Current students

Friday, March 20, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

(CANCELLED) Networking and Job Search Skills Workshop

The Centre for Career Action will be facilitating this workshop on networking and career search skills. This is great opportunity to refine your ability to make connections with professionals and practitioners in the field of peace and conflict studies. Undergraduate studies is about more than just academic work; it's also a chance to connect and collaborate with people who will be key to securing a career after school.

Monday, December 2, 2019 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Information Session - Master of Peace and Conflict Studies

The Master of Peace and Conflict Studies program is a dynamic degree that focuses on careers in the field of peacebuilding. The department will be hosting an information session for interested students on Monday, December 2nd at 5:30PM.

Monday, November 11, 2019 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Justice as a Solution to War: Facing Down Terrorists, Warlords, and Thugs

War is not inevitable. It can be limited, if not defeated outright, by law fairly applied and enforced. As we reflect on Remembrance Day, and note the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions that were developed to restrict the impact of war, come hear David Crane, Founding Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone who investigated, indicted, and prosecuted Charles Taylor, the first sitting head of state for war crimes and crimes against humanity, talk about how law can make war less likely, or at least less lethal.

Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

The Cultrual Life of Drones: Drone Dialogues

Drawing on local community partners involved in drone technologies and their applications, the "Cultural Life of Drones" explores how conversations about visual culture, technology, privacy, commercialization, safety, peace building and ultimately, the question of our shared humanity, can be brought into public dialogue via art.  

Eric Lepp, a familiar face at Conrad Grebel University College, will be returning to the University of Waterloo for a two-year appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) at Grebel. Lepp recently completed a PhD at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester.