Teaching Peace in the 21st Century

A Summer Institute for Faculty

In response to growing interest in peace studies at institutions of higher education around the country and world, the Kroc Institute is offering its first Summer Institute for faculty of colleges and universities.

The Institute is designed for faculty who would like to launch a peace studies program at their institution, or who want to solidify a fledgling peace studies program or take established peace studies courses and programs to the next level of design and rigor. Faculty from various fields and institutions will:

• Engage intellectually with leading thinkers regarding the contemporary parameters of peace studies as it relates to praxis, research, and teaching;
• Explore pedagogical, administrative, and public relations challenges of peace studies in our era;
• Give teams of three faculty members from the same campus the chance to collaborate on course development and programming while benefitting from ideas and expertise of others in the field.

The Institute is coordinated by George A. Lopez and staffed by about a dozen faculty and staff of the Kroc Institute. Lopez, a founding faculty member of the Kroc Institute, is an internationally recognized authority on peace studies program development.

Schedule
The Institute will begin in the late afternoon on Sunday, June 14, and end with lunch on Friday, June 19.  Mornings will feature plenary sessions and workshops on critical themes in the field and program development. Afternoon sessions will allow participants to work with their team on courses or campus plans.  Kroc faculty and staff will be assigned as consultants to one or two teams.

Costs
The Kroc Institute is committed to keeping costs to a minimum. Participants or institutions will pay for transportation to Notre Dame and lodging (dorms and other low-cost alternatives will be available). The Kroc Institute will cover most meals and all materials.

Participation
Application to the summer institute is now closed. Notifications of acceptance for those who applied will be sent the week of April 13. 

For more information contact Kathy Smarrella, events coordinator, at ksmarrel@nd.edu, or 574.631.9370.