NEWS, HAPPENINGS & ARTICLES

Welcome back for the 2019/2020 Academic Year! This year we have many plans and happenings, so keep your eyes on this page for updates at the Bosserman Center. Hope you settle in and get back to work! Come by the Center and see us. We're on the corner of Camden and College Avenue, right across the street from Holloway Hall. Welcome back... and stay informed! The Crew at the Bosserman Center

Brittany Foutz (MA in Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution, Salisbury University, 2017) is the recipient of the 2018 Doctoral Research Fellowship with the Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution. Brittany just completed her first year of doctoral study in the School of Conflict management, Peacebuilding and Development at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.  She is also a graduate assistant with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).  Brittany has been the recipient of several prestigious awards including Gilman Grant through the US Department of State, the SU Presidential Scholarship and has worked with the UN in Geneva. During her Research Fellowship Brittany will be conducting independent research on several topics including her dissertation that focuses on victims’ satisfaction with the reparations they have received from the International Criminal Court…

Dana Day (Senior double major in conflict analysis and dispute resolution and psychology) and Harrison Leon (Sophomore double major in conflict analysis and dispute resolution and political science) are the first two Bosserman UNESCO Fellows. Named after the late founder of the center, Dr. Phil Bosserman, the UNESCO Bosserman Fellowship provides students with the opportunity to work in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on timely programs relating to the prevention of violent extremism and empathy education. Dr. Mark Brennan, Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education at Penn State University and a UNESCO Chair in Community, Leadership, and Youth Development was a former student of Dr. Bosserman. Mark is the creator of the Fellowship program where a total of 10 students from the US are taking part. Dana…

Alexandra Ginta Martin (MA CADR) and Brittany Kesteven (President of the SGO and GA in the Bosserman Center) were inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society on November 17, 2017. Omicron Delta Kappa was founded on Dec. 3, 1914 on the campus of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. The Society was founded by a group of 15 students and faculty who believed that leadership at the collegiate level should be recognized and encouraged across all phases of campus life. The motives which guided the founders sprang from the desire to bring together one body for the general good of the institution, leaders from all parts of the college or university community. The success of the O∆K Idea, an essential part of which is its…

Dr. Dean Ravizza was awarded a 2018 Rotary International Peace Fellowship to further his work in using sports to bring people together across war zones and ideological divides. Ravizza is one of only 25 professionals selected globally for the certificate program at the Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkhorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. The fellowship seeks to develop leaders who can become catalysts for peace, and conflict prevention and resolution. His honor is a first for SU, as well as for Rotary District 7630, spanning Maryland and Delaware. Rotary Peace Fellowships provide a backdrop for increasing the capacity of committed peacebuilders through rigorous academic training, practical field experiences, and global networking opportunities. Ravizza will be studying and conducting fieldwork during the 11-week intensive program in throughout Thailand alongside other recipients from…