The Center explicitly carries out the Catholic and Augustinian mission of the University by contributing to the search for peace and social justice through education rooted in the Catholic Social Tradition. Through its various components, the Center strives to help the University community understand the essential elements of a moral and just society, reflect on models for socially responsible resolution of injustice and conflict, and learn the necessary skills to be advocates for a just and peaceful world.
Components of the Center:
Learning Goal I:
Identify barriers to justice and sources of conflict
Learning Objectives
A) Identify social, political, religious, and natural barriers that create conflict or injustice
B) Demonstrate awareness of historical and other contexts in which conflict and injustice occur
C) Offer a careful analysis of conflict or injustice with specific examples
Learning Goal II:
Assess conditions necessary for social justice and peaceful relations
Learning Objectives
A) Identify operative normative frameworks regarding peace and justice
B) Provide a coherent argument for normative claims regarding peace and justice
C) Demonstrate sensitivity to alternative frameworks and anticipate challenges to normative claims regarding peace and justice
Learning Goal III:
Create practical strategies to realize social justice and peaceful relations
Learning Objectives
A) Articulate a practical strategy/solution to a conflict or injustice that is social, political, religious, or personal
B) Demonstrate an awareness of the complexity of practical strategies/solutions and address potential challenges
C) Demonstrate an awareness of a broad, historical view of social change, including both individual/small-scale action as well as systemic/large-scale initiatives
Updated 9/29/16 by the CPJE Assessment Committee
Approved 10/19/16 by CPJE Faculty/Staff
