# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From Incivility to Resolution
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 am – Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: From Incivility to Resolution: Practical Tools for Navigating Conflict in Higher Education WorkplacesAbout this EventSession OverviewThis interactive workshop equips higher education HR professionals with frameworks and tools to address the rising incivility, burnout, and polarization shaping today’s campus workplaces. Participants will explore conflict trends unique to higher education, practice resolution strategies through realistic scenarios, and leave with concrete approaches they can apply immediately to support faculty, staff, and student employees.About our TrainersConflict & Culture helps organizations navigate workplace conflict with clarity, confidence, and compassion. Founded by Meghan Gorman, JD, SHRM-SCP, a former Army JAG officer and seasoned internal investigator, Conflict & Culture services are grounded in legal precision and real-world HR expertise.Meghan has conducted hundreds of investigations for institutions such as the University of Southern California, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and PNC Financial Services. She brings extensive Title IX and Title VII experience, including serving as a hearing officer for sexual misconduct cases. Her work spans complex employee relations, discrimination and harassment claims, and high-profile leadership matters, always with a practical, people-centered approach that bridges HR, legal risk, and organizational culture. She also developed a mediation program for a highly competitive higher education institution, further demonstrating her ability to create practical conflict resolution frameworks that strengthen campus culture.ContactMeghan A. GormanMediator | Investigator | HR Consultant(724) 493-8464 | meghan@conflictandculture.comwww.conflictandculture.comAgenda?: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AMCheck - InInfo: Check - in for attendees and continental breakfast?: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMThe Landscape of Conflict in Higher EducationInfo: • Conflict trends on campus: generational divides, politicization of identity, hybrid/remote disputes, faculty
governance tensions
• Root causes of workplace incivility and escalation in academic environments
• Case study discussion: “When values collide in a department meeting”?: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTools and Frameworks for ResolutionInfo: • Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) – application to higher ed leadership teams
• Mediation principles and “early intervention” techniques tailored to campus dynamics
• Investigations vs. mediation: when each is appropriate in Title IX/employee relations contexts
• Roleplay: reframing inflammatory language into neutral dialogue?: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMApplication and Action PlanningInfo: • Small-group exercises:
o Scenario 1: Faculty vs. administration over workload
o Scenario 2: Staff conflict rooted in perceived inequities in hybrid schedules
o Scenario 3: Graduate assistant grievance with supervisor
• Aftercare: how to rebuild trust and restore culture after conflict resolution
• Personal action plan: identifying one conflict trend on your campus and three steps to address it this semester
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/from-incivility-to-resolution/100001758204369599
- **Event Categories**: workshops, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
  - Location: Duquesne University
  - Languages: English

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Pittsburgh
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Duquesne University
- **lat**: 40.4367779
- **long**: -79.9892761
- **full address**: Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is From Incivility to Resolution being held?
  - **A:** From Incivility to Resolution takes place on Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 am to Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm at Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing From Incivility to Resolution?
  - **A:** From Incivility to Resolution is organized by Karina Chavez.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** From Incivility to Resolution is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Pittsburgh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If From Incivility to Resolution sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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