Texas A&M University and Law School Symposium

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

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

Administrators, faculty, and others interested in preventing sexual harassment in higher education are welcome to attend this free, hybrid event.  

Topics cover the importance of leadership, organizational commitment, assessments, gender equity, and proactive strategies and tools for improving how institutions prevent and address sexual harassment.

Agenda and Presenters:

  • 10:00 - 10:05 am:
    Jennifer Smith, Title IX Coordinator, Texas A&M University
    Welcome
     
  • 10:05 – 10:20 am:
    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:
    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:
    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: Break
     
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm:
    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:
    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