{"id":30862,"date":"2016-12-06T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T15:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=30862"},"modified":"2017-07-19T15:14:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T19:14:10","slug":"center-justice-peacebuilding-hires-first-alumni-networking-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/center-justice-peacebuilding-hires-first-alumni-networking-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Justice and Peacebuilding hires first alumni networking coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With nearly 600 alumni scattered around the world and networking among its graduates one of the benefits of joining the community, Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/cjp\">Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/a> (CJP) now has a peacebuilding networking coordinator. The position is funded by a donation from CJP founding donors James and Marian Payne.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\">A family kidnapping, circles work in Chicago, and hopes for transitional justice in her native Colombia have steered Diana Tovar into peacebuilding. Learn more in <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/12\/shaped-countrys-conflict-colombian-diana-tovar-now-leads-cjps-new-networking-efforts\/\">this profile<\/a>.<\/aside>\n<p>Colombian native <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/dmt2232\">Diana Tovar<\/a>, a second-year graduate student at CJP, was hired this September\u00a0to \u201cstrengthen a global network of peacebuilders, equipping alumni and current faculty and staff to share knowledge with each other,\u201d according to CJP Executive Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/jb459\">Daryl Byler<\/a>. \u201cThe ultimate goal of her work is to increase alumni and current student impact in peacebuilding work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tovar\u2019s goals are substantial on the <em>networking<\/em> aspect of coordination, helping to bring alumni into contact with students and also with other alumni. She has created a LinkedIn group, known as #CJPeers for graduates, current students, faculty and staff, as well as a CJP university page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that LinkedIn can open a lot of possibilities for those who love what they do to find what they are looking for,\u201d says Tovar. \u201cIt is going to be a vibrant way of discovering what other alumni are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tovar\u2019s other objectives are to support alumni engagement with current students. Alumni are already invited into CJP classrooms, through Skype or in person. Tovar will build this capacity, as well as collaborate with Practice and Practicum Coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/ack972\">Amy Knorr<\/a> to connect students with alumni for first-hand opportunities to use their skills.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30863\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/12\/center-justice-peacebuilding-hires-first-alumni-networking-coordinator\/paynes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30863\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30863\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Paynes-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"Diana Tovar (standing, left) with James and Marian Payne, founding donors of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, and graduate student Isabel Castillo. Tovar and Castillo are recipients of scholarships funded by the couple. The new peacebuilding network coordinator position is also similarly funded . (Courtesy photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Paynes-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Paynes-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Paynes-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Paynes.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diana Tovar (standing, left) with James and Marian Payne, founding donors of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, and graduate student Isabel Castillo. Tovar and Castillo are recipients of scholarships funded by the couple. The new peacebuilding network coordinator position is also similarly funded . (Courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another goal of the position is to support alumni by connecting them for joint project or funding opportunities. Tovar will also work on donor development and recruitment to CJP\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2017, she will begin a series of small online focus groups to help alumni learn about each other\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe networks are there,\u201d Tovar says. \u201cSo it&#8217;s more about strengthening, discovering with curiosity what&#8217;s already there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tovar, who has worked in transitional justice issues in Colombia and with restorative justice in the United States, came to CJP in 2015 as the recipient of the James and Marian Payne Scholarship. She will finish her degree in 2017, using some of work involved in this new position as the required practicum, and then stay on in a full-time capacity.<\/p>\n<h3>Update your profile and connect with peers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Each CJP alumnus has a professional profile on the CJP webpage. To update your CJP alumni profile, click <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/alumni\/\">here<\/a>, locate your profile and use the &#8220;update your profile&#8221; link at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n<li>To join the LinkedIn group #CJPeers or to learn more about opportunities to connect with students and alumni, contact Diana at <strong>diana.tovarrojas@emu.edu.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With nearly 600 alumni scattered around the world and networking among its graduates one of the benefits of joining the community, Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/center-justice-peacebuilding-hires-first-alumni-networking-coordinator\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Center for Justice and Peacebuilding hires first alumni networking coordinator<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12503,8845,5642],"tags":[],"feature":[17424,17241],"class_list":["post-30862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cjp","category-emu-at-lancaster","category-faculty-and-staff","feature-featured-graduate","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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