Join us Saturday, September 21 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at Elizabethtown College (Room 110 Hoover Building) for our annual International Peace Symposium. The year’s theme is Avoiding Armageddon: Paths to Peace at Home and Abroad. This full day event will feature expert speakers & panelists on peace at home and abroad.
We will also recognize this year’s Peacemaker In Our Midst Awardees, celebrating individuals & organizations who have made outstanding contributions to peace in our communities. Their dedication and achievements will inspire us all to continue striving for a more peaceful world.
Lunch is provided with your ticket.
Keynote Speakers:
- Colonel Chase Metcalf: An active-duty Army Strategist and Faculty Instructor at the U.S. Army War College.
- Rich Harwood: President and Founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation.
Panelists:
- Chad Dion Lassiter: Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and a nationally recognized expert in American Race Relations.
- David Commins: Professor at Dickinson College specializing in modern Middle Eastern history.
- Dr. Cristina E. Ciocirlan: Professor at Elizabethtown College and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar with a focus on environmental psychology, diversity, inclusion, and equity in organizations.
- Dr. Najiba Benabess: Dean of the School of Business at Elizabethtown College.
2024 Peacemaker in Our Midst Honorees
The Rev. Warren Eschbach
Mrs. Theresa Eschbach
Peace Promise
Love Inc., Lancaster
Rotary International District 7390