Mediation in the Campus Community: Designing and Managing Effective Programs

Sponsored by the Conflict Resolution Education Network

"Far and away the most comprehensive guide available.... Warterspresents a wide range of possible program structures and providesthe information that organizers and participants need to select thebestoption."
--James B. Boskey (1942-1999), former editor and publisher, TheAlternative Newsletter, and former professor of law, Seton HallLaw School, New Jersey

"Professionally written, logically organized, and delivered in apersonal style that is appealing to the reader.... A thoughtfulbalance of theory with pragmatic suggestions for developing andintegrating a mediation program on campus."
--Roger Witherspoon, vice president, Student Development, John JayCollege of Criminal Justice

"Warters not only conveys the need for mediation on campus, butthe importance of relating mediation to existing mechanisms such asstudent judicial affairs and other grievance processes."
--Gene Zdziarski, developer of Student Conflict Resolution Servicesand associate director of Student Life, Texas A&M University,and former board member of the Association for Student JudicialAffairs

Learn how to design, implement, manage, and evaluate mediationand conflict resolution programs on all types of campuses. WilliamC. Warters--a widely-known authority on dispute resolution inhigher education--offers administrators, faculty, student servicesprofessionals, and student groups step-by-step advice on mediationprogram development. He draws on case examples and ideas fromcampuses across the country to illustrate strategies for developingcreative and effective responses to conflict. Readers will find aten-step guide for creating new programs, plus advice on stafftraining, program promotion, results evaluation, and more. Sampleforms, policy language, promotional materials, mission statements,assessment questions, and a case management script are among themany resources provided in this guide.