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On March 8th, 2023 four students competed in the C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest. This contest invites people from Mennonite and Brethren in Christ colleges and universities across Canada and the United States to compete. Here at the University of Waterloo, Peace and Conflict Students as well as Grebel Residents were invited to share their voices on topics of Christian peace position on contemporary concerns and were judged on topic, content, delivery, introduction, conclusion, and creativity.

My name is Victoria Lumax, and I am a fifth-year Honours Arts student, majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies and English. I had the incredible chance to go to the MCC United Nations Office 2022 Student Seminar in New York this past November. Here is what I learned about peace.

Welcome to the final newsletter of 2022! I know this is the highlight of the week for a lot of you, but don't worry, the newsletters will be back in 2023 :)

I hope you are all doing well and taking care of yourself this exam season. There are a lot of important dates and deadlines coming up so take a moment and enjoy this beautifully crafted newsletter.

Highlights:

• Read about Nancy's work with peace and community building in her communities and how studying PACS has impacted her!
• Read about MPACS student Sidra Khan and her involvement in the community at Waterloo!
• Check out what PACS courses offered winter 2023 here and see the course posters below.
• PACS Society is hosting an event with the Center for Conscious Awareness on Connections through storytelling on November 20. Olivia Miller, a 4th year PACS student is one of the speakers! Info and registration for the event is below.

Important Dates:

• Make sure to stay up to date with UWaterloo's calendar

• You can view next term's schedule on November 17.
• Add and Drop appointments begin November 21 for winter 2023 term
• Classes end December 6 (so soon!)
• Winter 2023 Fees due December 15.Upcoming Events

Highlights:

• Check out Ryan Bromley's article about his work learning how to bring PACS ideas to STEM students!
• PACS Society is hosting a movie night Friday, November 4th. Check out the details below!
• Check out what PACS courses are being offered Winter 2023 here!
• Check out upcoming events and seminars below! They are all free and relevant to PACS education.

Ryan Bromley is a 3A Arts and Business student with a Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) major. Ryan was a fall 2021 Enterprise Co-op pitch winner. Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) is a co-op pathway that allows students to pursue an entrepreneurial co-op option in which students start their businesses while earning a co-op credit. Ryan’s original pitch was to create a “Peace to co-op” business that would teach university students critical personal and professional skills related to PACS. Throughout the work term, Ryan displayed incredible flexibility, drive, and vision in his journey through the term as he worked towards a dream that extends beyond the four months of the co-op.

With the worldview and perspective from Peace and Conflict Studies, combined with the understanding of systems and policy that Legal Studies provides, Anna is ready to take on the world. Anna is in her 4^th year, studying a double major in Legal Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies, as well as being in the co-op program. After taking PACS 202: Conflict Resolution, Anna Miedema realized the value in having Peace and Conflict Studies as part of her degree. Since then, she has been able to find new ways that PACS can apply to her everyday life as well as her co-op experience.

Highlights:

• Check out Anna Miedema's article about her co-op experiences!
• PACS Society Bi-Weekly Hangout is next Thursday, October 27th.
• Check out the job and volunteer opportunities below!