ICAR AFFILIATES AND WORKING GROUPS
Affiliates
UDRP (University Dispute Resolution Project) www.gmu.edu/org/UDRP/
UDRP is a volunteer organization, which provides free conflict resolution services, including mediation, facilitation, facilitated dialogue, and trainings to GMU students, staff, and faculty. UDRP also contracts professional trainers to provide discounted conflict resolution trainings for the GMU community. Led by student volunteers with extensive and diverse backgrounds, UDRP works to help members of the GMU community deal with interpersonal, intergroup, and organizational conflicts. UDRP strives to not only serve the GMU community, but also to involve the community as volunteers. UDRP was recently accepting applications for the following internships: Training Coordinator, Mediation and Campus Liaison, Marketing/Outreach Coordinator and Research and Grant Proposal Coordinator as well as opportunities for those interested in web design and upkeep, marketing, event planning and fundraising. Some of these positions may still be available. You should contact UDRP for further information.
Contact UDRP at 703-993-2887 or udrp@gmu.edu.
CGE (Center for Global Education) www.gmu.edu/departments/cge/
The Center for Global Education (CGE) at George Mason University provides a wide array of study abroad opportunities for both GMU students and the general public and functions as the hub for international educational activities at GMU. CGE offers short-term, semester/year long, honors study abroad, international internships and intensive language programs.
Contact: Julie Ryan-Silva: 703 993-2170 and Shannon Williams: 703 993-2641
Working Groups
The working groups gather students and faculty interested in working on issues related to one specific subject or geographic area. Each group has different agendas but all of them work to develop, discuss and/or implement activities such as lectures, workshops, town hall meetings, etc. related to their area of At the present time ICAR has five active working groups:
Africa Working Group
Faculty Advisor: Terrence Lyons.
Student Contact: Patricia Maulden pmaulden@gmu.edu
Latin America and Caribbean Working Group
Faculty Advisor: Christopher Mitchell and Wallace Warfield.
Student Contact: Giselle Ober gober@gmu.edu
South East Asia Working Group
Faculty Advisor: Dennis Sandole
Student Contact: Al Fuertes afuertes@gmu.edu
Religion and Conflict Working Group
Faculty Advisor: Rich Rubenstein
Student Contact: Talha Kose tkose@gmu.edu
War, Violence and Terrorism Working Group
Faculty Advisor: Dennis Sandole
Student Contact: R. Scott Moore rscottmoore@hotmail.com
Working groups can be started on other topics by gathering other students interested in the same topic and getting a faculty member to act as an advisor for the group.
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