Center for Conflict Resolution

Abilene Christian University

  



1541 N. Judge Ely Blvd
ACU Box 27770
Abilene, TX 79699-8070
Phone: (325) 674-2015
Fax: (325) 674-2427

Department of Conflict Resolution Hosts 2nd Residency Session

After working together in online conflict resolution courses, students, faculty and staff met face-to-face for the first time at the ACU Department of Conflict Resolution Residency Session.  Students from Michigan, Oregon, Singapore, Africa, and many other places, came to Abilene, Texas for the five-day training session.  Residency Session is a requirement for the M.A. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation and the Certificate in Conflict Resolution programs. Education students from the M.Ed. in Leadership of Learning program also attended the Residency Session to earn the Conflict Resolution Certificate for Educators. 

Activities included negotiation and mediation role plays as well as special topic lectures.  While education students spend the final two days with Dr. Bob and Laura Otey focusing on how to integrate conflict resolution in the classroom, conflict resolution students concentrate on managing conflict in the workplace and in families. 

“The goal of Residency Session is to provide students the opportunity to practice the skills they’ve studied in their online courses.  We want them to leave Residency Session with confidence in their ability to negotiate and mediate effectively in a variety of settings,” said Dr. Matthew Dodd, Assistant Professor of the Department of Conflict Resolution.  “Of course, the best part is visiting students in-person and watching them enjoy spending time together face-to-face.  I’m always amazed at how well they know each other from their online courses even though most have never met in-person.”

The next residency session will be held January 5 – 9, 2009 in Abilene, Texas.  For more information, contact Pam Horn, Student Advisor for the Department of Conflict Resolution, at 325.674.2015.




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