Center for Peace & Conflict Studies

Established in 1988, the Ball State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies aims to support and pursue scholarship, education, training, consultation, and outreach focused on addressing direct, structural, and cultural forms of violence and conflict. Please visit this link to view our mission and goals. 

 

Peace pole with banners reading "Build Peace"
Peace pole with banners reading "Build Peace"

 

In part, to achieve our mission and goals, we engage in the following activities:

  1. Hosting an undergraduate minor in peace and conflict studies
  2. Community outreach
  3. Scholarship and service
  4. Providing mediation services on campus and in the community
  5. Offering conflict prevention and resolution training on and off campus
Non-perishable food items collected for Cardinal Kitchen Food Drive
Non-perishable food items collected for Cardinal Kitchen Food Drive

 

To date, we have been involved in peacebuilding activities locally, nationally, and internationally. Now, we need your support to strengthen and expand our efforts and reach!

Please consider donating to our Center to fund:

  1. A Peace Plaza on Ball State’s campus (between College of Architecture and Miller College of Business);
  2. Student scholarships to pursue research, service, and engage in presentations at professional conferences;
  3. Training programs to teach university members and other individuals conflict prevention and resolution skills;
  4. Community outreach programs (e.g., promote nonviolence; eradicate food deserts; teach youth and adults in Central Indiana conflict prevention and resolution skills; facilitate mutual understanding and respect between, for instance, diverse religious, racial, ethnic individuals); and
  5. Research and evaluation projects focused on peace, nonviolence, and/or social justice.

We welcome any amount of financial support you can provide. With your contributions, together we can strive to create a more peaceful and just world! Thank you for considering our request!

 

Young girl standing in front of the Peace Pole
Young girl standing in front of the Peace Pole

 

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5 Hours, 5 Areas, $1,000 Each
The 5 areas that raise the most money from 7pm-Midnight will each receive $1,000!
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $1,000 Athletics $30,956.02
2 $1,000 Theatre & Dance $17,061.74
3 $1,000 Indiana Academy $9,981.41
4 $1,000 College of Architecture & Planning $4,541.68
5 $1,000 Center for Information & Communication Sciences $4,046.26
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Academic Department Leaderboard
The three academic departments with the most gifts by midnight will receive $8,000, $4,000 and $2,000 in challenge funds respectively.
Rank Prize Academic Department Gifts
1 $8,000 Theatre & Dance 1,500
2 $4,000 Communication Studies 463
3 $2,000 School of Music 315
4 Modern Languages & Classics 230
5 Miller Business Honors Program 217
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College Leaderboard
The three colleges with the most gifts by midnight April 6 will receive $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively.
Rank Prize Colleges Gifts
1 $3,000 College of Fine Arts 1,899
2 $2,000 College of Communication, Information, and Media 1,292
3 $1,000 Teachers College 952
4 College of Sciences and Humanities 876
5 Miller College of Business 467
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Noon Challenge
The department/unit/team that has the most donors by noon receives $5,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Department, Unit, or Team Donors
1 $5,000 Theatre & Dance 377
2 Athletics 329
3 The Ball State Fund 161
4 Student Scholarships 109
5 College of Architecture & Planning 102
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Most Donors Challenge
The department/unit/team that has the most donors by midnight will receive $5,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Areas Donors
1 $5,000 College of Fine Arts 1,292
2 Theatre & Dance 1,023
3 Athletics 888
4 Teachers College 726
5 College of Communication, Information, and Media 708
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Top 5 Donor Challenge
The five units with the most donors by midnight will each receive $1,000
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Theatre & Dance 1,023
2 $1,000 Athletics 888
3 $1,000 Indiana Academy 261
4 $1,000 School of Music 191
5 $1,000 College of Architecture & Planning 187
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Evening Leaderboard
The needs of our students are greater than ever! The five areas with the most donors between 8pm-11pm will each receive $1,000 for their area!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Theatre & Dance 323
2 $1,000 Athletics 169
3 $1,000 Miller Business Honors Program 81
4 $1,000 Indiana Academy 62
5 $1,000 Spectrum 61
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College of Health Leaderboard
The department or school in the College of Health with the most donors on One Ball State Day will receive $500 from the Dean's Office!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $500 School of Kinesiology 116
2 School of Nursing 53
3 Counseling Psych, Social Psych and Counseling 27
4 Nutrition & Health Science 25
5 Speech Pathology & Audiology 17
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