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John and Erma Stutzman Peace Fellows Program

 

The John and Erma Stutzman Peace Fellows Program was created in 2007 with the purpose of encouraging talented Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø University students to pursue focused study in areas involving peace, conflict resolution, and social justice, areas that reflect the broader university mission.

  • Students who are selected into the program complete three approved courses as well as an independent study and an internship related to their area of interest.
  • A small fund is available to assist students in fulfillment of program requirements and an advisory faculty panel helps Peace Fellows to complete the program in a successful and timely manner.
  • To date, our Peace Fellows have pursued interests involving illegal child immigrants, environmental racism, the social construction of disability, human rights reconciliation efforts in South Africa, and post-conflict educational reform in Bosnia.

Program Components:

  • Limited number of Fellowships based on application process
  • Stipend to support program-related activities: research, internship, etc.
  • Course work: three courses, selected from a list. These courses may or may not be in the major
  • Independent study (which may be the basis for Honors Research)
  • Appropriate internship (may be local, national, or international
  • Faculty mentor

Core Course List:

  • HIST 221 The Holocaust
  • HIST 354 United States Foreign Relations since 1914
  • INST 222/322 International Human Rights
  • PHIL 204 Introduction to Ethical Theory
  • PHYS 239 Problems of Nuclear Disarmament
  • PSCI 303 International Law and Organizations
  • PSCI 302 Social Movements
  • PSYC 334 Psychology of Racism
  • SOC 395/PSCI 395 Action Research Seminar
  • SPAN 240 Spanish for Social Justice

Application Process:

  • Peace Fellows Application
  • Statement of Interest
  • Two letters of recommendation. At least one must be an academic reference
  • Interview

Steering Committee:

  • Irving Epstein (Education-Emeritus)