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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State graduate student Camille Tinnin gives a presentation on peace through storytelling, on July 12 at Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference being sponsored by ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ, the University of Rwanda and the Aegis Trust.

Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool

A trio of ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia last year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. 

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Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda

A host of ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ 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.

Tags: School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Global Reach, Global Education, Community & Society

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James Smith, keynote speaker of the peace conference in Rwanda

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: A Message of Peace in Crisis

The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State's Office of Education Abroad in Africa, based in Kigali, Rwanda, greets students taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute, upon their arrival in Rwanda on July 2, 2023..

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State’s outreach efforts there.

 

Tags: Global Reach, Student Life, Global Presence

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

Peace on the Horizon

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

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

Ohio Educators Heading to ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

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Students from Mexico at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State for an exchange program to research sustainable agriculture visit Martha's Farm in Ashland, Ohio in June.

Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program

For the second year in a row, students from ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion. 

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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