Student Activities

Tiago Gonzalez '24 reflects on his internship with the AFT.

Naveen Sharma '24 reflects upon his tenure as the Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club president and what he learned about conflict resolution from the Scheinman Institute.

Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club members Daniel Lang and Nathan Daley share their experiences in a recent sports arbitration simulation.

Lucia Balestrieri '26 discusses a recent Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club (SCRC) international arbitration simulation. 

Ruth Abraham '24 discusses her experience participating in a childcare mediation simulation.

Callie Burns '25 shares her experience participating in in a Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club union and management collective bargaining simulation.

SCRC's President Naveen Sharma discusses some of the club activities for the fall of '23.

Kathryn Ritchie '24 discusses her internship with the United Federation of Teachers.

Sara Javkhlan, Amira Shimin, and Gabriel Davila Bustamante discuss their internships with the American Federation of Teachers.

Scheinman Institute/UFT Intern Tiago Gonzalez '24 Gains Meaningful Arbitration Experience

Alyssa Brundage '25, Suraj Parikh '25, and Cameron Hines '25 introduce themselves as the new editors of the Scheinman Institute's Blog and Newsletter.

Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club seniors reflect on their time spent involved with the club.

Watch as Aiden Dudley '26 and Ron Varghese '25 of the Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club share their experience learning about and practicing negotiation with SCRC.

SCRC President Patrick Mehler '23 describes the club's events this semester, including simulations and talks from guest speakers.

Watch Evan Sunshine '24 highlight the important lessons he learned from his internship with the American Federation of Teachers.

Watch interns Carla Gaveglia '24 and Brendan Klein '24 reflect on their experiences working in the UFT's grievance department.

Watch as Edgar O'Connell, Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club Director of Education, shares his experience as an apprentice union organizer.

Alexandra Michael ’23 describes her internship with the Wigdor LLP, a plaintiff side employment law firm located in Manhattan.

SCRC Director of Education Edgar O'Connell '23 recounts the guest speaker and simulation events the club hosted in the 2021-22 academic year.

Watch Senior Caleb Harden '22 reflect on his experiences with the Scheinman Institute, including learning about arbitration in a class taught by Marty Scheinman as well as learning about mediation from the Institute's Hopi and Navajo program.

After serving as the Treasure of the Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club for three years, senior Diana Nerangis '22 shares her most meaningful experiences with the club.

Watch Grace Choi '22 describe her internship with the Washington D.C. branch of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

SCRC President Patrick Mehler recounts his experience on Wheel of Fortune.

Hannah Young '23 describes her internship working in employment law and internal investigations.

Hear From Max Jaffe, a student in Professor Harry Katz's Baseball Salary Arbitration course.

Watch Diana Nerangis ’22 describe her internship with the New York City branch of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Watch Naveen Sharma ‘24 and Ty Lisi ‘24 describe of the Conflict Resolution Club describe their used car 'negotiation' .

Patrick Mehler ’23 was sworn in Oct. 6 , 2021 to fill a vacant seat on Ithaca's Common Council.

Following years of revisions and summer implementation of the new Student Code of Conduct, conflict resolution will potentially give a greater voice to students in the Campus Mediation Program. Now explicitly outlined in the code, mediation could take greater prominence in resolving campus disputes.

Watch Brandon Lee ’23 describe his internship with the United Federation of Teachers.