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Giving Tuesday

If you want to sup[port KIPCOR on this Giving Tuesday, we're here to make it easy! There are three easy ways to give. First you can always send us a check; just pop it in the mail, addressed to KIPCOR, P.O. Box 276, North Newton, KS  67117. Second, you can call Doug at the office […]

KIPCOR Shorts 2019

Luyken Fine Arts Center 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, United States

"KIPCOR Shorts" is a new design of our signature annual CME/CEU Shorts Day. We explore critical professional practice issues in mediation and conflict resolution. The training day is prepared for mediators and those interested in conflict resolution-related practices. This year we will host short Ted-style talks on conflict resolution from practitioners and researchers, while also […]

Practical Skills for Managing Group and Organizational Conflict – January 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

Conflict within organizations, from workgroups to whole organizations and communities, can be a critical drain on resources or a major source of growth and creativity. This course focuses on the dynamics of groups and organizations of all sizes, models of both inter- and intra-group conflict and practical intervention techniques. Topics include designing and managing effective […]

Culture, Gender, and Power in Conflict – January 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

Explore the myriad ways that culture, gender, and power differences create conflict and also complicate the understanding and management of conflict. Particular attention will be given to: Culture/gender markers and value patterns, Culture/gender conflict norms, Conflict processing differences across culture/gender , and Ingroup/outgroup power dynamics and conflict. Films and role-plays will be used extensively to […]

Domestic Case Management and Limited Case Management Training 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

The 2020 Supreme Court Rules require ALL Case Managers and Limited Case Managers (new and experienced) to be “approved” by the Office of Judicial Administration (OJA).  This training is OJA-approved and is designed to help you qualify for state approval in Kansas domestic cases involving custody and parenting disputes. Topics include: ¨ Domestic Case Management statutes, […]

KIPCOR Film Series: The Great White Hoax

Luyken Fine Arts Center 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, United States

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 […]

HOPE Spring Session 2020

Kaufman House 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, United States

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 […]

THIS EVENT HAS PEEN RESCHEDULED TO Sept. 17, 2020 KIPCOR’s 2019-2020 Peace Lecture Series presents our second event, featuring Sarah Smarsh

Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117 300 E 27th St., North Newton, KS, United States

Dear Friends of KIPCOR, Thank you so much for your support over the past couple of months since we announced Sarah Smarsh as our 2020 Spring Peace Lecturer. Clearly, we did not anticipate the way that our world would change so drastically with the onset of the coronavirus. As a result, we are postponing this […]

This film is postponed until Fall 2020. KIPCOR Film Series: Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Luyken Fine Arts Center 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, United States

Note that this film is postponed until Fall 2020.    KIPCOR 2019-2020 Film Series Presents:  Cooked: Survival by Zip Code We'll fire up the KIPCOR projector again on Sunday, April 19, at 2:00 PM for our next film, "Cooked:  Survival by Zip Code". Join us in Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on […]

Summer Institute: Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation Primary Training) Via Zoom 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 dialogue and mediation techniques (course content follows primary training requirements for Kansas Supreme Court core mediator approval). Benefit everyone interested in developing […]