Conflict Resolution
De Acker
Campus Ombuds
Office of Ombuds
WHEN
Tuesday, October 31
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
WHERE
Graduate Student Commons, 204
OR Zoom
ORGANIZATION
Graduate Division
EVENT CONTACT
Sonya Newlyn snewlyn@ucsc.edu
De Acker
Campus Ombuds
Office of Ombuds
Professional Skills: 
Tuesday, October 31, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Pacific
Graduate Student Commons, 204
Zoom
Lunch provided to in-person attendees
We will explore ways to identify when a conversation is becoming “crucial” before you walk into one. This interactive workshop will help you identify your own styles and how you can address conflict in high-stakes conversations more effectively. The goal is to develop strategies to meet specific challenges that may arise in your academic, work, and personal life.
De Acker comes to UC Santa Cruz with more than three decades of UC experience. She served as director of the UC Santa Barbara Women’s Center for 12 years before joining UC Merced to serve as the assistant dean of the School of Natural Sciences. After founding the campus’s first ombuds office, she went on to establish the UC Merced Office of Campus Climate, which coordinated campus diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. De also served as a staff advisor to the UC Board of Regents from 2014-2016.
