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51³Ô¹ÏÍø students check out the Kigali skyline

Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda

Over the past several weeks, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.

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Flying velvet monkey and baby in Kigali, Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Flying Monkeys

A group from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø visiting Rwanda for a university-sponsored global peace conference was treated to a show by local monkeys.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate Isobel Day presents at the global peace education conference in Rwanda.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Creating Places for Peace Education

All this week, "In A Flash" will feature images from the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø group's trip to Rwanda. Isobel, Day, a recent 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate from Grove City, Pa., presented at Day Two of Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference…

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James Smith, keynote speaker of the peace conference in Rwanda

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: A Message of Peace in Crisis

The founder of the Aegis Trust delivered the keynote address at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø-sponsored global peace conference in Rwanda. 

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Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gives a welcome address to open Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sponsored by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø-Sponsored Peace Conference Opens in Rwanda

Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference dedicated to promoting peace through education, opened Tuesday, July 11, in Kigali, Rwanda, with delegates from throughout the United States and 14 countries participating. 

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø-Sponsored Peace Conference

On July 10, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which serves as a place of remembrance and education, during the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø'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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Outreach Efforts in Rwanda

51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s outreach efforts there.

 

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