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