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James Smith, keynote speaker of the peace conference in Rwanda

The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gives a welcome address to open Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sponsored by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust.

Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference dedicated to promoting peace through education, opened Tuesday, July 11, in Kigali, Rwanda, with delegates from throughout the United States and 14 countries participating. 

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

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

On July 10, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'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..

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

A group of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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.

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. 

Kigali Rwanda on a map

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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. 

 

American Academy Students in Curitiba, Brazil

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

Hollywood sign in Florence

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.