The Year in Review 2014-2015 JOAN B. KROC SCHOOL OF PEACE STUDIES
University of San Diego
Welcome
In August of 2014 I became the Dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and what an exciting opportunity it has been, as little can be more central to our lives than achieving peace and justice in our local community and worldwide. In this first year, I have had the honor of working alongside a most committed group of faculty, administrators, staff and board members, focused on preparing the next generations of peacebuilders and changemakers. Our growing network of students and alumni exemplify leadership, innovation and creativity in what they do, including initiatives on human trafficking, humanitarian aid, environmental conflict, women and peacebuilding, youth empowerment, countering violent extremism, among many others. Following the vision of our founder Joan B. Kroc, we go beyond teaching and research to create innovative
applied peacebuilding programs with partners such as community leaders, security officers, grassroot organizations, schools and universities, government agencies and businesses. In this annual review 2014-2015 we highlight new endeavors as well as progress in our on-going programs. The purpose is to share initiatives we have prioritized this academic year, offering a sample of the Kroc School’s core activities and the nature of peace and justice issues we address every day in our teaching, research and practice. Join us as we work together to foster peace, cultivate justice and create a safer world.
Patricia C. MĂĄrquez
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“Peacebuilding is establishing resilient structures, relationships, culture, attitude and behavior that transforms conflict into peace.” Joseph Kioi Mbugua ‘04 (MA)
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies building peace through peaceful means www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies
INTRODUCTION TO THE
Kroc School The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies is the first stand-alone school of peace and justice in the United States. The school develops and promotes new tools, new capabilities, and new practices to tackle old and emerging forms of violence, oppression and injustice, and to build prosperous sustainable communities. Chapter 1 | Page 5
HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED
Theory and Practice are integrated throughout the activities of all our units
JOAN B. KROC SCHOOL OF PEACE STUDIES ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
TRANS-BORDER INSTITUTE (TBI)
Border Issues: Action and Research
Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies/ Minor in Peacebulding and Social Innovation
INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE (IPJ)
CENTER FOR PEACE AND COMMERCE (CPC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Peacebuilding and human rights projects/ Women, Peace and Security/ Youth and Peacebuilding/ Distinguished Lecture Series
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KROC SCHOOL IN
Action We identify and enroll globally engaged students. We design programs to attract the best talent from all over the world. These are the most committed individuals, who pursue their own path to promote communities actively working for sustainable peace and justice.
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We generate knowledge at the cutting edge of theory, policy and practice. We research some of the toughest, most troubling phenomena of our times, including: the illicit gun trade, the relation between gangs and human trafficking, mass migration of unaccompanied children, the role of women in preventing the spread of religious extremism and the changing nature of violence worldwide.
We promote peace and justice through innovation and entrepreneurship. We develop peacebuilders who excel at dealing with complex challenges and provide students with the opportunity to create their own initiatives and to receive seed funding and mentorship.
We embrace our US-Mexico border region.
We are a hub for peacebuilders from around the world. We offer a safe space to learn and to teach. We increase connectivity and collaborations.
Our long-term relationships with cross-border communities provide our faculty and students a unique opportunity to reformulate and transform pressing social and economic issues in real time.
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We “walk the talk� of peacebuilding. We create on-theground longitudinal projects in communities experiencing instability, conflict and post-conflict situations.
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“Let’s not just talk about peace, but make peace.” Joan B. Kroc
CHAPTER TWO INNOVATIONS for problem solving and peacebuilding
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INNOVATIONS
Research
Associate Professor Ami Carpenter during an interview on KPBS
Innovative Aspects of the Project The relationship between street gangs and sex-trafficking has been one the most under-researched topics pertaining to human trafficking. Chapter 2 | Page 11
The research methodology is innovative: 1. It includes speaking with incarcerated and active traffickers. 2. It integrates data from four different sources (law enforcement arrest records, interviews with gang members and traffickers, pre-collected victims data and school personnel). 3. It has a true collaborative design.
