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Lowell Ewert
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

February Faculty Profile : Lowell Ewert

Lowell Ewert of ݮƵ is involved with a trip Pakistan to meet with representatives from a number of universities in the Islamabad area. Lowell and colleagues will be talking with University Professors about how to most effectively teach peace in an era of rising global conflict and terrorism.
Maria Oliver with students in Haiti
Monday, November 30, 2015

November Student Profile : Maria Oliver

Extremely motivated and passionate, Maria Oliver found her way to the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) world after spending summers participating in NGO work. Now in her final year of PACS, Maria has a keen interest in continuing this international development work.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Reflections on a Sandal - Grebel Now article by Rachel Reist

The Spring 2015 edition of Grebel Now, the newsletter for Conrad Grebel University College, was recently published. Included in this publication is an article by Rachel Reist, the Field Study and Internship Coordinator for PACS, on the lasting impact of international travel. The full article is below, and the Spring 2015 Grebel Now can be accessed online.

Jennifer Ball
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

New Faculty Position Created in Peace and Conflict Studies

After its April meeting, the Conrad Grebel University College Board of Governors approved the hiring of Jennifer Ball as Assistant Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies(PACS), commencing July 1, 2015.Jennifer Ball

Ball comes to Grebel, most recently from a position at the University of Guelph, where she received a Ph.D. in Rural Studies. She is also a graduate of the University of ݮƵ in Social Development Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies. 

Catherine You on a cocoa farm in Ghana.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

April Student Profile: Catherine You and Life After Graduation

PACS students spend a lot of time learning, growing and getting ready for what comes next. With graduation in our midst, for many it's time to find out what 'next' is. Graduates go on to do exciting and innovative things, finding opportunities to put what they’ve learned in the classroom to use in the real world. Catherine You completed a PACS diploma in 2012 and her studies were the first step in her path to a career in social enterprise and international development. Upon completion of a Bachelors of Math at the University of ݮƵ, Catherine started her career as an IT Risk Advisory Services Associate for an IT consultancy firm. However, she soon realized that she was looking for more: something more fulfilling, something more meaningful. Having taken a few courses in the PACS discipline during her undergraduate degree, Catherine was drawn back to the University of ݮƵ to pursue a Diploma in PACS
Elle Crevits
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

March Student Profile: Elle Crevits and Food Not Waste

Growing up on a small farm in Delhi, Ontario, food has always been close to Elle Crevits’ heart. But it wasn’t until her fourth year research seminar class in Peace and Conflict Studies that she really discovered what that meant.

Last fall, Elle devoted her final research paper to the topic of food waste and how we could reduce it.

Elle Crevits

My research triggered this overwhelming need for a solution to this problem, because we waste 40 percent of our food between farm and fork.