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Congratulations to Wesley Davison for being elected as IPCR Senator! As a member of the

SIS Graduate Council, Wesley will be an important voice for IPCR students and student groups. Wesley is currently the Treasurer of the Society for Peace and Conflict Resolution at AU and has extensive experience within student and academic groups from his undergraduate time at Wheaton College.

Upcoming Events

Communities & The State: Getting the Property Relationship Right for a Safer 21st Century

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

3:00pm - 5:00pm in the Abramson Family Founders Room in SIS

More information here

The Immigration Crisis in Europe: How is the World Responding?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

12:00pm in the Kay Lounge

More information here.

Happy Hour organized by Society for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Friday, October 9th, 2015

5 - 7 pm at Kitty O'Sheas Pub in Tenleytown

4624 Wisconsin Ave. NW DC

Dr. Mary Elizabeth King Book Launch

Ghandian Nonviolent Struggle and Untouchability in South India

Thursday, October 15th, 2015

4 pm in the Mary Gradon Center 247

First Generation Faculty Share Their Professional Pathways

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

11:30am-1:30pm, SIS Founders Room

More information here.

Check out more SIS events!

Job and Internship Opportunities

Communications and Outreach Officer at International Peace Bureau

See link for deadline

IPB-Social-Media-and-Communications-Assistant

Research and Publications Officer at International Peace Bureau

See link for deadline

IPB-GDAMS-Campaign-Assistant-Internship

Fundraising Assistant at International Peace Bureau

See link for deadline

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Learning and Evaluation Intern at the Alliance for Peacebuilding

See link for deadline http://www.allianceforpeacebuilding.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AfP-Learning-and-

Evaluation-Internship-Announcement_Fall-2015.pdf

Check out more internship opportunities or information on SIS Career

Advising!

Faculty Publications

Boko Haram, a Presidential Election and the Price of Corruption in Nigeria -

Hrach Gregorian

Professor Hrach Gregorian's latest publication outlines the recent events in Nigeria that have shaped the recent election. http://www.cdfai.org/boko_haram_presidential_election_corruption_in_nigeria .

The Good, the Bad and the Sad of the High Level Report on UN Peace

Operations - Chuck Call

Professor Chuck Call shares his thoughts on the high level review of UN Peace

Operations that was recently released.

http://blogs.cfr.org/patrick/2015/07/28/the-good-the-bad-and-the-sad-of-the-high-level-report-onun-peace-operations/

The New York Times and Washington Post: Misleading the public about U.S. drone strikes - Jeff Bachman

Professor Jeff Bachman examines the truth and omissions in the New York Times and

Washington Post coverage of U.S. drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1461670X.2015.1073118?

src=recsys#.VeSpY_lViko

Check out more faculty publications!

IPCR Student Groups

American University Negotiation Project

American University Negotiation Project (AUNP) is a forum for those interested in practicing and improving their negotiation skills. AUNP hosts skills workshops, simulations and other events throughout the semester centered on these skills. AUNP also prioritizes hosting guest speakers to enhance our simulations and provide valuable background information for each specific topic.

If you are interested in joining, email aunegotiationproject@american.edu

Creative Peace Initiatives

Creative Peace Initiatives (CPI) has a goal to promote creative peacebuilding locally and globally. CPI creates opportunities in the Washington, D.C. area for these initiatives through: (1) Service Program, (2)

Trainings, Conferences and Speakers, (3) Networking Opportunities. Although currently inactive, we are looking for new members to join and revive the group.

If you are interested in joining, email peace@american.edu

Society for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Society for Peace and Conflict Resolution (SPCR) seeks to empower IPCR students to become more engaged in international affairs, particularly global conflict resolution, peace activism, and social justice.

SPCR also acts as an advocate for IPCR students among the SIS administration.

If you are interested in joining, email aalaw525@gmail.com

Other News iTrek Public Policy Trip to Israel

Israel & Co offers trips to motivated and organized graduate students with an interest in peacebuilding.

This is an opportunity for a fully-funded 7-10 day trip to Israel with an entire student group, which can be organized independently or by a professor. By connecting participants with organizations in Israel that are of interest to them, iTrek is a great experience to meet with leaders in various fields.

Visit http://israelandco.org

and contact Nicole Smith at peace@american.edu to receive more information. Students will not receive credit for a trip unless otherwise approved.

It's time to apply for Practicum for Spring 2016!

If you are in good academic standing and have completed at least 18 credits of graduate coursework, you are eligible to apply for any SIS Practicum. For more information on SIS

Practicum options, visit the SIS Practicum Program website. If you are curious what the IPCR

Practicum (SIS 793.003 Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding) entails, I encourage you to watch the video to your below!

Professor Hrach Gregorian explains the IPCR

Practicum

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