Cultivating heroes of hope
Over the years of teaching faith-based peacebuilding I have met students who are heroes of hope. Among them were: A nurse trainer who educates student… Read more about Cultivating heroes of hope
Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Summer Peacebuilding Institute: Working toward peace differently, in community
The sixteenth annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) at Eastern Mennonite University came to a successful conclusion on June 17th, just over a week ago. During… Read more about Summer Peacebuilding Institute: Working toward peace differently, in community
Earliest CJP Students Prize the ‘Lens’ They Acquired
Who would come from half-way around the world to enroll in a program at Eastern Mennonite University that was so new, no college catalog listed… Read more about Earliest CJP Students Prize the ‘Lens’ They Acquired
Healer & teacher, spiritual director
Janet Evergreen, MA ’98 Charlottesville, Virginia Janet Evergreen says she was encouraged to enroll in CTP in the late 1990s by her mentor, Louise Diamond,… Read more about Healer & teacher, spiritual director
Active grandmother & local volunteer
Hannah Mack Lapp ’66, MA ’98 Harrisonburg, Virginia Hannah Mack Lapp was the wife of the president of EMU when she applied in 1995 to… Read more about Active grandmother & local volunteer
Program director at mental health center, with focus on Latino mental health
Gilberto Perez Jr. ’94, Grad. Cert. ’99 Goshen, Indiana As the founding director of Bienvenido, a program for newly arrived Latino immigrants, Gilberto Pérez Jr.… Read more about Program director at mental health center, with focus on Latino mental health
Rep., Mennonite Central Committee
Randy Puljek-Shank, MA ’99 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Based in Amela’s home country of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Randy and Amela Puljek-Shank have spent the last eight years devoted to… Read more about Rep., Mennonite Central Committee
From Self And Community To Systems
Mental health worker – Professor – Schoolteacher – Full-time parent – Mediator – Lawyer – PhD student Administrator – Writer – Consultant – Newspaper editor… Read more about From Self And Community To Systems
10 Hopes and Prayers
For CJP’s Future From Early Alumni 1. Preserve the Summer Peacebuilding Institute model of intensive, short-term courses. This model permits students to retain their jobs… Read more about 10 Hopes and Prayers
Peace After Prison
Martin Snoddon served 16 years in the Maze Prison outside Belfast for his activities as a member of the Ulster Volunteer Forces before he was… Read more about Peace After Prison