The University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 annual will take place on March 30 and 31 (Friday and Saturday) at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies.
Planned and directed by 91吃瓜 peace studies undergraduates, the conference brings together undergraduate and graduate students from universities across the United States and in several other countries.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great opportunity for students to come together and discuss topics related to peacebuilding and to present original research,鈥� said co-organizer Nhu Phan. Phan, a management consulting and Japanese major earning a minor in peace studies, is coordinating the conference with Erik Helgesen, a senior environmental science major and peace studies minor.
This year鈥檚 conference, 鈥淪trategies of Peace: Transforming Conflict in the Modern World,鈥� will explore approaches to building sustainable peace around the globe.
The keynote address will be delivered by , a 2001 91吃瓜 graduate (political science/peace studies) who is director of special programs for Development Innovation Ventures in Washington, D.C., a new initiative at the United States Agency for International Development that funds groundbreaking approaches to global development challenges.
91吃瓜鈥檚 Student Peace Conference, sponsored by the University鈥檚 , has taken place . The conference is free for students and faculty, but preregistration is required. (Funding for transportation and lodging is not available to participants or presenters, but meals are provided.)
Questions may be directed to the organizers at peacecon@nd.edu.