{"id":129834,"date":"2026-02-11T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=129834"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:54:55","slug":"thursday-diplomacy-101-staying-professional-when-opinions-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/thursday-diplomacy-101-staying-professional-when-opinions-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, Feb. 12 &#8211; Diplomacy 101: Staying Professional When Opinions Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Register on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:updates-group@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handshake<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Got opinions? We all do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But what happens when yours don\u2019t match someone else\u2019s? The way you handle conflicts in class, work, or your personal life makes a huge difference.\u00a0 Join us for an interactive workshop, led by Chaplain Chad Johns, designed to help you navigate those &#8220;sticky&#8221; situations with ease:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday, Feb. 12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 12-1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Slocum 201<\/p>\n<p><i>Bonus: Lunch included.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>In this session, you will learn how to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep it cool:<\/strong>\u00a0Stay calm and collected when tensions rise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speak professionally:<\/strong>\u00a0Use language that turns conflict into constructive dialogue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communicate with confidence:<\/strong>\u00a0Gain practical strategies for handling tough conversations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice in real-time:<\/strong>\u00a0Build skills you\u2019ll use in the classroom, at work, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Don\u2019t miss this chance to turn your next disagreement into a productive breakthrough.<\/strong><\/i> Questions? Contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mbagin@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mindy Agin<\/a> in Career Connection. Diplomacy 101 is part of the Real Life 101 program.<\/p>\n<p>Register on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:updates-group@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handshake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office: Career Connection<br \/>\nContact: Mindy Agin at <a href=\"mailto:mbagin@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mbagin@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register on\u00a0Handshake.\u00a0Got opinions? We all do. But what happens when yours don\u2019t match someone else\u2019s? The way you handle conflicts in class, work, or your personal life makes a huge difference.\u00a0 Join us for an interactive workshop, led by Chaplain Chad Johns, designed to help you navigate those &#8220;sticky&#8221; situations with ease: Date: Thursday, Feb. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2057,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-owu-connection-news-events"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2057"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129834"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129840,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129834\/revisions\/129840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}