Showing posts with label CIVIC Project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CIVIC Project. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Conflict & Peace Studies on WFMY News 2
Faculty, students, alumni, and volunteers involved with the Greensboro Landlord Tenant Dispute Program, a joint project of UNCG's Program in Conflict & Peace Studies and Greensboro's Human Relations Department, spent 2 hours on Monday morning answering questions about landlord and tenant issues for a WFMY News 2 phone bank. In addition to answering numerous phone calls about a range of issues, Dr. Cathie Witty and Dr. Sherrill Hayes were both interviewed about the program, issues callers were facing, and conflict resolution basics.Friday, February 18, 2011
Article published on Landlord Tenant Dispute Program
The newest issue of The Peacemaker, the publication of the Dispute Resolution Section of the NC Bar Association, includes an article about the Greensboro Landlord Tenant Dispute Program co-written by Conflict Studies Program faculty Sherrill Hayes and Cathie Witty and Robert Nunn, Fair Housing Enforcement Division Manager for the Human Relations Department for the City of Greensboro, NC.There are both html version of the article and a .pdf of the whole issue. If you are interested in volunteering for the program contact the program at conflictresolution@uncg.edu.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Conflict Management Certificate launched
The 12-hour Business Conflict Management Certificate is designed for anyone interested in upgrading their workplace skills, including supervisors, human resource professionals, MBA students, safety managers/committee members, displaced workers, and those considering a career change. Admission to UNCG is not required.
The curriculum includes Conflict in the Workplace, Conflict Management through Policy and Procedure Design, the Manager/Supervisor Role in Conflict Management, and Workplace Violence Prevention/Intervention with Threat Assessment Strategies and Crisis Management. Classes are 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays – Oct. 19 and 26, and Nov. 2, 9, 16 and 30 – at Gateway University Research Park, 5900 Summit Ave., Browns Summit. Instructors are provided through the LifeBalance Employee Assistance Program and have more than 20 years of experience in workplace conflict management.
The complete training costs $800 with a reduced rate for students and employees of government and non-profit agencies. Individuals also have the option of registering for one or more sessions rather than the entire series at a cost of $175 per session. For more information or to register, call (336) 334-4781.
http://www.uncg.edu/ure/news/stories/2010/sep/CIVIC092010.htm
http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2010/09/20/daily1.html
http://www.lifebalanceeap.com/
Sunday, April 18, 2010
More news coverage on Landlord Tenant Dispute Program
The landlord tenant dispute program has received more news coverage, this time from WGHP, the local Fox affiliate.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-landlord-tenant-mediation-100414,0,7547154.story
This piece features Robert Nunn, Human Relations with the City, and Cathie Witty, Program Director of Conflict Studies at UNCG.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-landlord-tenant-mediation-100414,0,7547154.story
This piece features Robert Nunn, Human Relations with the City, and Cathie Witty, Program Director of Conflict Studies at UNCG.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Landlord Tenant Dispute Program in the news
The Landlord Tenant Dispute Program, set to launch next week, received some print and video coverage from local television station WFMY. Information about the program also reached the Triad Business Journal.
Those looking for more information can reach the Program at (336) 373-2038. NC certified mediators interested in serving as volunteer mediators can contact UNCG Conflict Studies & Dispute Resolution at at (336) 217-5100 or respond to this blog post with contact information.
Those looking for more information can reach the Program at (336) 373-2038. NC certified mediators interested in serving as volunteer mediators can contact UNCG Conflict Studies & Dispute Resolution at at (336) 217-5100 or respond to this blog post with contact information.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
City of Greensboro and UNCG begin Landlord-Tenant Dispute Program
The City of Greensboro Human Relations Department in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution will begin the Landlord-Tenant Dispute Program in April 2010.
Cathie Witty, Director of the UNCG Conflict Studies Program says, “Conflict studies are good to talk about, but most useful applied to the issues and challenges of our community. We hope this effort is the beginning of more projects like this—a collaboration between the City and the University in making services more responsive.” UNCG graduate student Nancy Sharpless, coordinator of the City-University initiative adds “the beauty of mediation is that the people involved in the dispute, in this case the landlords and the tenants, have the decision-making authority. Even if people cannot reach a mutually satisfactory resolution, they may gain greater understanding of the issues, and they do not lose the right to pursue other remedies.”
The City anticipates starting the program in early April and will begin scheduling mediation sessions as referrals are made. For more information, contact the City of Greensboro Human Relations Department at (336) 373-2038.
More information to follow.
Cathie Witty, Director of the UNCG Conflict Studies Program says, “Conflict studies are good to talk about, but most useful applied to the issues and challenges of our community. We hope this effort is the beginning of more projects like this—a collaboration between the City and the University in making services more responsive.” UNCG graduate student Nancy Sharpless, coordinator of the City-University initiative adds “the beauty of mediation is that the people involved in the dispute, in this case the landlords and the tenants, have the decision-making authority. Even if people cannot reach a mutually satisfactory resolution, they may gain greater understanding of the issues, and they do not lose the right to pursue other remedies.”
