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Oglethorpe Student Selected as Caux Scholar
Alpharetta Resident to Spend Month in Switzerland Studying
Conflict Resolution
Atlanta – Oglethorpe University junior Kevin Alan Woolf of
Alpharetta has been selected as one of 20 students from 12 nations
to participate in the 1999 Caux Scholars Program, a program of
applied studies in peacemaking in a global context. The Program,
held in Caux, Switzerland, lasts from July 15 through August 15.
Woolf, a politics and secondary education major, is an Oglethorpe
Presidential Scholar, an Oglethorpe Christian Scholar, a HOPE and
PROMISE Scholar, a PAGE Scholar, an Atlanta Braves Scholar and a
Governor’s Scholarship recipient. He is a member of Alpha Chi honor
society, was Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society’s
"Freshman of the Year," was freshman class president and is a
resident assistant.
Woolf is an outdoor adventure instructor, a former member of the
Oglethorpe University Singers, past president of Oglethorpe
Ambassadors and is photography editor of The Stormy Petrel student
newspaper. He is also a member of Oglethorpe’s Urban Leadership
Program and volunteers as a youth counselor at St. James United
Methodist Church in Atlanta. He has also recently completed an
internship with Georgia Governor Roy E. Barnes.
Woolf is the son of Steven and Paula Woolf of Alpharetta and the
grandson of Carol and Lorene Woody of Fort Smith, Ark. He is a
graduate of Milton High School in Alpharetta.
The Caux Scholars Program, sponsored by the Moral Re-Armament,
focuses on the moral and spiritual dimensions of peacemaking and on
the relationship between individual transformation and change in the
world. It offers students an opportunity to explore the role
individuals can play in bringing healing and building a future where
peace, justice and individual freedom flourish. Students will learn
about the various factors contributing to conflict between
individuals, within communities and nations, and between nations.
They will study the way different world views affect the way we
perceive and approach issues of contention, and will learn about
different models of intervention.
The four-and-a-half-week course, developed by academics and
practitioners in the field of conflict transformation, consists of
case studies, simulations, interactive learning and lectures.
Faculty and guest lecturers are drawn from all over the world and
include people with extensive experience in public affairs and
conflict transformation. Scholars will interact with participants in
the Caux conferences both formally, in the classroom and at
conference events, and informally, through practical work and
recreation. Now in its eighth year, the Program has graduated 136
students from 42 countries and 98 universities.
Oglethorpe University is an independent, highly selective,
coeducational liberal arts institution located in Atlanta, Ga.
Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is dedicated to producing
graduates who are broadly educated in the fundamental fields of
knowledge and the basic concepts and principles of their
disciplines. During the 1998-99 academic year, Oglethorpe enrolled
1,230 students representing 32 states and international students
from 31 countries.
For more information on the Caux Scholars Program, visit the Caux
Scholars Program web site at
www.caux.ch. For more information on
Oglethorpe University, call the Public Relations Office at (404)
364-8446.
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