Peaceworker: Service, Peace, and Culture
The Peaceworker: Service, Peace, and Culture microcredential recognizes a fellowâs participation in a semester-long practicum focused on understanding and navigating culture in personal, professional, and community contexts. Fellows in the Shriver Peaceworker Fellows Program engage in 20 hours per week of community-based service and weekly cohort-based seminars exploring themes such as cultural humility, cross-cultural engagement, identity, and the transmission and transformation of culture over time. Through reflection, facilitation, and dialogue, fellows deepen their capacity to work across differences and examine how culture both shapes and is shaped by individuals and systems. Fellows explore themes like cultural change, cultural difference, the connection between geography and culture, and more.
Earning Criteria
- Lead and prepare for at least 1 prac session
- Earn a grade of "Pass" in the related 0-credit practicum course
Additional Details
Time to Complete:
Learning Outcomes:
- Reflect on cross-cultural experiences to develop cultural humility and deepen awareness of cultural transmission and change.
- Engage meaningfully in a cohort-based learning community, contributing to shared understanding and collaboration.
- Demonstrate professional skills such as facilitation, written communication, and reflective inquiry.
- Facilitate a session related to the practicum theme, integrating insights on culture and equity into group learning.
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