We have identified a need to research
Dr. Carpenter is an active member of
beyond simple data and statistics in order to gain important information necessary to achieve [Intelligence Led Policing]. Dr. Carpenter’s multi-faceted study supports this law enforcement philosophy. [Her] project also builds on and reinforces the inter-agency collaboration already underway with regard to human trafficking. The inter-agency collaborative nature of Dr. Carpenter’s work will be of value throughout San Diego County.
a local multi-disciplinary group that advises the county of best practices and procedures to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking. Gangs are a huge component of this problem; however, there is a dearth of information on the scope and depth of their involvement. Dr. Carpenter’s contribution to this field can make a measurable difference in the effort to investigate and prosecute these crimes effectively.
William D. Gore
Gretchen Means
San Diego County Sheriff
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Deputy District Attorney
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COUNTERING VIOLENT
Extremism
INITIAL CONFERENCE
REGIONAL DIALOGUES
REGIONAL DIALOGUES
Defying Extremism: Gendered Responses to Religious Violence
Philippines
Bosnia-Herzegovina
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USD COMMUNITY PANEL
Extremist violence has hidden under and associated itself with every major religious tradition throughout history, tarnishing each with movements which have espoused violence and hatred rather than tolerance and peace.
Responding to Violent Extremism
Jennifer Freeman
IPJ, Senior Program Officer
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Lee Sorensen ’07 MA
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Lee Sorensen receives the Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award recognizing his innovative work linking business and peacebuilding in Somalia and other parts of Africa.
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Innovations Space changes in our school to foster transparency, collaboration, innovation, international partnerships, personal relationships and teamwork
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Ideation Station
Collaborative intern space
Global Connections room
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APPLIED-PEACE LEARNING
Naumana Suleman Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies (MAPJ)
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Capstones integrate theory and practice in the Master of Arts in Peace and Justice studies
In March 2015, Naumana’s family fled their home in Lahore, Pakistan, because of two church bombings and the violence that followed. Terrorism and faith-based violence has become prevalent in areas of Pakistan. State sanctioned discriminatory laws and policies have reduced the space of religious freedom, undermining the basic notions of international human rights law. Naumana is conducting action research in the Pakistani
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state of Punjab. Civil society organizations and individuals are already working through different approaches with positive impact at very small scales. The challenge is to scale up these initiatives for widespread, systemic impact. In support of large-scale, institutional change, Naumana is convening focus groups and conducting interviews with different actors in order to create a training program that supports more systemic peacebuilding.
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Mathieu Bere
APPLIED-PEACE LEARNING
Mathieu Bere Dear Dr. Gómez... What you presented is quite revolutionary, at least for some of us coming from the developing world; because most often this is not the type of business model that we have been exposed to as there is so much corruption… I am now thinking of ways to make the 5Ps (People, Chapter 2 | Page 21
Planet, Profits, Prosperity and Peace) become a model, an ideal to be pursued by businesses, governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society organizations in my region. I want to do research under your supervision and a professor of peace studies on how businesses can integrate in their practice the 5Ps and how peacebuilders can cooperate with them to explore ways and means for local and transnational companies to achieve the goals of sustainable development and peace. May I meet you next week to continue the conversation? Mathieu Bere (MAPJ student from Burkina Faso)
Dear Mathieu... Thank you Mathieu. We are all working together as a team in order to have a more prosperous and peaceful society. I am sure that this is the beginning of a positive spiral to revitalize what we are doing. Regarding the 5Ps, it is one of my projects for this year. Perhaps you want to join and become a member of the team. Let us meet next week.
Jaime Alonso Gรณmez, PhD is an Ahlers Center Distinguished Professor of International Business at the University of San Diego and member of the Kroc School Board of Advisors.
