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CAHSS Distinguished Alum to Present a Workshop The Circle Way- Using Indigenous Methodologies to Transform Conflict.
Honggang Yang, Ph.D., Dean of NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to a workshop facilitated by the 2018 CAHSS Distinguished Alumna, Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D. Cromwell’s workshop, entitled, “The Circle Way- Using Indigenous Methodologies to Transform Conflict,” will be presented on Thursday, Nov 8 in the Mailman Hollywood Building 2nd Floor Auditorium, from 4:00-5:30pm. This workshop will use the indigenous dialogue practices from around the world to invite participants to experience the circle as a tool for conflict prevention and resolution. Recently Cromwell was the virtual featured guest speaker for CAHSS’ Social Justice Roundtable.
Cromwell is a graduate of the master’s and doctoral programs in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS). She is the inaugural Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Chief Diversity Officer at Regis College in Massachusetts. In this position, Cromwell leads the college’s Center for Inclusive Excellence and collaboratively leads the institutional development and implementation of diversity and inclusive practices.
Previously, she was the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer at SIT (School for International Training) in Vermont. Cromwell has been an Associate Professor of Politics and Social Justice at Regis College, and Associate Professor of Social and Political Systems and Center Associate for Multicultural Curriculum at Pine Manor College. Her areas of research and practice include dialogue using indigenous methodologies, trust, social capital generation, and anti-racism. In addition to her Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work and teaching, she serves as an independent consultant with emphasis on conflict resolution, crisis management, diversity and inclusion. She works with non-profits, higher education institutions, and government entities to help them to address and resolve their Organizational PAIN (persistent aggravations and identified negatives). She developed the model, Transformative Fusion, which creates outcomes of confident, creative, compassionate, articulate, insightful and wise members of a team, community, organization or subsystem. Dr. Cromwell is a self-proclaimed super-connector and brings an integrated and collaborative approach to working with multi-level and cross-functional members of a team or organization
She was the founder and president of The Multicultural Village, which delivered experiential training programs to children and adults in the U.S. and the Caribbean, and a co-founder and executive director for the Massachusetts Peacemaking and Talking Circle Initiative.
For those unable to participate in person, you may participate online at https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/4666597122821605889. Training ID: 476-890-428. For further information, please contact Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D. at mckayj@nova.edu