Patrick Kennelly
Director of the Marquette University Center for Peacemaking

Patrick Kennelly is the Director of the Marquette University Center for Peacemaking. The Center for Peacemaking is an academic center committed to exploring the relationship between scholarship, faith, nonviolence, and the active struggle for peace. ​

The Center for Peacemaking is a resource for students to find solutions to society’s most pressing problems. Students at Marquette can major and minor in peace studies. Students also get involved in the Center for Peacemaking fellowship program and research projects focused on reducing youth violence, improving housing conditions in urban neighborhoods, revitalizing distressed commercial corridors, understanding the role of nonviolence in conflict zones, and interreligious dialogue.   

Kennelly’s academic research focuses on board practices, nonviolence, and community-based violence reduction projects. He holds a Master of Science in Leadership and Nonprofit Management from Marquette University. Kennelly enjoys running, and spending time with his wife Emmey, an MU alum, and two children.