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The Conflict Management Certificate Program at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies believes that each person can learn how to deal with conflict in a healthy, effective manner. Stress, anger and broken relationships need not result. Instead, conflict can provide an opportunity to explore new ideas and work more competently and productively with others.

Hi PACS students! If you don't know me already, I'm Hannah. I'm a 4th year Peace and Conflict Studies & English student, minoring in Women's Studies. I'm also currently working as the PACS Communications Assistant for the 2018-2019 school year.  

Here’s my entry for Humans of PACS. Message us on social media or email pacsasst@uwaterloo.ca if you’re interested in sharing!

Family and friends of John and Louise Miller recently established a new award for Master of Peace and Conflict Studies students as a way to honour the couple’s impact at Grebel and beyond.

In February, MPACS student Rizwan received the Rotary Peace Scholarship presented by the Rotary Club of Kitchener Grand River. Rizwan is a Christian peace activist from Pakistan that has been directly subjected to targeted violence as a result of religious intolerance.

From Canada to Bosnia to Geneva and many places in between, Fiorella Jaramillo is no stranger to world travel. A current student in the Masters of Peace and Conflict Studies program, Fiorella began her education at the University of Toronto studying Philosophy and Classical Civilization with a plan of entering into a Masters of Philosophy.

MPACS Grad, Darren Kropf recent OP-Ed piece was published in the Waterloo Record. The piece is titled 'Korean peace movement remains strong in midst of tension', and includes aspects of Darren's internship during his time in MPACS.

PACS Professor, faculty member, and leading researcher of Reflective Peacebuilding, Reina Neufeldt published an article titled 'Ethics of Peacebuilding' in November 2017.