Rotary District 5950 congratulates Caitlin Schweiger on her selection as a Rotary Peace Fellow. Peace Fellowships are awarded for full support to pursue a master’s degree in peace studies and conflict prevention at five Rotary Peace Centers around the world: University of Queensland, Australia; Uppsala University, Sweden; University of Bradford, England; Duke University, United States (not available to US citizens); and Tokyo International Christian University, Japan. Fifty fellowships are awarded each year to candidates from all over the world.

 

Ms. Schweiger received her B.A. degree at the University of Minnesota and a J. D. degree at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She is a clerk for the Honorable Judge Christian Sande of the Fourth Judicial District Court in Minneapolis. Caitlin is also in her second year as a Benjamin B. Ferencz Fellow in Human Rights and Law at World Without Genocide, where she works on advocacy and awareness for the International Criminal Court. She will begin her studies at Tokyo International Christian University in fall 2021.

 

Caitlin was nominated for the Peace Fellowship by the Minneapolis University Rotary Club. Sarah Wind, nominated by the Minnesota Veterans Rotary Club, has been chosen as an Alternate to Uppsala University. 

 

District 5950 has had more candidates selected for fellowship awards than almost any other district in the world. Find more information about Rotary Peace Fellowships online or contact Dr. Ellen Kennedy at 952-693-5206 or kennedy@worldwithoutgenocide.org.