Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference

The 2012 ICPF will be held at Conrad Grebel College in Waterloo, Canada. Contact Peace Fellowship for more information.

The annual student-run peacebuilding conference for all Anabaptist colleges was hosted by EMU in February 2010.

The conference focused on “Backyard Peacebuilding – Cultivating Peace in our Neighborhoods.” Keynote speaker Nicholas Stoddard is an EMU graduate and former Peace Fellowship co-leader.

Organizers

The Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference was sponsored and organized by EMU’s Peace Fellowship, a student organization that organizes campus-wide activities, regular space to share meals and discussions, and special speakers to spark meaningful dialogue. For more information about ICPF or Peace Fellowship, contact the applied social sciences department.

Conference schedule

Thursday, Feb. 18

4-6 p.m. Check-in (Strite Auditorium)
6-7 p.m. Dinner (On Your Own)
7-8 p.m. Initial Gathering (Strite Auditorium)
8-10 p.m. Social Time (Common Grounds)

Friday, Feb. 19

8-9 a.m. Breakfast (Cafeteria)
9-10:30 a.m. Session I-“Broadening and Narrowing Our Vision”(Martin Chapel)
10:30-11 a.m. Coffee Break
11-12 a.m. Workshop Session 1 (Seminary Classrooms)
12-1:30 p.m. Lunch (Cafeteria)
1:30-2:30 p.m. Workshop Session 2 (Seminary Classrooms)
2:30-3 p.m. Coffee Break
3-4 p.m. Workshop Session 3 (Seminary Classrooms)
4-5 p.m. Free time
5-6 p.m. Session II-“Outside the Box”(Martin Chapel)
6-7 p.m. Dinner (Downtown Harrisonburg)
8 p.m. Possible Social Activities

• “Love’s Labors Lost”by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m. (EMU Theater)
• CAC movie:"2012"at 10 p.m. (Science Center)

Saturday, Feb. 20

8:30-9:30 a.m. Breakfast (Martin Chapel)
9:30-11:30 p.m. Session III-“Keeping It Close to Home”(Martin Chapel)
12-1 p.m. Lunch (Cafeteria)
Departure for some
1-3 p.m. Local Service Activity
2-4 p.m. Game Room/ Climbing Wall Reserved (University Commons)
6 p.m. Dinner (Downtown Harrisonburg)

Sunday, Feb. 21

8:15 – 9 a.m. Breakfast (on your own)
Departure