Upcoming Events:

• 2012 Werner Institute & Film Streams collaboration: Thursday, March 1st, 2012 @ 7pm, The Werner Institute in collaboration with Film Streams will welcome Northern Ireland film maker Declan Keeney for a screening of his two documentaries, We Are Not Afraid and We Carried Your Secrets at Film Streams' Ruth Sokolof Theater. The films will be followed by a conversation with Mr. Keeney.

Past Events:

• The Werner Institute will be facilitating a pair of focus groups for a research project regarding patient centered health research on January 23rd and 24th, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm. We are currently looking for participants. If you are over 19 and would like to participate, please contact Anat Cabili (anatcabili@creighton.edu or 402-280-3584). There is a $50 gift certificate provided to participants. Please click here to view the flyer.
  
  
• The Werner Institute is proud to partner with the Asian World Center to host a lecture by Dr. Akaha on Old and New Conflicts: Japan and the Great Powers. This lecture took place on November 15th, 2011 from 12:30pm - 1:30pm Click here to view the flyer for the event.
  
  
• The AALS 2011 Works-In-Progress Conference will be hosted by the Werner Institute at Creighton University November 4th and 5th, 2011.
  
  
• Cyberweek 2011 -  The annual, virtual conference dedicated to the innovations and developments in Online Dispute Resolution took place October 24th - October 28th, 2011.
  
  
• Harold Good's "An Unfinished Journey" lecture took place Wednesday, October 5th at 7:30pm at the Hixson-Lied Auditorium of the Harper Center, in which he spoke about his experiences in creating peace in Northern Ireland.
  
  
• Keys to Effective Arbitration Advocacy: A Workshop Conducted by a Leading Arbitrator, Practitioner, and Professor Jay McCauley. Saturday, April 30th, 2011.
  
  
• The 2011 TePoel Lecture is being held this year in cooperation with the Werner Institute. The lecture Transforming Conflict with a New Framework: A Strategic Priority for the United States will be presented by Dr. Cynthia G. Irmer on March 25th, 2011.
  (Click this link to watch the video of the lecture.)
  
  
• Cyberweek 2010, October 25 through 29, 2010. A web-based conference on the world of online dispute resolution. Click here to view the archives of the webinars and discussions.
  
  
• What does Conflict Resolution have to do with Jesuit Values? - A discussion led by Werner Institute faculty members Mary Lee Brock and Ran Kuttner.
  
  
• Conflict in Films: A three-film series - February 11th, 18th, and 24th, 2010
  
  
• Mini-conference on Collaborative Governance and Conflict Resolution (closed event for elected officials and high-level administrators) (March 2009)
  
  
• Labor and Employment Law Forum (December 2008)
  
  
• International Conference on Chaos, Complexity, and Conflict (June 2008)
  
  
• Creating Cultures of Engagement in Health Care (June 2008)
  
  

 

Faculty News:

• Professor Noam Ebner has posted a new book chapter on Negotiating via Email, which describes the major process and communication challenges this medium poses and some of the ways it can be used in a beneficial manner.
  
  
• Check out the latest Werner Institute blog post, The Nature of Conflict: Stepping into the Collective Space by adjunct faculty member Erick Hill.

 

ADRHub.com Monthly Webinars:

• Each month the Werner Institute and www.adrhub.com present a webinar with a distinguished speaker on a topic relevant to the field of ADR. These webinars are archived and may be viewed by clicking here.
  
  

  Topics include:

  • Healthcare Collaboration & Conflict Resolution with Laurie Miller Patterson
  • Religious Diversity - Did You Know? with Benkong Shi, Arvind Kohli, Anindita Bhaumik, and Sarah Seeyd
  • Transparent Mediation with Alan Gross
  • The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts with Peter Coleman
  • Business Marketing for Mediators with Susan Diehl
  • Mediation of Mortgage Disputes-Trends and Opportunities with Michael Thompson