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A Busy Month at the Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution The Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution was a busy place in January. Faculty, staff, and Center volunteers worked together to host Residency Session, Practical Skills & Theory, Visiting Committee, and a Certification Workshop training. Residency Session is a five-day requirement for the ACU Department for Conflict Resolution's two graduate programs: the Certificate in Conflict Resolution and the Master of Science in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation (MACRR). The department hosts two Residency Sessions each year. Twenty-seven online students traveled to the Center from several corners of North America including San Clemente, CA, New York, NY and Mexico City, Mexico. Practical Skills & Theory is course offered to MACRR students. The five-day course counts toward half of a student’s practicum credits. Topics include: effective negotiation tactics, approaching mediation holistically from resolution to reconciliation, recognizing psychological and emotional issues in mediation, mediator self-care and spirituality issues like forgiveness, shame and guilt. The Department of Conflict Resolution was honored to host its first Visiting Committee, a university-wide program that brings people who are successful in their fields to campus to ensure courses prepare current students for the demands of the workplace. The committee includes the following leaders in the field of conflict resolution: Angela Brenton, Ph.D., Little Rock, AR; Robert Otey Ph.D., Austin, TX; Peter Robinson, J.D., Malibu, CA; John Allen Chalk, J.D., Fort Worth, TX; Cecilia Morgan, J.D., Dallas, TX; Fernando Nasmyth, J.D., Houston, TX; Judge Lee Hamilton, Abilene, TX; David Hart, J.D., Colleyville, TX; Charles Self, J.D., Abilene, TX. The month ended with a one-day Certification Workshop for the Center’s Conflict Resolution Curriculum Project pilot study. Non-profit leaders gathered at the Center for training on implementing the Center’s new curriculum at their agencies. Participants included: FaithWorks of Abilene, Connecting Caring Communities, New Horizons, Abilene Hope Haven, Christian Service Center, Abilene Adult Education, and Serenity House. Each non-profit serves economically and educationally disadvantaged adults in the Abilene community. The curriculum includes 12 one-hour lessons that challenges students to reflect on their own behavior in conflict situations, look at conflict objectively, provides tools to manage conflict productively and successfully, and applies these tools to workplace, community, and family conflict settings. This project was made possible through grants provided by United Way of Abilene and Community Foundation of Abilene. The Center was blessed by each visitor in January. Below are pictures of the various events.
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