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MINOR IN PEACEBUILDING AND
Social Innovation Why a Minor in Peacebuilding and Social Innovation? Peace and justice are universally-valued aspirations. Yet violence, poverty, inequality, discrimination, human rights violations and environmental degradation continue to create untold human suffering. In our shrinking global community, peace means more than merely the absence of war or violent conflict. It requires creatChapter 2 | Page 23
ing the conditions for humans to flourish – access to food, clean water and shelter; education for all; freedom from harm; and other human rights. We believe big problems require innovative solutions to improve people’s well-being, security, access to justice, economic opportunities and participation in governance. The Minor is designed around the study of the sources of violence, oppression and injustice as well as innovative strategies for peacebuilding and positive social change.
What is the Minor? An interdisciplinary program tailored for students who not only want to learn about peace and justice but also want to apply their knowledge with compassion to solve real world problems.
What are the prerequisites? A curious mind, moral imagination, empathy and compassion to become a social change agent.
Peacebuilding and Social Innovation Minor will enable you to: ≈≈ Analyze pressing local and global problems through a “peacebuilding lens” and identify creative ways to solve them. ≈≈ Imagine specific agendas for positive social change. ≈≈ Skill-up to become an agent of positive change in your own community, region or the world on issues of special interest to you. ≈≈ Apply your knowledge through your courses, internships, study abroad programs, the social innovation challenge and community service.
USD Partners and Opportunities:
What does the Minor involve? 18 units consisting of 3 lower division and 15 upper division units:
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ), Trans-Border Institute (TBI), Center for Peace and Commerce (CPC), Social InnoRequired Courses vation Challenge (SIC), The Changemaker Hub, ComPJS 101 munity Service Learning. Introduction to Peace and Justice (3 units) PJS 300-400 Possible 9 upper level PJS units (or approved Electives: substitutes, includPeacebuilding and Social ing an internship) Innovation are not the preserve of any single Electives discipline or sector. The 2 Electives Arts, Humanities, Social 6 upper level units Sciences, Business Ad(300-400) from any ministration, Engineerrelevant discipline ing, Leadership Studies (approved by P&J and many other fields have much to contribute. advisor) Electives will be assessed depending on each student’s interests. Students Necla are required to meet with Tschirgi, the Program Faculty AdPhD visor to plan a program Minor, Faculty of study for the Minor. Advisor
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CENTER FOR PEACE AND COMMERCE:
Social Innovation Challenge Chapter 2 | Page 25
Center for Peace and Commerce The CPC is a collaborative effort between the Kroc School and the School of Business Administration. It provides a unique opportunity to explore the nexus of peace and commerce through innovative teaching, impactful research, social innovation, meaningful reflection and dialogue. The CPC aims to be a leader in promoting a new paradigm for business and peacebuilding which sees these two forces as both mutually compatible and, indeed, mutually reinforcing. The Social Innovation Challenge promotes, guides and supports student-driven ideas to launch or contribute to social enterprises.
Evolution of the SIC 20112015
SIC Total amount of Award Money
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
$12,000
$30,000
$42,500
$73,500
$75,000
Tiffany Persons, Founder of Shine on Sierra Leone during the first Idea Lab of the 2014-2015 school year
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Highlights of the Social Innovation Challenge SIC 2015 All Entrants by the Numbers Number of projects by Phases
27 Define
48 Define Design Pilot Scale
7
Design
Number of projects by University Affiliation Point Loma Nazarene University California State U. San Marcos National University
1 1 1
San Diego State University
18
University of California San Diego
26
University of San Diego
Scale
18
53
Number of projects by Category
Pilot
Education Number of projects by Type
28 13
Health Poverty
15 9
Environment
34 For-profit
27 For-profit Hybrid Non-profit
Hybrid
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Peacebuilding Human Rights Economic Development Food Agriculture Technology
8 12 5 10
SIC 2015 Semi-Finalists by the Numbers Number of projects by University Affiliation Number of projects by Phases
12 Define Design Pilot Scale
Scale
1
National University
1
San Diego State University
Define
4
California State U. San Marcos
34 Design
13
7
University of California San Diego
17
University of San Diego
37
Number of projects by Category
Pilot
18
Education Number of projects by Type
9
Health
10
Poverty
23
13
For-profit
Hybrid For-profit Hybrid Non-profit
6
Environment Peacebuilding Human Rights
4
Economic Development
27
Non-profit
Food Agriculture Technology
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GodFreds Foundation $14,000
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GodFreds Foundation aims to provide children in deprived villages in Ghana quality education and support needed to be successful in life through a chain of low cost private schools.
