ALTER DISPUTE RESLTN BOARD

Catalog description

ADR Board members work as Teaching Assistants for the ADR Competition Team throughout the school year. Board members assist with the development of new and prospective Team members by helping them prepare for negotiation and mediation practice sessions, and conducting instructional sessions in Problem Analysis, Making Opening Statements, Listening, Questioning & Reframing, and Self- Evaluation. They judge practice sessions, proofread and edit negotiation planning documents, provide written and oral guidance to their advisees on the topic of practice negotiations and the law pertaining to these simulations, conduct video practice sessions, lead debriefing sessions and provide individual feedback designed to develop their negotiation skills, problem-solving ability and experience in the competition environment. Board Members also attend regular meetings with the Team coaches and the Director of the Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution to improve their teaching skills, and feedback and mentoring techniques. Board members recruit new Team members. They organize and manage the logistics for practice and teaching sessions. They maintain the Teams' website to provide participants with the Team's calendar, assigned roles for practice sessions, competition links, reading materials, and other information. They assist in the organization of the annual In-School Competition, the qualifying event for membership on the Team. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 required for enrollment. Counts against the 20-unit cap for "non-classroom" work.