Building Stronger Communities Through Peace, Justice, and Security.
Hosted by The Ohio State University (OSU) Mershon Center for International Security Studies - Peace Studies Program, Center for Slavic and Eastern European Studies, John Glenn Center for Public Policy, the Department of Political Science and the The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)
To register please visit the International CRE Summit 2016 website.
Special for OSU, GMU, Earlham, U. Dayton, SIT, and Wayne State Students - Only $35 per day if you register by May 21st
Select from 12 pre-conference intensive trainings (June 8 -9), 58 workshops (78 presenters) and 5 keynotes (June 10 - 11), and/or participate in the Seminar for Colleges and Universities Developing and Enhancing their Peace and Conflict Studies Programs (June 12 - 13)
Two-Full Day Pre-Conference Trainings, Wednesday June 8th AND Thursday, June 9th , 9AM – 5PM
1. Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation – Two Day Core- Institute for Human Rights and Responsibilities
2. Transforming Relationships and Creating Concrete Community Change through Sustained Dialogue: A Training for College and University Faculty, Staff, Administrators and Students – Sustained Dialogue Institute
One Full Day Pre-Conference Trainings, Wednesday, June 8th, 2016, 9AM – 5PM
3. Restorative Practices in Schools – The Community Conferencing Center
4. Peace Literacy: A New Paradigm in Human Understanding – Nuclear Age Peace Resource Center and Sinclair Community College
5. When Students Misbehave: How Using Insight Skills Can Help You Deescalate Conflict and Make Targeted and Supportive Disciplinary Decisions, K-12 – George Mason University
6. Developing Effective Peace Education Programs: Policy, Theory and Practice - Nansen Dialogue Centre (Montenegro), Department of Education and Training, Victoria (Australia), Women in Alternative Action Program (Cameroon), West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (Ghana)
One Full Day Pre-Conference Training, Thursday, June 9th, 2016, 9AM – 5PM
7. Conflict Management and Peacebuilding as a Classroom Management Tool - Antioch University
8. Integrating Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Concepts into College and University Courses – George Mason University and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
9. Mediation as a Second Language® (MSL ®) Teaching Integrated Courses in ESL & Conflict Management for International and First Generation Students - UC Berkeley
10. Trauma Informed Peacebuilding: Integrating into Program Design – Mediators Beyond Borders
11. Developing Effective Peace Education Programs: Good Practices and Education Tools from Asia – Seisen University (Japan), Miriam College (Philippines)
12. Cultural Sensitivity in Peace Education - Integration and Development Center, NGO (Ukraine)
Friday, June 10 – Saturday, June 11 - Main Conference
Select from 5 keynotes and 58 (90 minute) workshops!
Linda Lantieri, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning; Scarlett Lewis, the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation; Louis Guay, Former Canadian and United Nations Diplomat; (Canada); Hans Sinn and Silke Reichrath, Brooke Valley Research for Education in Nonviolence (Canada), Mel Duncan, Nonviolent Peaceforce; Grande Lum, Former U.S. Department of Justice, Director of Community Relations; Carter Stewart, former United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio; Nancy H. Rogers and Joseph, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; Alex Leslie, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center; Ann Brandon, Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence; Lauren Stoll, The University of Cincinnati; Shannon J. Greybar Milliken, Cleveland State University; Julia Roig, Partners for Democratic Change, Ambassador Lanier and more! Check the main conference web site for the complete listing!
Sunday, June 12 and Monday, June 13, Seminar for Colleges and Universities Developing Peace and Conflict Studies Programs
Who Participates: Faculty, Staff, and Administrators who are working to enhance and/or develop their peace and conflict studies programs
Focus: Teams from Colleges/Universities will develop action plans during the event as they focus on one or more of the three tracks (1) Capacity Building and Sustainability of Programs; (2) Course Development/Integration; (3) Supplemental Programming.
