CONFLICT RESOLUTION SPECIALIST PROGRAM

June 23-26, 2008

The Conflict Resolution Specialist Program pilots a leadership experience that introduces advocates to models that integrate social justice theory and conflict management techniques into everyday student life practices. The Specialist Program is open to all professionals with an interest in promoting conflict resolution in higher education and does not require a prerequisite or mediation certification. In depth topics will include a historic review of conflict management in higher education followed by a broad sampling of diverse student life programs tailored to the needs of colleges and universities across the country. Participants will explore conflict coaching techniques and instruments successfully being used to teach conflict resolution skills to students, and share facilitated problem solving techniques designed to help students and groups develop solutions to their own conflicts. Transferable restorative justice practices will be featured with an emphasis on skill building around multi-party disputes, multi-cultural competence, victim advocacy, and restoring community. Participants wishing to develop conflict resolution options to complement existing student life practices will be offered an extensive nuts and bolts recipe for evaluating campus needs, identifying stakeholders, building campus support and designing, promoting, and assessing sustainable, socially just programs.

The Academy’s Conflict Resolution Specialist Program promises to challenge, engage and uplift participants with new and meaningful ways to apply conflict management practices that support social justice and is aligned with the goals of ASJA’s ADR Task Force* and the Diversity Action Committee.

*For clarity, social justice is defined by the ADR Task Force as building student communities which afford equal, safe opportunity and access to campus resources by accounting for social identity, power, privilege and oppression in the administration of law, policy, conduct codes and related societal structures. Conflict Resolution is used broadly as an inclusive term to reflect the wide and growing range of creative practices, policies and procedures that advance a competent, practical understanding of the nature of conflict and the application of conflict management on today’s campuses.

Conflict Resolution Specialist Program Faculty

Nancy Giacomini
Coordinator

David Karp

Rick Olshak

Jennifer Schrage

Monita Thompson

Click here for the Conflict Resolution Specialist Program Schedule

Program Fees: (Includes comprehensive resource materials & all meals are provided except one dinner)

$600 (ASJA Member Rate)

$700 (Non-Member Rate)

All programs will commence at 8:30am on the start date and will conclude at 6:00pm on the end date.

Accommodations: Conflict Resolution Specialist Program participants have 2 accommodation options from which to choose: Heritage Commons Residence Halls or The University Guest House

Commencing Monday, March 17, 2008, Academy participants will be contacted by a member of the University of Utah Housing Staff within 3 business days of registration to complete accommodation reservations. Reservations will be confirmed in the order in which participants register for the Academy. You will need to have your arrival / departure dates and a credit card ready to hold your reservation. All programs will commence at 8:30am on the start date and will conclude at 6:00pm on the end date. We thank you in advance for your patience with this process.

Heritage Commons Residence Halls

Completed in the fall of 2000, Heritage Commons was the site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games athlete village. Consisting of 1700 residence hall beds and 150 apartment-style beds, all accommodations are suite style. Double suites contain two bedrooms, each with two twin beds, and a shared bathroom; single suites contain two bedrooms, each with one twin bed, and a shared bathroom. Deluxe suites contain four bedrooms, each with one twin bed, two shared bathrooms and a living room. Apartment-style rooms have the same layout as the deluxe suites with the addition of a kitchen.

Amenities:

All rooms have free internet access, air-conditioning and have in room telephones. Cable TV hookups and laundry facilities are available.

$30.00 + 11.55% tax per night (single occupancy)

Only institutions who have filed and qualify with the state of Utah for tax exemption will be tax exempt.

The University Guest House

Our 136-room hotel with spectacular views of the Salt Lake valley. Rooms have a single king or two queen size beds, refrigerator, coffee maker, microwave, iron & board, hair dryer, voice mail and Ethernet. A limited number of suites are available. Continental breakfast is included.

Amenities:

Free internet access, convenience store, fitness room, laundry facilities, ice, soda machines and campus shuttle.

$75.00 + 11.55% tax per night (single or double occupancy)

There is a 72 hour cancellation notice required for the University Guest House.

Only institutions who have filed and qualify with the state of Utah for tax exemption will be tax exempt.