Spring 2023
Graduation celebration - June 8, from 5-7 p.m. in person at PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm. 296.
Dr. Linda M. Johnston will feature as the keynote speaker. Dr. Linda M. Johnston is Professor Emerita from Kennesaw State University in Georgia. She was the Executive Director of the Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics, and Character and a Professor of Conflict Management. She previously taught at George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and Antioch University McGregor (Antioch Midwest). Her research interests include sports-related conflicts, ethics, bullying, health-related conflict, narrative and discourse theory, and world view theory. She is a trained mediator, negotiator, ombuds, and facilitator. She works both domestically and internationally. She has received grants from the Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others. She had a Fellowship to begin a dialogue between Egyptians and Americans. She has also done work in Ukraine, Republic of Georgia, Barbados, Nigeria, Egypt, Mongolia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Zambia, Vietnam, and in the U.S. Dr. Johnston is the President of the International Peace Research Association Foundation and administers the Peace Research Grants and Senesh Fellowship Programs. She served on the Nobel Peace Prize committee for the American Friends Service Committee, has taught at the UN School of Peace in Costa Rica as well as the Dag Hammarskjöld Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies in Zambia. She previously served on the Board of Hands Along the Nile.
4 CR Graduate Students defending Professional Projects this term! All defenses will take place in the CR Conference Room, except Rema Rahem, who will be defending on Zoom from Libya.
Friday, May 19th
11am Jessica Johnston: Publicizing the Work of Rotary Action Group for Peace
1pm Erin Harms: De-escalation Training for the Salem Arts Association: An Examination of Art Censorship and the Application of Conflict Resolution Theories
3pm Cyndi Vehrencamp: The Political Divides Empathy Booth: A Model for Depolarization and Community Engagement, 3 PM in CH 359
Thursday, May 25
9am Rema Rahem: The Application of Forgiveness and Reconciliation to the Libyan Crisis: Tribal-based Conflicts and Revenge Crimes in Libya (Zoom)
Conflict Resolution majors and minors should schedule an advising session with Dr. Hastings (hastings@pdx.edu) to discuss how to best achieve success, possibly including relevant courses from other departments that can count as electives or toward a CR minor.
Graduate Studies Informational Session
March 29, 10:30a.m.—12:00p.m.
- We wish to invite you to an informational session via Zoom to learn about graduate studies in Conflict Resolution. It will take place on Wednesday, March 29, 10:30a.m.—12:00p.m. In this informational session you will have the opportunity to learn and ask questions about: The available graduate level degree programs you may wish to pursue, the flexibility of our graduate program and range of pathways toward graduate degrees, scholarship opportunities, employment opportunities, and professional networking and real-world engagements.
- Zoom link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/84668722419
- For any questions feel free to contact Harry Anastasiou at harrya@pdx.edu
Fall 2022
Fall orientation for all incoming CR students (both graduate and undergraduate majors/minors) will be held in-person on Friday September 23rd, from 10:30am--1:00 pm, at Karl Miller Center Rm. 255. For interim questions, please reach out to CR Director Vandy Kanyako (vkanyako@pdx.edu).
Summer 2022
The CR summer institute will take place from the 17th to the 31st of June 2022. The institute will offer practice-oriented courses geared towards providing hands-on techniques in the resolution of conflicts.
Dr. John Prendergast will feature as the keynote speaker. Dr. Prendergast is a human rights and anti-corruption activist as well as a New York Times best-selling author. He is the Co-Founder with George Clooney of The Sentry, an investigative and policy team that follows the dirty money connected to war criminals and transnational war profiteers. John is also the Strategic Director of the Clooney Foundation for Justice.
He has worked for the White House, the State Department, two members of Congress, the National Intelligence Council, UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, the International Crisis Group, and the U.S. Institute of Peace. He was part of the mediation team that negotiated the end to the Ethiopia-Eritrea war, supported President Nelson Mandela’s mediation in the Burundi peace process, and contributed to other peace processes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Sudan, and Somalia.
John is the author or co-author of eleven books, two of which co-authored with Don Cheadle. His latest book, Congo Stories, is co-authored with Congolese activist Fidel Bafilemba and features photographs by Ryan Gosling. John also co-founded the Enough Project, a policy organization aimed at countering genocide and crimes against humanity.
Register for the Zoom webinar here: https://pdx.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U5upPZlwQK6QQUqlW3k6Rw
Spring 2022
Conflict Resolution roundtable discussion - Russo-Ukrainian Conflict: The Beginning of a New World Order? March 31, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. via zoom: https://www.pdx.edu/events/russo-ukrainian-conflict-beginning-new-world-order
Graduation celebration - June 9, from 5-7 p.m. in person at PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, Rm. 294
Fall 2021
Info session on the Graduate Program - with Dr. Harry Anastasiou September 29, from 10:30-12:30 via zoom https://pdx.zoom.us/j/83236520742
Info session on the Undergraduate Program - with Dr. Tom Hastings October 1, from 11-1 via zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82335485158
Spring 2021
Info session on the Graduate Program - with Dr. Harry Anastasiou Tuesday 27 April at noon via zoom https://pdx.zoom.us/j/81119032860
Conflict Resolution 25th Anniversary Activities in May & June!
- Student Support Fund Campaign Give now!
- Celebration Oral History Project - check out "Conflict Reframed"
- Conflict Resolution Anniversary Campus Tour and Peace Walk @ noon. CR will honor the group named on each day. All are welcome to every walk! Tours start at the corner of SW Broadway and Mill, in the breezeway between Smith and Cramer. FACE MASKS are required for this event and will be provided. Also the PSU self-check protocol and sign-in sheet will be required.
- Alumni Day - Monday June 7
- Donor Day - Tuesday June 8
- Community Partner Day - Wednesday June 9
- Class of 2021 Day - Thursday June 10th
- "All Welcome Book Discussion" on Hare & Woods Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding our Origins and Rediscovering our Common Humanity (2020) Friday May 14 @ noon - join via Zoom https://pdx.zoom.us/j/89687187727
- Commencement Edition Anniversary Booklet for the class of 2021
RSVP here for the peace walk and book discussion: RSVP CR Anniversary Activities
Winter 2021
6 January Wed noon-1 pm Drop in Advising & Info Session. zoom in! https://pdx.zoom.us/j/86096969633
Fall 2020
3 December 12:30-1 pm virtual holiday cheer party - zoom in! https://pdx.zoom.us/j/88177915381
3 December 11 am - information session for undeclared undergraduates - zoom in! https://pdx.zoom.us/j/84460837765
30 October - All Campus Equity Summit (OGDI)
12 October - Undergraduate drop-in advising session
7 October Graduate Student orientation
4 October #DisarmPSU Block Party and Tabling
1 October Graduate Admissions Portal Open for applicants