Clinton Stroble ’19: Connecting justice with relationship building
Clinton Stroble '19 is a community supervision officer with the Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS), where he connects with people on probation and parole.
Conflict Transformation Studies Minor
About
Conflict is an inevitable part of life. At GC, we believe that conflict can be beneficial when we engage it in healthy ways. If you choose a minor in conflict transformation at Goshen College, you’ll learn to see how conflict can lead to growth, reconciliation and social change.
The minor in conflict transformation studies is designed for students who hope to use conflict and communication skills in a particular profession. You will take classes that will give you practical skills as well as theological, ethical and philosophical understandings of conflict transformation and justice. Course themes include conflict and communication; personal, interpersonal and systemic violence; mediation and facilitation; justice and restorative justice; and power and social change.
By the time you graduate, you will be equipped with an appreciation of the transformative power of conflict and the tools to initiate peace. Your peacemaking skills will make you an indispensable member of your workplace and community. You will learn to identify and work through complex intercultural conflicts and be able to promote dialogue in individual or group settings as a skilled facilitator, mediator and/or negotiator.
News & Events
Carolyn Schrock-Shenk, conflict studies professor, remembered for transformative effect on students
Goshen College Associate Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Carolyn Schrock-Shenk died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 6, 2019, after a brief hospitalization at the age of 63.
Philip Thomas ’87 remembered as influential global peacemaker
Goshen College alumnus and adjunct professor Philip Thomas, a peace advocate who had traveled to more than 30 countries around the world in his work with heads of states, indigenous groups, community leaders and corporate executives, died on Nov. 29, 2018, of natural causes due to a heart attack in Nairobi, Kenya.
Stats
95%
of our peace, justice and conflict studies alumni volunteer at least once a year
95%
of PJCS alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
100%
of alumni agree that PJCS professors at GC are genuinely interested in students
1930s
First peace course taught at GC (War, Peace, & Nonresistance)
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
Students & Alumni
Education Advocate in Somalia
Khadar Bashir-Ali '85
Khadar Bashir-Ali, a 1985 graduate from Somalia who majored in French, advises the Somalian government on how to improve the education system and oversees national education projects.
Khadar's story
Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Major
Rachel Eisenstat '06
Rachel Eisenstat, a 2006 graduate, studied peace, justice & conflict studies at Goshen College. Since graduating, she has recorded an album with top Denver musicians using funding support from community.
Rachel's story
English and History
Lydette Assefa ’09
Lydette Assefa ’09 is an attorney and clinical fellow with the Children & Family Justice Center at the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
Lydette's story
Social Work, PJCS
Ethan Lapp ’20
Ethan Lapp ’20 is a peace, justice and conflict studies and social work double major from Goshen Indiana. He is a leader of the Prevention Intervention Network (PIN).
Ethan's story
Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Major
Lauren Treiber '14
Lauren Treiber, a 2014 graduate from Grand Rapids, Michigan, came to Goshen College to study peace. While a student, Lauren has formed friendships and learned lessons that will lead her towards a lifetime of peacemaking.
Lauren's story
Young Alumni Award Winner
Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma ’05 takes a hands-on approach toward peace and justice
Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma ’05 is using his peace, justice and conflict studies major to solve injustices with a Christ-centered approach.
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Faculty & Staff
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Joe Liechty
Professor of PJCS
Director of Peace
Justice & Conflict Studies
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