厙-sponsored conference, Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, which took place July 11-13 in Kigali.

 

窪蹋勛圖厙 visitors meet at the Rwandan Ministry.

窪蹋勛圖厙's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future. 

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Dance troupe in Rwanda.

窪蹋勛圖厙 students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience. 

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Flying velvet monkey and baby in Kigali, Rwanda.

A group from 窪蹋勛圖厙 visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.

Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda

A host of 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.

James Smith, keynote speaker of the peace conference in Rwanda

The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the 窪蹋勛圖厙-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

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窪蹋勛圖厙 students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from 窪蹋勛圖厙, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in 窪蹋勛圖厙's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

A group of 窪蹋勛圖厙 students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.