2015 CONFERENCE JUNE 9-12, 2015

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY CLEVELAND, OHIO

THEME: ENDING ENDURING HUMAN SUFFERING
JESUIT UNIVERSITIES HUMANITARIAN ACTION NETWORK (JUHAN)
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Program Committee of the 2015 JUHAN Conference is requesting papers that address
the question of Ending Enduring Human Sufering. We are calling for papers that ofer original
research, policy analysis, or promising programmatic interventions to reduce human sufering.
Papers from students are especially welcome.
Students are also invited to submit proposals for advocacy panels. These panels will feature
presentations of campus and community work on issues related to humanitarianism and social
justice, and will provide an opportunity for networking and sharing of best practices. Students
presenting on advocacy panels will not be required to submit a paper.
The deadline for submission of an abstract is Saturday, February 28, 2015. All abstracts must be
submitted to the program chair, Richard Clark, Ph.D., at rclark@jcu.edu and should be no more
than 250 words in length. Applicants will be notied of acceptance by Wednesday, April 1, 2015.
Completed papers/presentations are due to the panel moderator by Friday, May 22, 2015.
JUHAN was created to increase the efectiveness of eforts by Jesuit universities to respond to
humanitarian crises in the United States and throughout the world. The principal focus of JUHAN
is undergraduate education that seeks to advance the realm of humanitarian study and the
professional eld of humanitarian action. JUHAN hopes to expose students to these areas through
academic courses, student leadership workshops, and notable plenary speakers in the spheres
of social justice and international human rights. The 2015 Conference will be the fourth JUHAN
conference designed to address humanitarian concerns. Visit www.ajcunet.edu/conferences for
more information on JUHAN and the 2015 Conference.