Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11145; Sat, 11 May 96 14:26:45 EST Received: from pulsar.acast.nova.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17882; Sat, 11 May 96 15:25:23 EDT Received: from (localhost) by pulsar.acast.nova.edu (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA05754; Sat, 11 May 1996 15:24:51 -0400 Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 15:24:51 -0400 Errors-To: ccrmod@nsu.acast.nova.edu Message-Id: Errors-To: ccrmod@pulsar.acast.nova.edu Reply-To: ccrnet@pulsar.acast.nova.edu Originator: ccrnet@pulsar.acast.nova.edu Sender: ccrnet@pulsar.acast.nova.edu Precedence: list From: Bill Warters To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: NAME Conference X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Friends, The preliminary program for the 11th Annual National Association for Mediation in Education Conference is now out. The conference (including 2 days of preconference institutes) will be held July 17-21 in Baltimore, MD. The theme is "Partnerships in Action: Building Caring Schools and Communities." Training institutes on July 17 or 18 that should interest higher education folks include the annual "Ready, Set, Go: A Workshop on Starting and Maintaining a Campus Mediation Program;" "CR in Juvenile Corrections: A College/Law Student Partnership;" "A College of Education Curriculum to Reach Pre- and In-Service Educators;" "Restorative Justice: Offenders Take Responsibility for their Misbehavior;" "A Collaborative Approach:Creating a Community Environment Receptive to CR;" "Mediating Multi-Party Education Disputes;" and "Staff Development: What, When and How to Deliver a Curriculum." Conference Workshops of special interest on July 19 include: Juvenile Gangs: Prevention and Intervention Kingian Non-Violence: History, Principles and Steps Conflict Resolution: Partnerships with Lawyers, Students & Schools Building a Special Education Partnership for the Amicable Resolution of Conflict Campus Mediation: Recent Efforts at Pomona College and Johns Hopkins University Review of Research on Conflict Resolution Training Interdisciplinary Approaches to Service Learning: Linking Studies Sexual Violence and Teens: Mediating and Facilitating Student Discussion Conflicts and Their Resolution in the Graduate Education Process The Development and Implementation of a Federally Funded Program Partners in Peer Mediation: A Dynamic Collaboration for Safe Schools Meeting with the Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools Program Meeting with the staff of the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Lawyer/Community Mediator/School Partnerships Liason with the Department of Education in the "New" South Africa Workshops of special interest on July 20 include: Helping Teachers Use CR Skills When Push Comes to Shove Preparing an Institutional Dispute Resolution Implementation Plan Are They Learning? Evaluating Effectiveness of CR Skills Training: Higher Ed Democracy in the Classroom New Developments in Peer Mediation and CR Training at Community Colleges Safe Haven Network Foolproof Techniques for Building Support for Mediation Programs Conflict Resolution and Customer Service Issues in Education Dispute Resolution in Higher Education: Partnerships and Perspectives An Evaluation of Various ADR Techniques and Teaching Strategies Plenary and Keynote Address Speakers Include: Dr. Charles Haynes, Visiting Professor Scholar at The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University speaking on "Rights, Responsibilities and Respect: A Civic Framework for Living Our Deepest Differences" Shay Bilchik, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice Programs, and Bill Modzeleski, Director, Safe and Drug Free Schools Program, U.S. Department of Education, speaking on "What is My Department Doing in Conflict Resolution?" The Honorable Kurt Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore, speaking on "Political Strategies for Building Programs" Housing for the conference is available at the John's Hopkins (air conditioned) Dormatories or at the nearby Doubletree Inn. For those of you attending, please note that THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE WILL BE HOLDING TWO IMPORTANT DECISIONMAKING MEETINGS, THURSDAY JULY 18 AT 5:30 PM AND FRIDAY, JULY 19 AT 12:30. The location will be announced in the final program available at registration. Please come if you can. For more information, or to receive a program and registration form, please contact NAME/NIDR, at (202) 466 4764, or by fax at 466-4769. Hope to see you there! Bill Warters, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Dispute Resolution Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314 (305) 424-5703 phone; (305) 424-5711 fax warters@nsu.acast.nova.edu