Eighth Annual National Student Leadership Congress in Washington, DC from June1-12. Danny was nominated by South Dakota's MSIP Assistant Director Rita Elser. The theme for this year was community service, diversity awareness and political awareness. The negotiation and conflict resolution involves two extended workshops. The first is conducted by the Harvard Negotiation team, a group of Harvard Law School graduates.
Coaches walk students through mini-exercises that provide tips on conflict resolution.
The students work through scenarios with each other to gain insight into the negotiations that take place every day between people. Additionally, students take part in a diversity awareness seminar. Representatives from the National Coalition Building Institute work with students to help them become aware of the commonalities between groups and to see the value in differences. A House and Senate subcommittee are assigned to each topic. Working from current law or proposals in Congress, students craft their own proposals on their topics.