Maxwell School Dean Mitchel Wallerstein has announced several developments
concerning the school's Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC),
an internationally recognized center that for more than 20 years has trained faculty,
researchers and practitioners from around the world.
In order to better reflect PARC's current mission and programs, its name is being
changed to the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and
Collaboration (PARCC). The current co-director, Catherine Gerard, has agreed to
serve a second term as director of PARCC, beginning July 1; Rosemary O'Leary, who
has served with Gerard as co-director for three years, will step down in order to
devote more time to projects associated with the Phanstiel Chair for Strategic
Management and Leadership, which she holds. O'Leary will remain the co-director
of the Collaborative Governance Initiative for PARCC.
"Thank you to Rosemary and Catherine for their tremendous work with PARC,"
Wallerstein says. "During the past three years, they hosted three conferences; edited
four scholarly peer-reviewed books; sponsored two special issues of top journals;
trained hundreds of students and public servants in collaborative problem solving
and conflict resolution; and launched E-PARC, which provides free cases and
simulations in three languages for those who teach collaboration around the world. I
am grateful for their service to the Maxwell School and look forward to continued
excellence in Catherine's second term."
Gerard says that PARC is a "wonderful program with a rich history of research and
practice. Over the years, it has maintained its core while shaping the future thinking
of the field. One of the most rewarding roles that PARC has served is as a convener
for those interested in conflict and collaboration. It was Rosemary who added the new
focus on collaboration to PARC's mission, which was an important contribution to
the organization and a project in which she will continue to be involved."
To learn more about PARCC, visit http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/parc/.
