Hyatt Orlando Hotel w Kissimmee, Florida w October 23 - 25, 2003

Purpose

This conference brings individuals, campus organizations, schools, government agencies, and community institutions together in harmonious effort to reduce the insult and effects of sexual assault and harassment. The plenary and breakout sessions, networking opportunities, exhibits, and other activities of the conference will address many concerns, including:

  • how to reduce sexual assault and harassment
  • ways of meeting the needs of survivors
  • policy development and implementation
  • judicial and legislative concerns
  • security enforcement issues
  • gender based hate crime
  • gender based violence on other cultures
  • community wide collaboration
  • investigation and evidence needs
  • sexual assault against all ages

Who Will Attend

Participants will include college, school and community law enforcement staff, teachers, faculty, students, administrators, various program representatives, sorority and fraternity leaders, residential advisors, volunteers, government and community leaders and health workers. There also will be a strong presence of college and community rape crisis staff and other concerned persons.

CEU & Grad Credits

Continuing Education and Graduate Credits are available from Eastern Washington University.

Cosponsors

American College Personnel Association w American Federation of Teachers w American School Counselor Association w ASPIRA Associations w Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups w Boys and Girls Clubs of America w Canadian Association for the Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment in Higher Education w Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities w International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators w Men Can Stop Rape w National Association of Elementary School Principals w National Association of Secondary School Principals w National Association of Student Personnel Administrators w National Education Association w National Institute of Justice, United States Department of Justice w National Middle School Association w National Panhellenic Conference w National School Safety Center w National Women's Law Center w North-American Interfraternity Conference w Northeast College Sexual Assault Network w Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education w Office for Victims of Crime, United States Department of Justice w Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape / National Sexual Violence Resource Center w Safe Schools Coalition

Conference Co-Chair

Alan W. McEvoy, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, and President, Safe Schools Coalition, Inc.

Dr. McEvoy is a leading authority on the problems of violence and victimization, including the problems of sexual assault, child abuse, bullying, gang violence, and suicide. He is co-author of If She Is Raped: A Guidebook for Husbands, Fathers, and Male Friends; If He Is Raped: A Guidebook for Parents, Partners, Spouses, and Friends; and many other books. He also has published numerous articles in professional journals, has appeared on national television programs such as Nightline and ABC’s 20/20, and has lectured extensively to educators, human service workers, students, and other groups throughout the country.