Mock Mediation Club Takes Home First Place at Georgia State

October 26, 2015

The Georgia Southern University Mock Mediation Club placed first in both the undergraduate and graduate divisions at the Georgia State Conflict Resolution Symposium.

The club sent four teams, three undergraduate squads and one graduate team, to the symposium. In the undergraduate division the club placed first in both the mediation and advocacy, and in the graduate division the club placed first in mediation.

“While this was mostly an opportunity for students in the region to learn from each other and the amazing speakers, Mock Mediation fared very well during the competition,” Jessica Shanken, President of the Mock Mediation Club said.

The club will also compete at the International Mediation Tournament in November.

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is the largest of the eight colleges that make up Georgia Southern University, and it plays a central role in every student’s core of knowledge. CLASS, also described as the University’s College of the Creative Mind, prepares students to achieve academic excellence, develop their analytical skills, enhance their creativity and embrace their responsibilities as citizens of their communities, their nations and the world. CLASS offers more than 20 undergraduate degrees and several interdisciplinary minors from its 11 departments and five academic centers. CLASS offers eight master’s degrees, two graduate certificates and one doctoral degree.  For more information, visit cbss.georgiasouthern.edu.

Georgia Southern University, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125 degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. GeorgiaSouthern.edu.