Center for Peace & Conflict Studies
Center for Peace & Conflict Studies
Our Mission (Draft): The Center for Peace & Conflict Studies at ACC is dedicated to advancing the understanding of peace, justice, and conflict within both the college and Austin communities. The Center’s programming offers intra- and interpersonal skill building and creates opportunities to have conversations across conflict lines that impact our community, empowering individuals to incorporate a peace and conflict studies lens in their personal, academic, and professional lives.
Our Vision (Draft): The Center for Peace & Conflict Studies will empower the College and local community to prevent, deescalate, and transform conflicts and to build more empathetic and peaceful intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intergroup relationships using a peace and conflict studies lens.
What We Do
Through avenues of academic study, professional development training, community events, service learning, and travel abroad opportunities, the Peace & Conflict Center maintains its commitment to establishing frameworks for nonviolent conflict transformation at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, local, national, and international levels.
Center Events
The Center for Peace & Conflict Studies provides opportunities for active engagement in the community through ongoing events, service learning, and international programs. The Center features lectures, panel discussions, a film series, and cultural events that allow students, faculty and staff, and the broader Austin community the opportunity to engage with topics pertaining to social justice, conflict, and sustainable peace.
Date: Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: HLC Presentation Hall 2.155 & Virtual
Register for Do Good Fair
What if your future job could support both your values and your financial goals?
The Do Good Fair helps you explore careers that create positive social impact while providing real pathways to a living wage. Whether you’re still exploring or ready to plan your next step, this event connects you with people and programs that turn purpose into life long profession.
Why Attend?
- Learn how to earn a living while doing meaningful work
- Explore ACC programs that lead to social-good careers
- Network with faculty, community leaders, and organizations
- Meet nonprofits, agencies, and social-good companies hiring for impact
What to Expect
Tabling + Social Hour 5-5:30 pm
Meet local nonprofits, social-good organizations, and ACC programs that prepare students for impact-driven careers. Ask questions, make connections, and learn about internships, volunteering, and job pathways.
In-Person Panel: Doing Good Locally 5:30-7 pm
Hear from ACC faculty, service-learning leaders, nonprofits, and social-good businesses about how to get involved in your community and build a career leading to social positive change.
Virtual Panel: Expanding Your Impact 5:30-7 pm
Learn how to take your goals beyond the local level through transfer opportunities, larger organizations, and coalition-building. Discover how your career can create change on a bigger scale.
