https://ombudsperson.sitemasonry.gmu.edu/ en https://ombudsperson.sitemasonry.gmu.edu/news/2022-12/professional-development-retreat-ombuds-office-nov-2022 <span>Conflict to Conversation, Professional Development Retreat Mason Ombuds Office Nov 2022</span> <span><span>Lynn Tierney</span></span> <span>Thu, 12/01/2022 - 10:50</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><a href="https://ombuds.gmu.edu">Ombuds Office</a>, with assistance from the Office of the President, offered Mason team a professional development retreat from conflict to conversation led by Luke Archer. He is an Irish-born specialist in communication and education and is the founder of <a href="www.verbalaikido.org">Verbal Aikido</a>. In hosting this event the Ombuds Office aspires to bolster a supportive working and learning climate at Mason. Our valued Mason team members from different units attended the event. We had two retreat cycles here is a picture after the certificate completion of retreat cycle 2 (Nov 3 &amp; 4 2022).</p> <div class="align-center"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq521/files/styles/medium/public/2022-12/Verbal_Aikido_Retreat_group_2.jpg?itok=HvoiBn9L" width="560" height="420" alt="A group of Mason staff members at Point of View." loading="lazy" /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/101" hreflang="en">A picture after the professional development retreat cycle 2.</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:50:09 +0000 Lynn Tierney 81 at https://ombudsperson.sitemasonry.gmu.edu