In partnership with Center staff, ThinkTV is working to produce a series of promotional shorts intended to assist the Center in reaching the public about the availability of mediation services. To view the shorts, visit the Center’s youtube channel or watch them below.
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Dr. Folger is a Professor of Communication at Temple University in Philadelphia. He received a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Wisconsin and served on the faculty of the University of Michigan prior to his appointment at Temple. He is a former chair of the communication department and the former Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the School of Communications and Theater. He conducts research and teaches in the area of conflict management, mediation, group process and decision-making.
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Since 1987, the Dayton Mediation Center has been providing free and low-cost conflict management services throughout the region. During the past 26 years, the Center staff of professional mediators has trained thousands of community members in the specialized skill of mediation. Annually, our volunteers helps us mediate more than 800 cases involving, youth, their parents, neighbors, organizations, and court-related cases regarding a variety of diverse issues.
We are currently recruiting community members who are interested in giving back by serving as a mediator for our Spring 2013 new volunteer class which will begin in March 2013.
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In January, the Center will offer our volunteers a special advanced mediation training by Dr. Joseph Folger, a leader in the field of Transformative Mediation. This training will give our staff and volunteers more knowledge and skills to use to support people in having constructive conversations.
For more information on Dr. Folger, Transformative Mediation, or the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, Inc., please visit: http://www.transformativemediation.org/.
The Center is dedicated to improving the discourse and relationship between the citizens of Dayton and its police force. Dayton Police Officer Leatha Savage met with the staff of the Dayton Mediation Center to address several topics.
Officer Savage heard and proposed potential solutions to concerns occasionally voiced by clients of the Center. She was also able to provide greater insight into the police department’s protocols regarding truancy and curfew violations. In addition, Officer Savage provided some guidance as to the guidelines used to determine which cases the Dayton Police Department feels are best suited for the Community Impact Panel diversion program.
The Center celebrated its Dream 25th Anniversary with a gala in the Sinclair ballroom. The City of Dayton issued a press release recognizing and congratulating the Mediation Center for 25 years of service.
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September 13, at the opening of the 66th General Assembly:
“Underscoring his deep commitment to strong collaboration and consensus-building, Mr. Al Nasser, incoming president of the UN General Assembly, set out the four main areas of the Assembly’s “significant” agenda for the 66th session, which included United Nations reform and revitalization; strengthening disaster resistance and response; sustainable development; and, importantly, the role of mediation in the settlement of disputes, which he had chosen as the theme of this year’s general debate.”
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