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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students learning about peace and conflict in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Lessons of Peace

A peace education conference is bringing together peace and conflict experts, students and educators from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, Northeast Ohio and around the world.

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Pacifique laying flowers at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial. Photo credit: Aegis Trust/Patrick Ndayishimiye

Visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial Sets Stage for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Kigali Summer Institute, a three-week education-abroad experience that includes the course Rwanda After the Genocide Against the Tutsi. 

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Pacifique Niyonzima, far right, program manager of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Office of Education Abroad in Africa, based in Kigali, Rwanda, greets students taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute, upon their arrival in Rwanda on July 2, 2023..

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s outreach efforts there.

 

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Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., far left, instructor in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the students taking part in this year's Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

Peace on the Horizon

A group of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

Ohio Educators Heading to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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American Academy Students in Curitiba, Brazil

Carving Out His Path from Brazil to Broadway

For Brazilian student Rafael Bahls, being involved in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University American Academy in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, has expanded his worldview in a multitude of ways.

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Hollywood sign in Florence

Hollywood Comes to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Florence

Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award. 

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

‘Being Here in Florence Means Touching History’

What first began in 1972 with a small group of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.

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Brazilian educators at Cleveland sign

IN A FLASH: Bringing NEO Innovation to Brazil

A group of educators from Brazil spent two weeks at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State participating in workshops and field trips to area schools. 

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