UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 17, Page 3
January 18, 1996
Workshops on diversity, conflict management set

     Two series of workshops on "Welcoming and Appreciating Diversity"
and "Conflict Management: Finding the Common Ground" are being offered
during the next several months.
     The diversity workshops show how to identify misinformation about
ourselves and others, how to heal emotional wounds resulting from
mistreatment and how to reclaim the power to challenge all forms of
discrimination. Sessions, to be conducted in the Perkins Student
Center, are scheduled as follows:
        * 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 24, Collins Room;
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31, Collins Room;
        * 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, Blue and Gold Room
        * 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, Collins Room;
        * 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, Kirkwood Room
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, March 1, Collins Room;
        * 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, March 3, Collins Room;
        * 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday, March 4, Collins Room;
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, March 29, Collins Room;
        * 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, Collins Room;
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, April 26, Collins Room; and
        * 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, Collins Room.

     A session also is planned on Wednesday, July 17, in the new
student center.
     The conflict management sessions, entitled "Finding the Common
Ground," offer information on finding common areas of agreement and
dealing with difficult people and handling confrontational situations.
     The principles may be applied to a traditional office work
setting, but they also are appropriate for faculty and teaching
assistants who are involved in group projects in the classroom. These
management sessions will demonstrate ways to teach students to resolve
conflicts within their project groups and handle controversial issues.
     Programs are scheduled in the Perkins Student Center:
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m, Friday, Feb. 16, in the Collins Room;
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m, Thursday, March 14, in the Collins Room;
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m, Wednesday, April 17, in the Blue and Gold
          Room; and
        * 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m, Friday, May 17, in the Collins Room.

     Pre-registration is required. For additional information or
registration details, call 831-8735. Individuals also may register via
e-mail at div.reg@mvs.udel.edu.
     Please note that the diversity series includes both whole and
half-day sessions.
                                                   -Sue Swyers Moncure