ODR Forum appreciates the efforts of learners at three institutions

The ODR Forum is very lucky to have developed relationships with learners at three institutions: Royal Roads University - School of Peace and Conflict Studies; Strauss Institutue of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California; and Camosun College, Victoria.

Several Royal Roads and Pepperdine learners will be helping as volunteers at the Fourm, and this expereince will count towards extern or practicum hours for them, giving them credit towards graduation for their degrees. A communications learner at Camosun will have the opportunity to develop her photgraphy portfolio, and to gain experience, by acting as the Forum's official photorapher.

Please meet a couple of the learners:

Doug Leigh is an Associate Professor of Education with Pepperdine University and is currently pursuing a Masters of Dispute Resolution through the Straus Institute. His research interests include the role of trust and reconciliation within ecommerce disputes, as well as the graphical representation of ODR concepts within a semantic network framework.

Roxanne Meakes is currently enrolled at Royal Roads University in the Bachelor of Justice Program.While she has no concrete plans on what she will do with her degree when finished, she does have her eye on the MA program in Conflict Analysis and Management.

Eleanor Creighton is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Justice Studies program at Royal Roads. After Graduation I am hoping to either go to law school to study aboriginal law or to assist aboriginal Canadians who become involved in the Canadian Criminal Justice System. If I do not go to law school I plan to do a Masters.

Please also meet one of the faculty members from Royal Roads who is providing a lot of energy and leadership for the Forum:

Prof. Dr. Erich P. Schellhammer is the Program Head of the BA in Justice Studies within the School of Peace and Conflict Management at Royal Roads University. Dr. Schellhammer has degrees in law and philosophy and his main research interest is in establishing ontological models that demonstrate the desirability of cultural diversity. The ontological models also reveal principles for a philosophical foundation for human rights, for an ethics that accounts for otherness and for peaceful communication.

Please do join me in thanking our educational institutional partners!!