Are you interested in a one-credit course on using simulations and/or games?!?!?! Professor Wayne Lee has created the SAGE group which will be a more informal set of experiments with groups of students to test games and simulations for inclusion in the course. The first event is set for 09/08/23 from 3pm-7pm with the game Triumph (ancient/medieval battlefield). More information can be found on the PWAD Simulations and Gaming Experiments Group (SAGE) page. To be added to the listserv for announcements please email Professor Wayne Lee.
Announcements
Departmental Graduation Details
December 4, 2023
Peace, War, and Defense will be included in the College of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences 2 commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held in the Carmichael Arena on Friday, May 10th from 7-9 pm. You can find more information on commencement at https://commencement.unc.edu/.
Reading Day Event
December 4, 2023
We will be having a relaxing Reading Day event. There will be pizza and snacks. Please use the Google form to RSVP by December 7th. Please RSVP so that we have enough food and can be aware of any allergies or preferences you may have! You can contact me (shaclark@ad.unc.edu) for any questions or concerns.
PWAD Association Coffee Chats
December 4, 2023
PWADA will be having a coffee chat on December 7 at 10:00 am. Please RSVP so they know you are coming and have enough supplies.
Call for Applicants: Gettysburg Strategic Leader Staff Ride October 4-6, 2023
September 1, 2023
The Curriculum of Peace, War, and Defense calls for applications for students interested in attending the Strategic Leader Staff Ride (SLSR) at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle and Gettysburg. The SLSR is a leadership development program offered to increase public awareness of the high quality of Army leadership education. The program is conducted at the Gettysburg battlefield and employs a proven experiential method at the U. S. Army War College to educate senior military and Interagency leaders. The experience will encapsulate such leadership topics as:
- Leadership style (and when to change it).
- Empowerment of trusted agents.
- Communicating leader vision and ensuring alignment.
- Avoiding cognitive bias and systems of denial.
- Common mistakes in effective team-building.
- Separating personal and professional relationships.
- Weighing risk vs. reward.
- Controlling “the narrative.”
- Transforming tactical success into strategic effect.
From soldier to corporate executive, these leadership competencies remain enduring, relevant, and valuable regardless of profession. The (SLSR) program will cover all lodging, transportation, and meal requirements while in Carlisle and Gettysburg. The Curriculum will provide successful applicants with transportation to the SLSR and return to Chapel Hill. Applications should include names, PIDs, academic standing, and a brief statement (500 words) of interest.
Please also include documentation that you are vaccinated against COVID-19. If conditions change and we cannot travel, we will let you know as soon as possible. Please send all materials to bapat@unc.edu no later than September 14, 2023.
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PWAD Simulations and Gaming Experiments Group (SAGE)
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PWAD 490 Special Topics Offerings this Fall!!
This Fall PWAD 490 will have 2 sections offered! PWAD 490.040 (Peacebuilding taught by Amb. Bisa Williams) and PWAD 490.041 (Conflict in Iraq’s Modern History taught by Noor Ghazi). Enrollment has reopened so you will be able to enroll yourself into this course. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at shaclark@ad.unc.edu. PWAD 490.040 will meet on campus on Wednesdays and PWAD 490.041 will meet remotely Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Study Abroad in Northern Ireland (summer 2023)
UNC in Northern Ireland: Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
Hi All!
Just wanted to remind you all that the info session for the UNC in Northern Ireland study abroad summer session will be held January 26 (Thursday) from 4-5 pm.
