[Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): an alternative method of resolving disputes; an alternative to the use of formal institutional processes. In institutional processes, someone other than the disputants decides how to settle the conflict. In ADR, the disputants work together toward making a joint decision on how to resolve the conflict. ADR typically moves more quickly than institutional processes, is confidential, and the disputants are directly involved in making an agreement on how to end the conflict. The alternative available at SPSU is mediation.]