USD Magazine, Fall 2001

Just five days after students attended tbe fi rst classes in tbe Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, t errorist attacb in New York City and Wasl1ingt on, D .C., served as gruesome reminders that peace an d justice are in sl10rt supply. With its mandate to "not only teach peace, but make peace" from philantbropist Joan B. Kroc, the institute will be among a select few in the United States t o combine research, edu– cation and peacemaL!ing effort s under one roof. As part of its mi ss ion, the institute helped the campus commu- nity make sense of the tragic events of tbe past weeks, sponsoring a town meeting featuring speakers from different cultures and faith s. Leading the unique effort is Joyce Ne u, wbo for eigbt years brougbt nati ons t ogether and negotiated fragile peace treaties through lier work at Emory University's Carter Center. U nfortunately, Neu enters the job at a time when the nati on wonders if lasting peace can ever be achieved. "Part of the mission of the institute is to belp people understand our world, even in situations like this, which defy logic," Neu says. "Because tbe only way we can help prevent such a tragedy from happening again is t o educate people and creat e a culture of peace." We must 1 not only PEACE, EPEACE

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