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Potter](https://cola.unh.edu/person/sharyn-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: Break   - 11:30 am – 12:00 pm: [Dr. Robert O. Carpenter](https://health.tamu.edu/care/providers/robert-carpenter.html), 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: [Theresa Morris](https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/sociology/profile/theresa-morris/), Professor of Sociology and Director of Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Texas A&M University [Susan Fortney](https://law.tamu.edu/faculty-staff/find-people/faculty-profiles/susan-saab-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 ... 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