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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

Nancy Williams is a fourth-year Peace and Conflict Studies major and is taking a minor in Philosophy. She studied at waterloo in 1988 but moved out of the province and put her formal education on pause. Nancy describes the return to education as changing her life and after taking PACS 101 -Peace is everybody’s business, she knew it had to be her major. Since then, Nancy has taken full advantage of programs at the University of Waterloo that focus on community learning and engagement.  

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!

Nearing the end of September, here are some events and opportunities to get involved in.

Entering her undergraduate program at the University of Waterloo, Stephanie Goertz had no idea how a Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) minor would fit into her career or life. Looking back, she reflects that her PACS education is not something she can fit in a box or summarize easily but contributed to an overall perspective. This perspective and mindset have impacted her ongoing learning and how she can connect with others to make a change in her community.

Check out some events and oppourtinities happening in September!

Willow Carmount is an Arts and Business Student with a major in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) at the University of Waterloo in their 3A term. For her second co-op, Willow worked at Renison University College as the Marketing and Recruitment Assistant.