About Indianapolis Peace Institute
Peaceful and just solutions to world problems can’t come about
without education and action. Make connections between your courses and
the “real world” at
Indianapolis Peace Institute!
Indianapolis Peace Institute is located in a major metropolitan center, providing you with an excellent opportunity to understand the realities of peace and justice issues and meet with professionals and organizations committed to addressing complex challenges.
The Plowshares Peace Studies Program at the Indianapolis Peace Institute is a peacebuilding experience for college students combining academics and an internship—with a group experience of living in and exploring the diverse city of Indianapolis. The program is open to undergraduate students studying any major, who attend a US college or university. If you are a recent grad, you are invited to apply for our summer program.
The semester-long Indianapolis Peace Institute Program includes an individual internship, common academic work, and a community-living experience. There are also professional development workshops with career services professionals to assist with resume building and job skill enhancement. Emphasizing peacebuilding, education and structural change, internships might include:
- school-based peer mediation programs
- state government agencies
- community development, domestic violence and violence against women agencies
- inter-religious dialogue organizations.
- more
Our semester program has been so successful that we have also added a 9-week summer program, which offers an internship in the field of urban peace and social justice (0-6 credits) and a community-living experience in the fully-furnished Peace House residence in downtown Indianapolis.
IPI coursework will provide you with an understanding of the urban peacebuilding environment, and core skills for non-violent social change. Through meetings with community organizers, teachers, political leaders, artists, conflict-transformation professionals and others, and group field trips, you will also be engaged in community-building activities.
The Plowshares Peace Studies Program at Indianapolis Peace Institute is sponsored by the Plowshares Peace Studies Collaborative of Earlham, Goshen and Manchester Colleges, funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc.
