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A Summer Well Spent

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Personally connect with professors who have expertise in addressing social, political and economic inequality and injustice – professors who will invest in you while you:

Explore theories of international development;
Learn to understand systems of oppression; and
Gain practical skills and tools to create change in your communities, organizations and the world.

Work one-on-one with faculty mentors who have practiced locally and abroad. Learn from global practitioners who visit EMU's world-renowned Center for Justice & Peacebuilding. And maybe even apply to EMU's accelerated BA-to-MA program in conflict transformation.

Distinctives
- Be challenged to understand and promote constructive social change.
- Strengthen your skills for professional development work.
- Experience real-world, hands-on training through a semester-long internship.
- Challenge yourself with graduate-level courses, including an accelerated master's degree, through the globally renowned Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.
Practicum
- Apply theoretical concepts and practical skills in a 150-hour practicum experience.
- Receive on-the-job training to reinforce classroom skills, including in mediation, conflict analysis, program evaluation, group facilitation, community assessment, and organization of campus and community events.
- Complete your practicum in an international setting, in Washington D.C. through the Washington Community Scholars’ Center, in the globally diverse community of Harrisonburg, or even in your home community.
- Students have completed practicums with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, World Vision, N. Street Village, EMU's Summer Peacebuilding Institute, NewBridges Immigrant Resources Center, and JMU's Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence.
- Get involved with the EMU Center for Innovation and Leadership (CIL) to launch your innovative ideas for business, engineering, creative design and leadership.
Careers
- Our students find careers in community and international development, peacebuilding and conflict transformation, strategic program planning, monitoring and evaluation, social work, restorative justice, criminology, law, mediation and social policy advocacy.
- Our graduates have worked for Mennonite Central Committee, Church World Service, Middle East Books and More, USAID, Habitat for Humanity and Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.
- Our graduates have pursued advanced studies at Princeton University, Northeastern University, Anabaptist Mennonite Theological Seminary, Iowa State University, George Washington University and The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame, as well as at EMU's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.
Affordability
- 99% of undergrads receive financial aid
- The average assistance package is over $37,000
- Over $21 million in aid is awarded each year
Financial aid packages often include:
Learn more by contacting EMU's Financial Assistance Office or checking out our net price calculator.