Centre News

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 [...]

December Newsletter I don’t easily make spontaneous decisions. I’m an analyzer – someone who enjoys the process as much or more than the end result.  For example, after eight [...]

Newsletter I sat down in 34 E, a middle seat. There would be no room to work on my laptop on this 2 hr. 34 min. flight from San Jose, Costa Rica to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I was stuck, badly [...]

August Newsletter It’s the first day of August as I write this. In Costa Rica, where UPEACE is headquartered, it’s the rainiest month of the year.  In New Delhi, where my parents are, [...]

Jody Steiger, a student from the ‘Educating for the 21st Century’ course offered June 2012, shares her experience on how this course reinforced the idea that by working together with [...]

June Newsletter Imagine waking up one morning, looking in the mirror, and realizing that you’re much bigger than you were when you went to sleep the night before. Well, that’s exactly [...]

My name is Karen Visoná and I have just joined the Centre’s team as Coordinator. I first heard of the Centre through a friend that had taken the course “Educating for the 21st century”. At that [...]