MUM Business Students Excel in Mediation Tournament Again
MIU made its presence known at the International Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament held at the Drake University Law School November 13-14. 32 teams from 19 schools participated in the tournament. The client/advocate team of Tal Ron and Nahshon Yisrael came in 5th in the individual category (this was out of 64 team competitors) and the team of Tal Ron, Lauren Webster and Nahshon Yisrael after competing in the semifinals and finals placed third over all in the Client/advocate team category. The team of Janet McDonald, Lauren Webster and Nahshon Yisrael received a first place Spirit of Mediation award in the mediator category. This award is chosen by the competitors. Our mediators received perfect scores from their co-mediators in all three preliminary rounds.
The MIU team competed in the finals with Boston University and University of Dubuque (each school had 3 teams in the tournament,) the University of Texas, Dallas, University of San Diego and Principia College.
Coach Vicki Alexander Herriott said “I’m so proud of all the students on our team. They radiated intelligence and compassion and were creative problem solvers in every situation.”
Students from Vicki Alexander Herriott’s Business Law class also participated in the two day World Congress on Mediation sponsored by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution held at the Drake University Law School November 11-12. Students heard presentations from professionals who are actively involved in mediation both as mediators, advocates or clients from the United States and Great Britain. In addition to attending lectures, students were able to participate in workshops with other students, and professionals. Presentation topics included, among others, the Psychology of Mediation, Handling Difficult Clients, Transformative Mediation, Family Mediation, Mediation in the Muslim World, Justice in Mediation, Mediation in Sexual Abuse cases and How to be a Peacemaker.