(Left-right) Professor of Practice, Human Security and Peacebuilding Necla Tschirgi PhD, Fredrick R. Frimpong, Dean Patricia Mรกrquez PhD
Fredrick B. Frimpong Sophomore International Business Major, 2015 SIC Winner$14,000 Award
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“I realized that when a person is peaceful, they can make other people peaceful. It is in us to make the world in which we want to live.� Alejandra Gallardo WorldLink Student
CHAPTER THREE YOUTH as a force shaping the world
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“HEALING THE WOUNDS OF VIOLENCE” Arno Michaelis interacting with a
WorldLink WorldLink student delegate
WorldLink The IPJ’s WorldLink is a year-round, practice-based program that provides opportunities for high school youth from San Diego and Baja Mexico to learn about issues facing us locally and internationally, and to engage in thoughtful discussions about solutions in a forum where their voices are heard and valued. Chapter 3 | Page 33
Ninett Rodriguez High school student High school student and IPJ summer intern, produced a film capturing the voices of youth leaders in San Diego and Baja Mexico explaining the impact of WorldLink’s Annual Youth Town Meeting on more than 700 high school students. www.youtube.com watch?v=yMTyNrl9aR c&feature=youtu.be
(Left-right) Educator Gary Osberg and Ian Harkness, 2014 WorldLink Intern
WorldLink participants at Outside the Lens photobooth
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Kenya Initiative
WITH YOUTH AND POLICE FORCES
Four day training of trainers (12 participants) for youth: Impact statements from youth participants of our violence prevention initiative in Kenya with a specific focus on youth–police relations show transformative change. This is vitally important in Kenya where over 60% of the population is under 30 years of age. Chapter 3 | Page 35
Comments from youth participants from the IPJ trainings:
This training really taught me that change can start with me.
The conflict management training we did has really helped me in the field. I learned how to handle people in conflict when it arises, which it has several times, so it has helped me calm situations down in school.
We are inspired. We hope to inspire the rest in the community. God bless you.
This has helped me to be able to deal with our communities daily conflict.
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“There will never be peace until we, as global citizens, begin to treat each other the way we want ourselves to be treated. That is peace.� Leymah Gbowee Nobel Peace Laureate speaking at USD
CHAPTER FOUR MORE WOMEN = more peace
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Dydine Umunyana Speaker
Dee Aker, PhD Director Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
INTERNATIONAL
Women’s Day BREAKFAST
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Still in her early 20s, Umunyana is the founder of the nonprofit Umbrella Cinema Promoters, which provides Rwandan women with education on filmmaking and storytelling, demonstrating its role in trauma healing and the importance of making their voices heard. She is also a Youth Peace Ambassador for Aegis Trust, an international organization working to prevent genocide.
Twenty Years Beyond Beijing: Girls Empowered, Humanity Empowered! In 1995 over 30,000 women from around the globe gathered at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. They created a Platform for Action that has become the foundation for building an inclusive, peaceful and more just world.