The City anticipates starting the program in early April and will begin scheduling mediation sessions as referrals are made. For more information, contact the City of Greensboro Human Relations Department at (336) 373-2038.
More information to follow.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Landlord Tenant Dispute Program Highlighted in Local Paper
The Landlord Tenant Dispute Program, a partnership between the City of Greensboro Human Relations Department and the Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution, was highlighted in a recent story in the Greensboro News & Record.
As the article states, the program is scheduled to begin early in 2010.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
News, News, News
Much has happened recently in the Conflict Resolution Program and the CIVIC Project.
On April 12th, Dr. Sherrill Hayes (program faculty), Marie Bryan, Amelia Deaton, and Colleen McNickle (practicum students)presented their workshop "Creating a Positive Workplace and Strengthening Your Organization" to the Guilford County Non Profit Consortium. There were around 80 people present at the event and the evaluations of the program were great. We appreciate the GNPC, their partner organizations in Guilford County, and all those who participated in making the training a success. Anyone interested in additional or followup workshops can send an email to civic@uncg.edu.
Dr. Hayes's CNR 625 Conflict Resolution in Education course for the summer filled up in (what seemed like) record time. Although the course is full, if any CNR degree students (especially on-line) who need to take the course will contact Dr. Hayes, we may be able to add a few extra spaces.
The CNR 640 Negotiation Theory and Practice course was finally approved for 1st summer session on Friday April 20th and should be available for registration this week. If the 625 class is any indication, register soon.
April 25th, the NC chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution is meeting at our location in Brown Summit. The program will include speakers from the NC Dispute Resolution Commission, Administrative Office of the Courts, UNCG's Conflict Resolution Program, and Western Carolina University, on newer conflict resolution programs available in the state, including guardianship mediaiton in the clerk of court, permanency mediation, parenting coordination, and USDA agricultural mediation program. The program will last from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, includes lunch and a business meeting.
The CIVIC project has also been contacted by a local homeowner's association to help them work with neighborhood disputes, including mediation of individual problems and facilitation of association meetings. This seems to be a growing area for us and we are interested in hearing from other mediators who have this type of experience and any other HOA's that would be interested in working with us. Please email civic@uncg.edu.
On April 12th, Dr. Sherrill Hayes (program faculty), Marie Bryan, Amelia Deaton, and Colleen McNickle (practicum students)presented their workshop "Creating a Positive Workplace and Strengthening Your Organization" to the Guilford County Non Profit Consortium. There were around 80 people present at the event and the evaluations of the program were great. We appreciate the GNPC, their partner organizations in Guilford County, and all those who participated in making the training a success. Anyone interested in additional or followup workshops can send an email to civic@uncg.edu.
Dr. Hayes's CNR 625 Conflict Resolution in Education course for the summer filled up in (what seemed like) record time. Although the course is full, if any CNR degree students (especially on-line) who need to take the course will contact Dr. Hayes, we may be able to add a few extra spaces.
The CNR 640 Negotiation Theory and Practice course was finally approved for 1st summer session on Friday April 20th and should be available for registration this week. If the 625 class is any indication, register soon.
April 25th, the NC chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution is meeting at our location in Brown Summit. The program will include speakers from the NC Dispute Resolution Commission, Administrative Office of the Courts, UNCG's Conflict Resolution Program, and Western Carolina University, on newer conflict resolution programs available in the state, including guardianship mediaiton in the clerk of court, permanency mediation, parenting coordination, and USDA agricultural mediation program. The program will last from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, includes lunch and a business meeting.
The CIVIC project has also been contacted by a local homeowner's association to help them work with neighborhood disputes, including mediation of individual problems and facilitation of association meetings. This seems to be a growing area for us and we are interested in hearing from other mediators who have this type of experience and any other HOA's that would be interested in working with us. Please email civic@uncg.edu.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Looking for cases or actors...March 3rd
The Civic Project at UNCG is working on creating DVDs for educational workshops and promotion of the center. We are searching for anyone that:
- Has a real life case / dispute that we could mediate. It can be any disagreement OR just anything you need help working out. Some examples: premarital agreements, kind of like pre-nups, but for how you will handle disagreement or decision making in the future; roommate arguments; child care arrangements; schedules; divorce; custody; business matters, or anything you can think of or anything that you can think of that someone you know may be able to utilize. Just a selling point... mediations typically cost $250per hour + preparation fees, so we're offering services in excess of $500 for free.
OR - Any aspiring actors / actresses who would be willing to play a role in one of the following possible scenarios:
Divorce - finances and/or custody
Business partnership
Community dispute - noisy neighbor, HOA problems with appearance, etc.
We need both men & women. In addition to be able to add acting in a promotional video for the CIVIC Project to your resume. This will probably be at least a half a days worth of work and will be on March 3rd.
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