Changing Cultures and Climates: Adopting Strategies to Proactively Prevent Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

Monday, October 23, 2023
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Central
 
Attend online via Zoom
Or
In-person in College Station TX

Thank you for registering for the Monday, October 23 symposium.

Start time is 11am Eastern, 10am Central, 9am Mountain, 8am Pacific.

You will receive another reminder one hour prior to the symposium.

Join the Zoom webinar for online attendees:

• Click here for the Zoom webinar link
• Or Copy and paste the full Zoom webinar link to your browser:
  https://tamu.zoom.us/j/97103940817?pwd=ZW1mczMrNXRYV3FPdE93NGNpd21zZz09
• Or One-tap mobile: +13462487799,,97103940817#
• Webinar ID:  971 0394 0817   Passcode:  77843

Location & parking information for in-person attendees:

• Texas A&M University Main Campus in College Station, Texas
  Rudder Tower
  Room 301
• The University Center Garage (UCG) is across the street from Rudder Tower and the Gene Stallings Blvd. Garage (SBG) is the next closest.
• Go to https://transport.tamu.edu/parking/visitor.aspx for real-time space availability in all campus parking garages and rates.
• Google Maps can be used to walk from location to location on campus. Garages, parking lots, and buildings are all mapped.

Agenda for all attendees:

• 10:00 - 10:05 am Central:
  Jennifer Smith, Title IX Coordinator, Texas A&M University
  Welcome
   
• 10:05 – 10:20 am Central:
  Elizabeth Chilton, Provost and Executive Vice President, Chancellor, WSU Pullman, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University
  The Critical Role of Leadership and Organizational Commitment
   
• 10:20 – 10:50 am Central:
  Nicole Merhill, Director, Office for Gender Equity and Title IX Coordinator, Harvard University
  Cultivating a Climate of Gender Equity: An Organizational Perspective
   
• 10:50 – 11:20 am Central:
  Sharyn J. Potter, Professor, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and Executive Director of Research, Prevention Innovations Research Center, University of New Hampshire
  An App for Campus Safety and Title IX Compliance: Meeting Students Where They Are
   
• 11:20 – 11:30 am Central: Break
   
• 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Central:
  Dr. Robert O. Carpenter, Director of MD+Plus Program, Clinical Professor, Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics (NExT), School of Medicine, Texas A&M University
  Building Cultures of Belonging and Professionalism: The Role of Cup of Coffee Programs in Addressing Questionable Conduct and Recognizing Positive Contributions
   
• 12:00 – 12:30 pm Central:
  Theresa Morris, Professor of Sociology and Director of Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Texas A&M University
  Susan Fortney, Stephen Alton University Professor, Professor of Law and Director of the Program for the Advancement of Legal Ethics at Texas A&M University School of Law
  Engaging Stakeholders in Systematic Examination of Ethical Infrastructures to Proactively Address Sexual Harassment in Higher Education