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Dance troupe in Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Let's Dance!

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience. 

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Flying velvet monkey and baby in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys

A group from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.

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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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

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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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«-Sponsored Peace Conference Opens in Rwanda

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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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, 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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University 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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 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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