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In her final year of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS), with a powerful idea, a competitive start-up, and a fierce amount of determination, Cassie Myers is just beginning.

September 27th - Bi-Weekly Newsletter

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On Thursday, July 20th, Cassie Myers, a 4th year PACS student pitched at the Velocity Fund $5K competition and was selected as one of three winners!

What do Conrad Grebel, restorative justice, and Brazil all have in common? The answer is Anna Giesbrecht.

If you were to imagine your sixth grade classroom right now surely a number of things would come to mind. You might recall learning about ratios for the first time. One thing you probably don’t remember learning about in your elementary school days is peace.

Betty Pries is currently working on a PhD in the area of Conflict Transformation through the Free University of Amsterdam (VU). Betty Pries currently teaches PACS 333: Advanced Mediation Practice and is heavily involved with the Conflict Management Certificate program at Conrad Grebel University College.

Upon arriving at the University of Waterloo, Kayleigh Swanson started her academic experience intending on majoring in Legal Studies. However, after taking some entry level PACS courses, she discovered that PACS was really the right major for her. PACS attracted Kayleigh as a program because of her passions and interest in social justice and applied conflict resolution.

The Peace and Conflict Studies department is pleased to be offering a new PACS 301 Special Topics course called "Engineering and Peace." This course has been built around the idea that Peace and Conflict Studies has an important contribution to make to the practice of engineering, and that engineers have an important role to play in advancing peace.

Students from Dr. Marlene Epp`s Refugees and Forced Migration class ran an information exhibit about refugee issues. This event showcased experiential learning projects by students. There was also local performances and great food. All proceeds raised were donated to the Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support (MCRS).