ILRGL 6029

Campus Mediation Practicum II: Advanced Issues in Restorative Justice

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course is offered to students interested in furthering their knowledge of mediation, restorative practices, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes and systems, and has a required prerequisite of The Campus Mediation Practicum I. Students will build on the Campus Mediation Practicum I, which sets the stage for the role mediation and restorative justice can effectively play in facilitating ADR processes in multiple settings. Students will be assigned to mentor CMP I student mediators as well as mediate complex cases referred to the Scheinman Institute from the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (OSCCS), the Tompkins County Community Dispute Resolution Center, the Ithaca City Small Claims Court, and the Montana Mediation program. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with experienced mediators.

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Enrollment limited to: graduate students for ILRGL 6029 and law students for LAW 6029.

Distribution Requirements (ICE-IL)

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL)

Last 3 terms offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023FA

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Students will build on the knowledge gained in Campus Mediation Practicum I which sets the stage for the role restorative justice can effectively play in resolving conflict in multiple settings and environments.
• Students will be assigned to mentor CMP I student mediators as well as mediate complex cases referred to the Scheinman Institute from the Office of the Judicial Administrator and referrals from other Cornell University offices.
• Students will conduct research and write a paper exploring the global use of restorative justice programs in a wide variety of contexts.

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