Rotary District 6290 Conference Panel of Scholars Sarah

Rotary District 6290 Conference Panel of Scholars Sarah Sanderson 2015 Rotary Peace Scholar

My journey becoming a Peace Fellow • Holland, Michigan • Hope College (B. S. Biology and B. A. Spanish) – Study Abroad: Austria, Kenya, Ecuador and Chile Ameri. Corps in Philadelphia (1 year) The Ohio State University (M. A. Linguistics) Study Abroad Resident Director for OSU Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Teach in China (2 years) • Working holiday program in New Zealand (1 year) • Fulbright fellowship and coordinator in Brazil (2 years) • Concordia Global Language Villages Portuguese Counselor (6 weeks this summer) • •

My journey with Rotary • Family host of exchange students • High school junior Rotarian • Fulbright grants in Brazil – Rotaract and Interact groups – Presentations at Rotary Club meetings – Community events – “Language and Culture Week” event at the state and federal universities

The Rotary Peace Fellowship • Candidates for the Peace Fellowship seek to make a significant impact on the world by promoting tolerance and cooperation. • Rotary selects 100 dedicated and passionate professionals each year to receive fully funded fellowships to study at the Rotary Peace Centers. • In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 900 fellows for careers in peace building. • Many alumni go on to serve as leaders in national governments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, and international organizations like the United Nations and World Bank.

The M. A. Program in Peace and Conflict Resolution • Master’s degree fellowships are offered at premier universities in fields related to peace and conflict prevention and resolution. • Programs last 15 to 24 months and require a practical internship of two to three months during the academic break. • Each year, up to 50 master’s degree fellowships are awarded at five different institutions.

Professional Development Certificate • For experienced professionals working in peace-related fields who want to enhance their professional skills, a three-month program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution is offered at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. • This program incorporates two to three weeks of field study. • 50 certificates are awarded each year.

My Peace Fellowship • International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan • M. A. Peace Studies, Dept. of Public Policy and Social Research • Focus: International exchange and foreign language education as a means for peace building and conflict prevention • Applied Field Experience (AFE) Internship during the summer break • Japanese language courses year round • Begins this year in early August

Have a future Peace Fellow in mind? • Applications for the 2016 -17 Rotary Peace Fellowships program are now being accepted. • The deadline for candidates to submit applications to their district is 31 May. • Districts must submit endorsed applications to The Rotary Foundation by 1 July. • My email: sanderson. 58@osu. edu