Program Brochure - ILR School - Cornell University

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“If you look at the most important and successful neutrals in labor
and employment in the United States. Today, a great number
of them have been educated at Cornell ILR. I want more
students to think about dispute resolution as a
career — to help educate the next generation
of neutrals — and to show that collective
bargaining, arbitration and dispute resolution
in a complex global world still matter. ”
M a r t y Scheinman ’75, MS ‘76
Develop
a Career
in Labor
Arbitration
The Scheinman Institute on Conflict
Resolution is the nation’s first institute
exclusively focused on the study and
practice of workplace dispute resolution.
The institute’s mission is to educate
the next generation of neutrals —
arbitrators, mediators and facilitators —
who can help resolve workplace disputes
in a variety of settings.
The Labor Arbitrator Development
Program is a comprehensive and
demanding series of substantive and
process courses in labor arbitration.
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Unions and employers
agree that there is a looming shortage of
qualified labor arbitrators. Today, many of
the nation’s premier arbitrators are nearing
completion of their labor arbitration careers. This
comes at a time when the nation’s workforce is
more diversified than ever and employers and
unions alike are confronting new challenges in
their relationships, generated in large part by an
increasingly volatile global economy.
To meet tomorrow’s needs to resolve labormanagement
grievances through the arbitration
process, the Scheinman Institute on Conflict
Resolution at Cornell ILR has created a unique
new program. Cornell ILR faculty members and
arbitration experts throughout the nation bring their
talents, expertise and experience to this program
to develop and enhance the process skills and
substantive knowledge of the select students who
are admitted.
Designed for attorneys, union leaders, human resource
professionals and others who have distinguished
themselves in labor-management relations and
who seek to transition into the practice of labor
arbitration, this program will teach the skills that are
critical to the success of this transition. Unlike other
programs designed for individuals who no longer
work as advocates, this program allows and anticipates
students to remain in current employment while
contemplating and or transitioning to a neutral career.
In addition to the process and substantive knowledge
segments, the program will devote considerable time
to teaching students how to build a successful practice
by creating a personalized strategic business plan.
Based upon our discussions with appointing agencies,
we believe our most promising graduates will have a
streamlined path to inclusion on various arbitration
and mediation panels.
THE SCHeinMan inStitUte’S labor arbitrator DevelopMent proGraM
FeatUreS A partiCipatorY anD CHallenGinG CUrriCULUM to be OFFereD
IN ONLINE AND AS TWO–TO–FIVE–DAY SESSIONS IN THE ILR SCHOOL’S
CONFERENCE CENTERS IN MANHATTAN AND ON THE ITHACA CAMPUS.
The program is divided into four modules.
Module 1 focuses on the fundamentals of labor
arbitration. Six courses are required, including a fiveday
introduction to labor arbitration and five two-day
courses on ethics, evidence, award writing, practice
development and advanced issues.
Module 2 consists of a series of foundational
courses including collective bargaining, labor and
employment law, contract interpretation, public,
private and federal sector issues, human resources
and labor relations. For students with extensive
backgrounds in the foundational areas of the
program, some or all of these courses may be waived
at the discretion of the Scheinman Institute.
Additional information on the modules and courses
are available at: www.ilr.cornell.edu/conflictres.
Module 3 consists of elective courses including
mediation, conflict management system design,
facilitation, public sector mediation, fact-finding and
negotiations.
Modules 4 provides participants with an in-depth
field experience. Students gain experience observing
hearings conducted by the nation’s best arbitrators.
Students write draft awards and will receive
personal feedback from the program’s participating
arbitrators. During this module, students will develop
their ADR business plan while working on
establishing a labor
arbitration practice.
Students in the Labor Arbitrator
Program will write multiple arbitration
awards and receive personal feedback
from top labor arbitrators.
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APPLICATIONS
Applications must be submitted by March 9, 2009.
The application form is available online: www.ilr.
cornell.edu/conflictres. You can also request one
be mailed to you by contacting the Scheinman
Institute at 607-255-9298.
TUITION
Tuition fees vary depending on the number of
courses a student is required to take. For students
with extensive backgrounds in the foundational
areas of the program, some or all of these courses
may be waived at the discretion of the Scheinman
Institute. Once accepted, students are each assigned
a mentor from the Scheinman Institute faculty
who works with them to design an individualized
program of study.
Depending on the number of courses required, the
total cost for all four modules ranges from $12,750
to $27,500. Tuition will be paid on a per course basis
and is payable prior to the student’s attendance in
each course. We estimate the program will require
18-24 months to complete.
Tuition includes course materials, breakfast, lunch,
and refreshment breaks. Course tuition and dates
are subject to change without prior notice. Travel and
lodging expenses are the responsibility of the student.
A limited number of scholarships will be available.
Please request an application for need-based
financial aid from the Scheinman Institute and
submit it with the admission application.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Traci Morse, ADR Program Manager
Phone: 607-255-9298
Email: ilrcr@cornell.edu
Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution
Cornell University
ILR School
411 Dolgen Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
Students will build a personalized
business plan to assist in getting their
new practice off to a good start. Apply
today: ilr.cornell.edu/conflictres/
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411 Dolgen Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
Phone: 607-255-9298
Email: ilrcr@cornell.edu