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The
Association for Conflict Resolution in partnership
with the United States Institute of Peace and the Institute
for Conflict Analysis and Resolution is hosting a
national teleconference on Conflict Resolution Day,
October 16, 2-3:15 p.m. EDT. The teleconference,
which is geared to undergraduate and graduate
students, is titled “Working for Conflict Resolution
and Peacebuilding: How Can I Make a Better World?”
The
call-in number for the teleconference is
1-518-825-1400. The access code for participants is
54568.
Students can send an instant message (IM) with their
questions during the call. Go to bottom of the page
at
http://snipurl.com/crday to do so.
Members
of the panel include:
Sharon Press is the Director of the Florida
Dispute Resolution Center, a joint program of the
Florida Supreme Court and FSU College of Law and is
responsible for the ADR programs for the state
courts. She was the inspiration for ACR’s creation
of Conflict Resolution Day and has served as the
chair for ACR’s Conflict Resolution Day programming.
Cheryl L. Jamison, Esq., is the Quality
Assistance Director for the Maryland Judiciary’s
Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO).
In her position, she developed and is implementing
MACRO’s statewide mediator quality assistance
program, the Maryland Program for Mediator
Excellence (MPME), a model program to raise the
level of mediator quality in all venues.
Mara
Schoeny is an assistant professor at the
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at
George Mason University and the Director of the
Institute’s Graduate Certificate Program. She
teaches courses in research and evaluation methods,
practice skills and the integration of
inter-disciplinary approaches to conflict analysis
and resolution. Her research and practice interests
include nonviolence, education and training and
dialogue processes in the United States and abroad.
David J. Smith
is a senior program officer in
USIP’s Education and Training Center where he
focuses on secondary and higher education. He speaks
frequently to community, faculty, and student groups
on a variety of issues including civil society and
peace, child soldiers, conflict resolution, and
international education. Smith has taught peace
studies and conflict resolution at a number of U.S.
colleges and universities including Goucher College
and Harford Community College, and at
the University of Tartu in Estonia. He also has
worked as a practicing mediator.
Bill Warters
is a faculty member at Wayne State University in
Detroit Michigan where he teaches in the Master of
Arts in Dispute Resolution Program. He is also
Director of the Conflict Management in Higher
Education Resource Center and Webmaster for the new
Conflict Resolution Education Connection
clearinghouse. He is a former co-chair of the ACR
Education Section and a past President of the ACR
Michigan SE Chapter.
About Conflict Resolution Day
The Association for Conflict
Resolution (ACR)’s Board of Directors adopted a
resolution designating the third Thursday in October
annually as Conflict Resolution Day in order to
increase public awareness about conflict resolution
and its many benefits. As part of this recognition
effort, ACR has coordinates its efforts with other
conflict resolution organizations and reaches out to
local, state and international groups to build
interest in holding local celebrations in
conjunction with Conflict Resolution Day.
About the Association for Conflict Resolution
The
Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is a
professional organization dedicated to enhancing the
practice and public understanding of conflict
resolution. ACR represents and serves a diverse
national and international audience that includes
more than 5,000 mediators, arbitrators,
facilitators, educators, and others involved in the
field of conflict resolution and collaborative
decision-making. For more information about ACR,
visit
http://www.ACRnet.org.
About the United States Institute of Peace
The
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an
independent nonpartisan national institution
established and funded by Congress. Our mission is
to help prevent, manage, and resolve violent
conflicts by empowering others with knowledge,
skills, and resources, as well as by our direct
involvement in peacebuilding efforts.
About the Institute for Conflict Analysis and
Resolution
At the
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR),
faculty and students are committed to the
development of theory, research, and practice that
interrupt cycles of violence. ICAR is an innovative
academic resource for people and institutions
worldwide. It comprises a community of scholars,
graduate and undergraduate students, alumni,
practitioners, and organizations in the field of
peace making and conflict resolution. ICAR is a
Commonwealth Center for Excellence,
recognized for its leadership in the field and its
world-renowned faculty.
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