First Cohort from Urban Conflict Management Program Graduates, Feb. 9
February 8, 2024
Contact: Office of Advancement and External Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
The Urban Conflict Manager Program (UCMP)—an initiative co-sponsored by the City of Baltimore Mayor's Office for Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) and The University of Baltimore's Schaefer Center for Public Policy—will host its first graduation on Feb. 9. A total of 15 participants from Safe Streets, including site directors, violence prevention specialists, and community leaders/partners will graduate in person at The University of Baltimore campus.
This program was designed by Dr. "Rae" Yunzi Tan, associate professor in UBalt's School of Public and International Affairs, director of the M.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management program, and program director for the UCMP. It provides Baltimore's Safe Streets leaders, staff, and community partners with a unique professional development opportunity that will enhance their knowledge and practice of conflict management and resolution—including violence prevention and intervention—at various levels and specifically in the urban context.
Over the 10 days of the UCMP training, participants expanded their conflict management competencies in negotiation, mediation, group facilitation, dialogue processes, restorative practices, and conflict de-escalation. As well as broadening their understanding and assessment of urban conflict and violence dynamics and structures, the program uses trauma-informed and complex systems perspectives.
During the graduation ceremony, participants will share key insights and lessons learned during the program and discuss how they relate to their conflict resolution and violence intervention work. Remarks will be given by UBalt's College of Public Affairs Dean Roger Hartley, Executive Director of the Schaefer Center for Public Policy, Dr. Ann Cotten, and Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Director Stefanie Mavronis. Following remarks, the presentation of certificates will be led by Dr. Tan.
About the Schaefer Center
The William Donald Schaefer Center for Public Policy is Maryland's preeminent applied research and policy analysis center. As part of the University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs, the Schaefer Center promotes excellence in Maryland's public and nonprofit organizations through applied research, technical assistance, policy analysis, policy conferences, and professional development programs.
About MONSE
The Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) empowers community partners and city agencies to play a more active role in the co-production of public safety and prevention of violence through a trauma-responsive, healing-centered, and equity-based approach for the benefit of all Baltimoreans.
Learn more about the Urban Conflict Manager Program at the Schaefer Center.