Students are taught Bluffton’s four enduring values, community, respect, discovery and service, soon after they arrive on campus for the first time. They can be seen on the banners along College Avenue, on the doors of Founders Hall and in Bluffton’s “Becoming a Scholar” reader, which is used for the first-year seminar class. Another place where the four enduring values can be “seen” are in the different student organizations and clubs at Bluffton.
PEACE Club is an organization that focuses on national and international peace and justice topics. It stands for Peace Education and Action Community Endeavor. The faculty advisor is Dr. Paul Neufeld Weaver, professor of education and Spanish and director of global education.
“PEACE Club’s purpose is to engage in learning about doing peace work to create a more global community,” said Rowena Zuercher, president of PEACE Club.
Community is what the letter “C” stands for in PEACE Club. It is one of PEACE Club’s points of focus, which relates to Bluffton’s enduring value of community.
Some of PEACE Club’s activities include having faculty or guest speakers talk about work on peace and justice. It has hosted campus event to discuss different topics which include fair trade, current global events and social justice issues.
Students can use these events as a learning opportunity and discover different issues on what is happening on global and national level.
“PEACE Club has also co-sponsored activities with Sustainability Club, Multicultural [Student Organization], ICon [International Connections] and Campus Ministries,” said Zuercher.
Recently, PEACE Club has been meeting in the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center a few times a month.
“PEACE Club has been on campus for a long time,” said Zuercher.
To get involved with PEACE Club or learn more about what they do they, contact Zuercher or Neufeld Weaver to be added to the email list to receive information about upcoming events and meetings.
“Anyone is welcomed to attend meetings and be involved,” said Zuercher.
By welcoming anyone who wants to be apart of PEACE Club, they help build their community of members. The members can learn and discover by being a part of PEACE Club.
