University College Alumni Network
Upcoming Events
The University College Alumni Network Presents:
Coffee and Capstone Seminar
Saturday, January 9, 2010
9:30 - 11:30am
Cyber Cafe
Ben Cherrington Hall
2201 South Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80210
This is a FREE event.
Coffee and pastries will be served.
Click here to RSVP.
Capstone Project: Court-Annexed Mediation Program (CAMP): Resource Enhancements and Options for Continued Success
Presented by Dawn Prime Watson, RN, MPS, 2009
Moderated by Myra Isenhart, PhD, UCOL Instructor
- What is a court-connected mediation program?
- What do successful, sustainable models look like?
- How can leaders in ADR better access and maximize resources for success?
Court-connected mediation programs provide citizens with resourceful options to litigation and over the past three decades have rooted themselves in every state in the nation. The Court-Annexed Mediation Program (CAMP) is a volunteer mediation program providing services to the county and small claims courts in Denver. Like similar programs across the nation, CAMP faces many challenges to continuing program services. The primary goal of this capstone project was to research options for continued success of the program. Accomplishing that goal involved analysis of government and nongovernment court-connected mediation programs and identifying hallmarks of successful, sustainable court-connected mediation program models.
If you would like to learn more about CAMP and court-connected mediation programs, please join us for this insightful presentation and discussion while enjoying a cup of coffee and pastry.
For more information on this event please visit: www.universitycollege.du.edu/ucan.
Coffee & Capstone is a series of seminars, often on Saturday mornings, showcasing University College graduate research on topics of interest to the community. Since 2003, UCAN-sponsored Coffee & Capstone seminars have provided UCOL graduates with a public forum for presenting their Capstone projects. The presentations give both the Capstone researcher and the Capstone project a platform for public exposure. Capstone advisors generally recommend outstanding capstone projects for consideration.
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Recent Events
Holiday Celebration (December 2, 2008)
The University College community at large was treated to a delightful evening of music performance, food, drink, fun and frolicking at the Newman Center for Performing Arts.
DU Presents: Award-Winning Documentary Film "I Can Tell the World" (November 19, 2008)
The premiere of the award-winning 2008 documentary, "I Can Tell the World", written and co-directed by UCOL alumna Coleen Hubbard, MA 2007 was an unqualified success. The documentary, which follows an interracial choir committed to the preservation and performance of African American spirituals was accompanied by an engaging round table discussion around the experience of shared song and how it can help heal a nation still wounded by racism.
Dr. Jones speaks during the premiere of "I can tell the world"
DU Community Notebook Initiative Launch (November 18, 2008)
If you missed the event it's not too late to find-out what all the buzz is about. Just visit the website and get engaged
Coffee and Capstone: Dynamics of Employee Engagement and Disengagement (November 1, 2008)
Carol Nadlonek during her presentation
In November, The University College Alumni Network (UCAN) held its first Coffee and Capstone of the 2008/09 Academic year in the Cyber Cafe at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Staff Performance Consultant for Qwest Carol Nadlonek presented her research examining employee engagement and disengagement.
Her Capstone analyzed the manager's and the employee's roles and responsibilities to fully connect and maintain personal engagement. She identified behaviors associated with employee disengagement as well as how an individual's job content, relationships, needs, and desires influence their behavior in the workplace.
Carol’s advisor University college professor Laura Belsten led a discussion following the presentation where Ms. Nadionek demonstrated techniques of behavior reinforcement during a brief one-on-one demonstration with a member of the audience.
She concluded her discussion by emphasizing that disengaged employees can be reengaged and become productive contributors to a business, and that engaged employees are not necessarily more loyal or productive.
Carol Nadlonek is a performance consultant at Qwest Communications, who has spent the last several years using the Gallup Q12 survey as a tool to drive employee engagement. Her continuing research explores the history of early behavior theories and leaders to present day research on employee engagement from a business perspective.
The UCAN Coffee and Capstone series showcases University College graduate research on topics of interest to the community in conjunction with the UCAN’s goal of combining the passions and purpose of University College alumni. For more information on Coffee and Capstone or the University College Alumni Network, visit University College homepage at www.alumniconnections.com.
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UCOL's University College Alumni Network display board features many UCAN activities during 2007. Shown here, UCAN Board members Brad Dickerhofe and Mario Acevedo field questions about UCAN from attendees at the December Coffee & Capstones presentation
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