Centre News

Alonso Muñoz had been working at Center five years. He took a course on nonprofit leadership in 2008 and on the final day of the course he let me know that if I ever needed some help, he would [...]

The following blog post has inspired a new module in our upcoming workshop on Positive Leadership, which we are holding next week. Read below to reconsider your purpose, or join us on campus for [...]

June Newsletter I’m back after my 3-week “mini-sabbatical” (see May newsletter). I took a lot of notes in my blank notebook. I tried some new things, though not everyday. I [...]

May Newsletter Have you ever taken some time off with the goal of not going anywhere? That’s exactly my plan starting next Monday. So, what’s the story? I’m turning 40 this [...]

The U.N. University for Peace’s Centre for Executive Education has just launched its online Diploma in Social Innovation. But what does it mean to be a social innovator? A social innovator [...]

RE-volv Launches First Revolving Fund for Community-Based Solar Energy Projects When it comes to climate change, many people are concerned about the problem but don’t know what they can do to [...]

April Newsletter What does it mean to be a social innovator? I think that someone who throws funky wild parties should qualify. But alas, the Centre’s new diploma does not focus on [...]

The UPEACE Centre works with leaders from around the world to offer transformational educational experiences that are dynamic and engaging while inspiring our participants to have a positive [...]

February Newsletter At the birthday party I attended last week with my two daughters, the professional site hosting the party had the children move into three different rooms during the course of [...]

For the UPEACE Centre, January was an exciting and busy month, as we hosted three universities: University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout), San Jose State University (SJSU) and Adelphi University [...]