Conflict Analysis & Resolution (ICAR)

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information  

Major/Planning Information

• Exploring Majors  – includes description of major, special skills and abilities needed to succeed, examples of job titles, examples of organizations that hire Math majors, resources for learning about the field, contacts.
• Academic Course Planning Form
• Contacts

o Lisa Shaw, B365 Robinson Hall, 703-993-4165    

o Academic Advising Center, SUB I, 304, (703) 993-2470

o Virginia Wheeler, Career Services, Room 348 SUB 1, (703) 993-2370

• Conflict Analysis & Resolution Department

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, room 348
• O*NET Online - Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
• American Arbitration Association
• American Bar Association Section on Dispute Resolution
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services
• Idealist – web site for internships and jobs with humanitarian organizations
• National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)
• Network of Communities for Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution (NCPCR)
• Northern Virginia Mediation Service (NVMS)
• EPA Office on Environmental Justice
• Search for Common Ground
• U.S. Department of Justice
• Policy Experts—provides information for different public policy experts and organizations
• Yahoo Institute Directory
• George Mason University Career Network (GMU network of alumni and other professionals share information on career fields, employers and job hunting - available only to GMU students and alumni)

Getting Experience

• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Job Fair – a Mason job fair is held in the fall and in the spring
• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, room 348
• Types of Career Related Experience
• Prepare to Job Hunt (good information for getting experience as well – writing resumes, interviewing, etc.)

Graduate and Professional School

• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, room 348

Job Hunting & Preparation

• Job Hunting Strategies
• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services
• Preparing to Job Hunt