{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:15:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute for Systems Change &amp; Peacebuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2021\/09\/aerial-view-campus-downtown-milwaukee.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial photo of campus looking out towards Lake Michigan and downtown Milwaukee\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4 uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Institute for Systems Change &amp; Peacebuilding<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-systems-change-amp-peacebuilding\" class=\"wp-block-heading default\">What is Systems Change &amp; Peacebuilding?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">The most difficult challenges we face today don\u2019t exist in isolation. Rather they are the result of interacting factors, such as poverty, pandemics, injustice, violence, ecological damage, climate change and political polarization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">Shifting these systems toward health, well-being and sustainable peace requires institutions and practitioners that can engage with these complex social-ecological challenges and interacting systems at multiple levels, including at the individual, interpersonal, community and global scales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n        <figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray uwm-c-img--video\">\n            <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-4x8kl1\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-4x8kl1\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-11.16.02-AM-2.png\" alt=\"Play video\" class=\"wp-image-731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-11.16.02-AM-2.png 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-11.16.02-AM-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>            <\/a>\n            \n                            <figcaption>Learn more about UWM&#8217;s ISCP<\/figcaption>        <\/figure>\n\n        <div id=\"uwm-modal-4x8kl1\" class=\"hidden\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-video\">\n                                    <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5byqF51LLJs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Initiatives, Research &amp; Evaluation for Systems Change, and Academic Degree &amp; Certificate Programs)\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2021\/08\/iscp-connections-graphic-750x500-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2021\/08\/iscp-connections-graphic-750x500-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left uwm-u-pt-30 heading-separator size-h1\" id=\"h-what-we-do\">What We Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">The Institute for Systems Change &amp; Peacebuilding (ISCP) creates a synergistic hub for systems change and peacebuilding. By connecting UWM students and faculty with community partners, we co-create collaborative projects, develop professional practice fellowships, and conduct research. To further invest in the local community, ISCP offers tuition remission Changemaker Scholarships for recognized grassroots leaders nominated by our partner organizations, ensuring those doing good community work can advance their education while continuing to support local systems change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Professional Learning Opportunities<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Professional Learning Opportunities include workshops and events hosted and\/or supported by the ISCP that provide co-learning opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and community members.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/events\/\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Community Partners<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Community partnerships at UWM take many forms and can include collaboration, graduate fellows, or research partners. The Institute works to align interests for collective action on co-created programs and projects.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/community-partners\/\">Community Partnerships<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Changemakers Scholars<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The UWM Systems Change &amp; Peacebuilding Graduate Assistants and Changemaker Scholars work alongside community partners to support local initiatives while developing leadership and systems-thinking skills, guided by ISCP values, and are supported by the Institute as emerging leaders committed to making a lasting impact in the Milwaukee region.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/opportunities\/current-scholars\/\">Current ISCP Scholars<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:78px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4 uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center uwm-u-w-90\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2021\/09\/Vision-Action-Alignment-Cycle-circle.png\" alt=\"Vision, Action, Alignment Cycle Graphic\" class=\"wp-image-553\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left uwm-u-pt-30 heading-separator size-h1\" id=\"h-the-systems-change-learning-cycle\">The Systems Change Learning Cycle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">The UW-Milwaukee Institute for Systems Change and Peacebuilding strives to align university and community interests in equitable partnership to engage with these complex and ever-changing systemic drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">Using the Systems Change Learning Cycle, we&nbsp;work alongside&nbsp;partners to co-create community-based initiatives that engage these challenges. The Institute works to bridge theory and research with applied research and practice. This means valuing local, lived and traditional knowledge as essential in research, evaluation and learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4 uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 id=\"h-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator default\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/institute-for-systems-change-and-peacebuilding-names-new-professorship\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2023\/12\/iscp-home-banner-20190617_IMC_EH_0028-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"aerial shot of uwm with the milwaukee skyline in the background\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/institute-for-systems-change-and-peacebuilding-names-new-professorship\/\">Institute for Systems Change and Peacebuilding names new professorship<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Marie Sandy, associate professor in the School of Education, has been named the new&nbsp;Wm. Collins &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/jordanian-student-brings-her-passion-for-peacebuilding-to-milwaukee\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2022\/04\/rawand_Working-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rawand working at the Islamic Resource Center\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/jordanian-student-brings-her-passion-for-peacebuilding-to-milwaukee\/\">Jordanian student brings her passion for peacebuilding to Milwaukee<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Rawand Yazaw in 2018 with students from Prince Hamza Bin Al Hussein School in Jordan. &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/sample-news-post-3\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/561\/2021\/04\/iscp-750X500-dressel-wheelin-westlawn-20211-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anne Dressel at Westlawn picnic area with bike repair in back\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/iscp\/sample-news-post-3\/\">Westlawn event helps create healthier environment for neighborhood<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Get Wheelin\u2019 in Westlawn\u201d is a community bike ride and bike repair event, but it\u2019s &hellip; 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