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More Women
Yakin EtĂźrk, PhD Defying Extremism Speaker
MORE PEACE
Research is increasingly demonstrating that women and gender are integral parts of the global security framework... Chapter 4 | Page 41
and we must re-imagine their participation if we are to achieve that goal. Simply put, when women are insecure, countries are insecure. Where gender discrimination thrives, societies are held back economically, they are more prone to conflict and human progress falters. Gender inequality is evident in women’s frequently diminished right to education, property, healthcare, economic opportunities and decision-making, subjection to discriminatory laws, higher rates of disease and physical insecurity manifested in epidemic rates of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.
Women PeaceMakers Program Four women peacemakers in the fall of 2014, expanded our WPM alumni to 48.
Robi Damelin Israel
2014 Women PeaceMakers and Peace Writers
Nimalka Fernando Sri Lanka
Ashima Kaul India (Kashmir)
Margaret Orech Uganda
During the two months of their residency at the Kroc School’s Institute for Peace and Justice, the four Women PeaceMakers shared their experiences and peacebuilding practices with the USD community, participating in classes, seminars and workshops. The Women PeaceMakers, in partnership with Cigna (corporate sponsor of the program), have created the “Leading for the Future” initiative to expose managers to the meaning of leadership under the most challenging situations.
2014 Women PeaceMakers, Peace Writers, students and USD Mascot Diego Torero
2014 Women PeaceMakers (left-right) Robi Damelin, Nimalka Fernando, Dean Patricia Márquez, Ashima Kaul and Margaret Orech
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Women FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
Creation of a purposelyinclusive regional network
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Goal:
We organize Experiences
To enhance social impact through greater connectivity, collaborations, connections and learning experiences.
≈≈ January: “Failing Forward” ≈≈ April: “Let’s Talk about Race” ≈≈ June “Leaders and Followers: The Tango Perspective”
Women for Social Impact during the April Experience
Experiences are designed as a safe creative space where we explore ways to understand and share specific innovations propelling social impact in our region and around
the world. Experiences are not just for sharing stories, not simply a place to be lectured and not another TED Talk-style forum. Experiences are all that and more, including fun! As
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we develop our own skills in these carefully crafted interactive pods and discussions, we also gain collective force through deeper connections and collaborations. Chapter 4 | Page 44
“I really am impressed how often, in different places and countries, how quite often I’m hearing about compassion, peace, and non-violence.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Nobel Peace Laureate speaking at USD
CHAPTER FIVE THE BORDER is an opportunity, not a crisis
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The 21st century presents new possibilities for partnerships across the borders separating the United States, Mexico, and Central America.
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A central question is how these social, cultural and economic relationships can work to achieve peace and social justice. The Trans-Border Institute (TBI) is a think-do-tank at the Kroc School of Peace Studies, engaging in innovative pedagogy, cutting-edge research and effective practice to realize the promise of the border.
Master of Arts in Peace and Justice studies students visit the border
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Teaching
FOR PEACE Participants: 65 leaders of NGOs, government officials and law students. MAPJ students: 3 participated as developers, trainers and evaluators gaining skills as peace educators and practitioners.
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Testimonies I loved the methodology, the excellent expositions with interactive exchanges, and the questions guiding discussions and group work were very good.
The Kroc School’s TBI and the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa developed and deployed a certificate program in Strengthening Civil Society at an epicenter of the drug war in Mexico.
My favorite part of the seminar was the linkage that was made between past and present, as well as the historical background given for each and every theme.
I will make use of the concepts related to peace and social movements that I have learned in this seminar.
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Recognizing Refugees: TBI hosts the leaders of the five biggest pro bono legal service providers in the country for a conference and strategy session on protecting the wave of 68,000 unaccompanied immigrant children who arrived on the border in 2014.
