The Ombuds Blog: Georgia State University Ombuds Sponsors Storytelling Contest for Conflict Resolution Day 2014

September 05, 2014

Georgia State University Ombuds Sponsors Storytelling Contest for Conflict Resolution Day 2014

To celebrate the annual Conflict Resolution Day, the GSU Office of the Ombudsperson has opened a contest for stories and poems about peacemaking. Entries in any medium will be accepted and may be selected for publication in an eZine.

Kelley Alexander, the Student/Staff Ombudsperson, Valerie I. Fennell, the Faculty Ombudsperson, and Tahirih Varner, the Assistant Ombudsperson, are hosting the Annual Conflict Resolution Symposium on Friday, October 24, 2014. (GSU Ombuds Contest Flyer.)

Related post: Conflict Resolution Symposium 2011 at Georgia State University; Georgia State University Ombuds Office Announces (2102) Annual Symposium Details;

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September 05, 2014

Georgia State University Ombuds Sponsors Storytelling Contest for Conflict Resolution Day 2014

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