Current Offerings
In addition to the following list of scheduled offerings, we are also avalible to facilitate training & workshops with intact teams at not cost. Learn more or request a dedicated training for your student organization, team, or group on our workshop request page.
Additional sessions are forthcoming. In the meantime, request a dedicated training for your intact team, division, or college on our workshop request page or book an individual appointment on our Microsoft Bookings page.
Please register in advance using the hyperlinked session title(s) to recive the meeting details.
CECH- Setting & Responding to Boundaries:
9/18: 10-11am
Conflict often arises when expectations are uncommunicated or unmet. In this session, participants will explore their personal boundaries, consider multiple approaches to clearly communicate those boundaries and navigate the boundaries of others.
Register: Setting & Responding to Boundaries
CECH- The Art & Science of Giving and Receiving Feedback:
11/20: 11am-noon
Giving and receiving feedback are among the most challenging conversations we have. In this interactive session, participants are invited to explore a structural framework to support these difficult conversations in all of their various capacities— Participants will have the opportunity to exercise several tangible techniques in real time to support skill-building for future applications.
Register: The Art & Science of Giving and Receiving Feedback
FEC: Navigating Difficult Conversations
9/26 11am-noon
Difficult conversations are a common—often integral—component of an education environment. This session will provide participants an opportunity to explore and practice specific tools to support their desired outcomes in these interactions. Participants will critically assess if and how they choose to engage, identify an approach to initiate these difficult conversations, and apply multiple methods in support of productive engagement within these conversations.
Register: https://ce.uc.edu/FacDev/Workshops/Details/19762
FEC: Exploring hierarchy & managing power differential
10/24 11am- noon
Power dynamics are an omni-present reality and rarely do we find the playing field to be perfectly level. Even within situations where there are significant positional differences, there are often unique levers to pull and untapped pockets of power we can use to navigate a given situation effectively. In this session, participants will explore multiple sources of power; evaluate how they hope to exercise power when they have it; and apply share several specific tools for navigating hierarchical situations from both high-and low-power positions.
Register: https://ce.uc.edu/FacDev/Workshops/Details/19652
FEC: Practicing curiosity
11/13 11am
One of the more unlikely tools in conflict resolution is curiosity. This session with share why you may want to add curiosity to your conflict resolution toolbox and will spend time practicing the cultivation of curiosity.
Register: https://ce.uc.edu/FacDev/Workshops/Details/19653
Navigating Difficult Conversations:
2/6: 2-3pm
Difficult conversations are a common-- often integral-- component of an education environment. This session will provide participants an opportunity to explore and practice specific tools to support their desired outcomes in these interactions. Participants will critically assess if and how they choose to engage, identify an approach to initiate these difficult conversations, and apply multiple methods in support of productive engagement within these conversations.
Register: Navigating Difficult Conversations
Additional sessions are forthcoming. In the meantime, request a dedicated training for your student organization, team, or group on our workshop request page or book an individual appointment on our Microsoft Bookings page.
Graduate Student Government Q&A Session
Date: Thursday, September 12 2024
Time: 10am - noon
Location: Mantei 427
Register: Not required
Learn more about OPERS, UC International, and Ombuds-- coffee & donuts provided.
Leadership Week: Choose Your Own Adventure to Navigate Conflict
Date: Monday, September 30 2024
Time: 2 - 3pm
Location: TUC 419
Register: Get Involved UC
Self Advocacy: I ask because... I'm worth it!
Date: Wednesday, September 25 2024
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual
Register: Get Involved UC
Advocacy: the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal. Navigating academic and personal challenges and trying to get your message across but finding it difficult? One common experience of conflict is feeling unheard. In this workshop, you will gain essential tools for conflict resolution, understanding policies, and self-advocating in critical situations effectively. This session will help participants clarify their message and develop a plan to convey that message to others. This may be particularly useful for new graduate students adjusting to their new roles. Bring your lunch and learn with the Ombuds Office!