Global Reach

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
Over the past several weeks, С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Let's Dance!
С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students experienced Rwandan culture as part of their study abroad experience.

Students Visit Reconciliation Village in Rwanda
Students in С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ's Kigali Summer Institute visited the Lycee Saint Marcel de Rukara reconciliation village in Rwanda to learn about forgiveness after the genocide against the Tutsi with both survivors and perpetrators.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys
A group from С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Creating Places for Peace Education

Telling the Story: Conversations Become a Powerful Peace Education Tool
A trio of С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia last year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda
A host of С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: A Message of Peace in Crisis
The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace
A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ-Sponsored Peace Conference
On July 10, С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi.