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February 2020
KIPCOR Film Series: The Great White Hoax
KIPCOR 2019-2020 Film Series Presents: The Great White Hoax: A film about the politics of race and class in America We'll fire up the KIPCOR projector again on Sunday, February 9, at 3:00 PM for our next film, "The Great White Hoax". Join us in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton as we watch the film and discuss it and its ramifications with Mark McCormick, former Executive Director of the Kansas African…
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HOPE Spring Session 2020
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting. * Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents * Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires * Recognize relationship transitions * Develop effective communication skills * Minimize conflict & manage emotions * Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect This class consists of five sessions: March 9 and…
Find out more »April 2020
KIPCOR’s 2019-2020 Peace Lecture Series presents our second event, featuring Sarah Smarsh
Join us on April 2 for the second of our 2019-2020 Peace Lectures! Save the Date!! KIPCOR is pleased to present Sarah Smarsh, renowned Kansas author of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, as our 2020 Spring Peace Lecturer. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 at 7pm. The Lecture will take place at Memorial Hall on the Bethel College Campus. More details to come.
Find out more »C Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest 2020
Bethel students are invited to register for this writing and speaking contest, which features a local $300 first prize and an additional $300 national first prize. The C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and locally sponsored by the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) and the Bethel College departments of Bible and Religion and Communication Arts. Bethel students are invited to share original orations…
Find out more »June 2020
Summer Institute: Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Primary Training) June 2020
This unique and highly interactive training will... Equip participants with practical skills for managing interpersonal difference and disagreement. Address the impact of personal style, culture, and power on conflict. Provide technical proficiency in structured-dialogue and mediation techniques. Benefit both potential mediators and others interested in developing better skills for handling the difficult conversations we all face. Who should attend? Teachers, social workers, managers, business people, counselors, attorneys, court personnel, church leaders, community leaders - and anyone interested in learning more…
Find out more »HOPE Summer Session 2020
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting. * Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents * Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires * Recognize relationship transitions * Develop effective communication skills * Minimize conflict & manage emotions * Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect This session consists of five classes: June 22; July…
Find out more »Domestic Mediation Training 2020
This training focuses on application of the mediation process to situations involving divorced or separating parents who cannot agree on issues related to child custody and parenting. Topics include... Divorce as family reorganization Impact of divorce on children Developmentally appropriate parenting plans Working with high conflict families Assessing for domestic violence and abuse Kansas divorce and mediation law Prerequisite: Core-level mediation training; completion of core co-mediations is not required. Register Now
Find out more »September 2020
HOPE Fall Session 2020
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting. * Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents * Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires * Recognize relationship transitions * Develop effective communication skills * Minimize conflict & manage emotions * Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect This session consists of five classes: June 22; July…
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