Victoria Alexander Herriott, chair of the Management Department of the College of Business Administration at MUM, said "I'm so proud of all the students on our team. They radiated intelligence and compassion and were creative problem-solvers in every situation."

MUM students excel in International Mediation Tournament again
by Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, The Review
8 January 2016

A team of three Maharishi University of Management (MUM) students finished in third place overall in the client/advocate category at the International Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament held last month at Drake University Law School. In addition, three students also received a first-place Spirit of Mediation award, which is selected by competitors.

"MUM really made its presence known at the tournament," said mediation coach Vicki Alexander Herriott. "I'm so proud of all the students on our team. They radiated intelligence and compassion and were creative problem-solvers in every situation."

Competing against 31 other teams from 18 schools, the third-place team of Tal Ron, Lauren Webster, and Nahshon Yisrael made it to the finals of the tournament along with teams from Boston University, the University of Texas-Dallas, the University of San Diego, the University of Dubuque, and Principia College.

In the individual category, the client advocate team of Tal Ron and Nahshon Yisrael earned fifth place out of 64 competitors.

In addition, the team of Janet McDonald, Lauren Webster, and Nahshon Yisrael received a first-place Spirit of Mediation award in the mediator category, which is chosen by the competitors. The MUM mediators received perfect scores from their co-mediators in all three preliminary rounds.

Students from Ms. Herriott's Business Law class also participated in the two-day World Congress on Mediation sponsored by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution and held last month at the Drake University Law School.

They heard presentations from professionals from the United States and Great Britain who are actively involved in mediation as mediators, advocates, or clients. In addition to attending lectures, students were able to participate in workshops with other students and professionals.

Presentation topics included the Psychology of Mediation, Handling Difficult Clients, Transformative Mediation, Family Mediation, Mediation in the Muslim World, Justice in Mediation, Mediation in Sexual Abuse cases, and How to be a Peacemaker.

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