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Facilitated ConversationThe Office of Equity and Diversity offers facilitated conversations as a means of resolutionacilitated conversations provide a voluntary process in which a facilitatorguides participants in reaching acceptable dialogue. Each issue is explored through an interestbased lens which encourages curiosity, active listening, creativity and active problem solving. These conversations can at times be challenging and the facilitator’srole is to assist the parties in their efforts to hold a respectful and productive conversation.When resolution is reached for each issue, the parties acknowledge their commitments verbally, or sign agreementThe agreement i
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s written and executed by the parties and details their agrupon solutionsThe Office of Equity and Diversity may followup with the parties. Iffor any reasonthe situation has not improvedthe parties have the option to engage the Office of Equity and Diversity in a formal processWhat happensif the process is not successful?In most casesa resolution can be reached. However, in some instances, the parties only reach a partial agreement ormore rarely, no agreement is reached. In these cases, the parties still have access to formal resolution mechanisms through the Office of Equity and Diversity’s complaint procedures found at http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/oed/page115857.html