Dr. Laura Agnich and Mock Mediation Club Recognized with University Awards

May 13, 2015

Dr. Laura Agnich was awarded the 2014-2015 University Award for Excellence in Service, which is designed to “recognize and reward faculty who use their academic disciplines to provide non-compensated assistance to the community and region, as well as in the academic arena.” Dr. Agnich is the faculty advisor of the Mock Mediation Club which was recently awarded two 2015 awards, Small Student Organization of the Year and New Student Organization of the Year, by the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. In addition, four student members of the Mock Mediation Club participated in the first international mock online dispute resolution held by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR) on May 2, 2015.

The Mock Mediation Club is dedicated to teaching students the skills and values associated with negotiation, advocacy, and the resolution of multiple forms of conflict through mediation practices. To learn more, please contact Dr. Agnich at lagnich@georgiasouthern.edu

Dr. Agnich (Left) presented the first place award to Jack Lightfoot (Right) following the first annual internal mediation competition at Georgia Southern University, sponsored by the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology