What's Happening [05.06.13]

The "What's Happening in Conflict Resolution?" Blog is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week!

How I Became Inspired By Sheila Sproule

Jesan Sorrells- I became inspired to mediate in law school when I joined a mediation clinic out of curiosity. It was a new concept to me -- the idea that people could go to a third party neutral to assist them in resolving disputes -- which is exactly the role I played when a group of us went in to small claims court each week to mediate cases.

It was eye-opening to realize that people were often motivated to sue each other because they wanted a chance to confront the person they felt wronged or disrespected by...

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The value of ACR membership to the next generation of mediators and...

John C. Turley- Please allow me to inform you of some important news that may be of interest to the Werner graduate school community. I also am a graduate of this superb program(2010), as well as a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution's national new membership committee. My ACR committee assignment is to concentrate on the Mediation/ADR graduate student segment. The goal is to create awareness of jobs and additional opportunities within the ADR field for the next generation of mediators and ADR specialists. This initiative will enhance the value of ACR membership while growing the graduate and law school student base. In addition to Creighton, I will be contacting a number of ADR schools with the same proposition...

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