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Some 60-70 students from five Anabaptist-related colleges are expected to converge at EMU for the annual student-run Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference. <\/p>\n

This year’s gathering will focus on the theme, “Backyard Peacebuilding – Cultivating Peace in Our Neighborhoods.” <\/p>\n

Keynote speaker<\/h3>\n
\"Nicholas
Nicholas Stoddard, a 2007 EMU graduat, will give the keynote address<\/div>\n

Nicholas Stoddard of Harrisonburg, a 2007 EMU graduate, will give a keynote address 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, and speak several additional times on the conference theme. <\/p>\n

Stoddard received first place in the bi-national C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical contest his senior year. His oration focused on how one’s actions have direct effect on others, even those at a great distance. He is currently is a first-year student in the master of divinity program at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. <\/p>\n

Conference details<\/h3>\n

The program, entirely organized by students in EMU’s Peace Fellowship<\/a>, will open 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 and end noon Saturday, Feb. 20. Participating schools include Conrad Grebel College, Ont.; Bluffton (Ohio) University; Goshen (Ind.) College; Hesston (Kan.) College; and Messiah College, Grantham, Pa. <\/p>\n

Workshops will be offered on a wide range of topics from “Conflict as a Metaphor for Peacebuilding” and “A Biblical Perspective on Immigration” to “Biking as Peacebuilding” and “Morally Responsible Investment” and others. <\/p>\n

Most sessions will be held in Martin Chapel of the seminary building and seminary classrooms. <\/p>\n

Full schedule of events<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Creating connections<\/h3>\n

The purpose of the conference is “to gather together fellow students who care about issues of peace and justice,” said EMU senior Jennifer K. (Jenny) Hochstetler, conference co-organizer. “These students are our peers, soon to be colleagues, and this will be a great time to connect and build relationships as well as have meaningful discussions on being active in building peace in our own neighborhoods,” she added. <\/p>\n

Participants have been invited to remain on campus until Sunday. Those who do will take part in a service activity Saturday afternoon, making relief kits for Haiti. <\/p>\n

For more information on the conference, contact co-organizers Kate Nussbaum, kate.nussbaum@emu.edu, or Jenny Hochstetler, jennifer.hochstetler@emu.edu. <\/p>\n

Peace Fellowship<\/a> is a student organization that organizes campus-wide activities, regular space to share meals and discussions, and special speakers to spark meaningful dialogue.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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