Freedom of Expression: TBI publishes English translations of original works of investigative journalism from Mexico and Central America, offering policy-makers local perspectives and information, and helping to protect at-risk journalists by giving their work an international audience. Chapter 5 | Page 50
“A project of this ambition and complexity could not have taken place on the short timeframe it did without significant sharing of resources and expertise.� Derrick R. Cartwright, PhD Director, University Galleries and Professor of Practice
CHAPTER SIX COLLABORATIONS for more learning and participation
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Collaborations
Exhibit at Kroc Galleries: Selma, 1965: Bruce Davidson and the Photography of Civil Rights
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Selma, 1965 Bruce Davidson and the Photography of Civil Rights was a collaboration between the University Galleries and the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. Additional support was provided by USD’s College of Arts and Sciences, School of Leadership and Education Studies, School of Business Administration, Law School, Copley Library, Institute for Peace and Justice, Center for Inclusion and Diversity, Black Student Resource Center, Changemaker Hub and Community Service Learning.
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Selma‘65
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(Left-right) Bill Harmon, Watson Branch, Catherine Filloux and Marietta Hedges during a question and answer session
Play sponsored by
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Selma Voting March, playwright Catherine Filloux brought to the IPJ stage the interconnected lives of Viola Liuzzo, a white civil rights activist shot dead after the Selma Voting March, and Tommy Rowe, an informant for the FBI who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan responsible for shooting her. One actress, Marietta Hedges, played both roles. Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies | 2014-2015 Year in Review
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Kroc School Holiday Party 2014
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Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies Administration, Staff and Board of Advisors*
Patricia Márquez
Dean
BOARD OF ADVISORS Tina Beranbaum
DEAN’S OFFICE Louis Cappella
Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations
Diana Kutlow
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Jessica López
Executive Assistant II
Megan Theriault
Event Coordinator
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Lee Ann Otto
Associate Dean
Marisa Alioto
Assistant Director of Graduate Student Services
Ami Carpenter
Associate Professor
William Headley
Professor
Lupita Jewell
Executive Assistant II
Topher McDougal
Assistant Professor
Dustin Sharp
Assistant Professor
Necla Tschirgi
Professor of Practice
Morris S. Casuto Jaime Alonso Gómez Karen Henken Sara Johnson Stephen R. Loeffler Wail (Al) Paulus Juan Roche Lee Sorensen Timothy Walsh
INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE Dee Aker
Director, Institute for Peace and Justice
Jennifer Freeman
Senior Program Officer for Women, Peace and Security
Debbie Martínez
Senior Program Officer for Youth and Peacebuilding
Emiko Noma
Editor
Daniel Orth
Program Officer for Strategic Peacebuilding
Kara Wong
Program Officer for Strategic Peacebuilding
TRANS-BORDER INSTITUTE Everard Meade
Director, Trans-Border Institute
Martha Garcia
Program Officer
Michael Lettieri
Program Officer
CENTER FOR PEACE AND COMMERCE (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) Grace Michel
Assistant Director
OPERATIONS AND EVENTS Jeff Hugger
Operations and Events Manager
Josh Brown
Operations Coordinator
Felipe Espindola
Lead Custodian
Jude Freeman
Audiovisual Technician
Lily Rodríguez
Lead Custodian
Nate Swett
Audiovisual Technician
* at the time of publication
University of San Diego A nationally ranked institution, the University of San Diego (USD) provides an exemplary liberal arts education rooted in enduring Catholic values: ethical conduct, compassionate service and social justice. Our scholars—faculty and students from all faith—pursue a life of knowledge and free inquiry, and aspire to elevate, inform and otherwise transform the world into a just and peaceful society, aided by the contemplative spirit embedded in the USD community. USD scholars forge connections across borders, ideologies and cultural backgrounds, bringing the concept of a harmonious global nation into sharp focus. The University’s seven major academic divisions collectively share this mission and sustain these ideals through the unique translation of their disciplines. Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies The University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies is dedicated to building and sustaining peace and justice through innovative learning, interdisciplinary analysis, advanced practice and engaged public policy.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies Undergraduate Minor in Peacebuilding and Social Innovation
INSTITUTES Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) Trans-Border Institute (TBI)
PARTNERSHIPS Center for Peace and Commerce
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