If you are dealing with a conflict, you should feel free to talk with your dean. Your dean is by no means simply an academic adviser. Your dean wants to help you with non-academic issues as well. He or she will offer support and help you sort out your concerns. Your dean will also help you come up with a strategy for getting any further assistance you might need. As the deans work closely with faculty and staff from every office on campus, your dean will have suggestions about where to begin to try to resolve a conflict.

"I didn't think mediation would help, but it did."
"The dialogue itself was very well-run and helpful. I only wish it would have happened much sooner."
"Although my problem with my roommates is something larger than I believe any sort of mediation could fully fix or help - the mediation session was very helpful in being able to fully express my emotions in a neutral, non threatening setting. My mediators were kind, patient and helped us realize the different points of view within our argument. I would definitely recommend mediation; even though it seems as if it wont help; even if it doesn't fully fix a situation - it's important to have a resource on campus that can offer neutrality and order. Overall I was very impressed with my peer mediators."