What is the Indianapolis Peace Institute?
The Indianapolis Peace Institute operates programs designed to encourage every person to explore his or her role as a peacebuilder. The diverse programs of the Institute work together to create transformational experiences for college students and for Indianapolis residents. Our participants reflect on the question of change: what can I do to implement change?
Indianapolis Peace Institute (IPI) is an off-campus program for undergraduate students enrolled in US universities or colleges. Students earn 16 credits for the semester program that includes an internship (6 credits), 4 classes taught by leading theorists and practitioners in the field of peacebuilding (10 credits), opportunities for independent study, electronic courses or courses offered at an Indianapolis college. Students live as a community in the fully-furnished Peace House residence in downtown Indianapolis. They engage in self-reflection, and make invaluable urban living and peacebuilding connections. The program was set up by the Plowshares Collaborative of Earlham, Goshen and Manchester Colleges, but is open to students from any US college or university.
