School/Campus Violence: Causes and Solutions

Graduate School of Education and Counseling
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
November 16 & 17, 2007

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Theme

This innovative conference brings educators, mental health professionals, scholars, and community agency members together to examine the causes and consequences of contemporary violence. Moving from the local to the international and from the abstract to the practical, conference participants will explore the cultural contexts in which violence is produced. Hope in a Time of Violence will also identify steps that educators and counselors can take to mitigate against violence in schools and workplaces. Hope in a Time of Violence responds to an increasing sense among educators and students that schools are no longer safe places, and attention and resources must be allocated to ensuring school safety.

Goal/Outcome

The goal of our conference is to open a dialogue between teachers, counselors, and community agency members to begin identifying strategies for teaching non-violence and to provide participants with the inspiration and strategies they need to tackle these challenges head-on. Hope in a Time of Violence will provide a collection of strategies and techniques that educators, counselors, and community agencies can use to address violence as it affects children and families in real-world settings.

When/Where

The conference will take place Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17, 2007 and will be held at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Day one will be devoted to two questions: why is our culture violent, and how does this violence affect education and counseling? The first day of the conference will provide a shared context for attendees, and includes the following:

Nov. 16: Flanagan Chapel
Free & open to the public

4:30 - 6:00 pm: Darius Rejali, Author of the forthcoming work, Approaches to Violence: A Citizen's Toolkit, Keynote Address: Overcoming the Silence of Violence
7:00 - 8:30 pm: Robin Karr-Morse, Co-Author of Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence, Keynote Address: Tracing the Roots of Violence

Reception following keynote addresses (8:30). Sponsored by Portland Schools Foundation.

Nov. 17
(Registration/fee required, see below.)

Saturday's sessions will allow conference attendees to build on the ideas presented on Friday. Conference attendees will collaborate with presenters to identify practical strategies for cultivating nonviolent educational settings. Saturday will include panels, symposia, and individual papers on the following themes:

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Registration
[Albany Quadrangle / Smith Hall]
9:00 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.: Opening Remarks, Nancy Nagel and Darius Rejali
[Albany Quadrangle / Smith Hall]
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Theory Into Practice: The Reality of Surviving a School Shooting, Larry Bentz, former principal Thurston & Springwater Trail High Schools
[Howard Hall, Rm. 115]
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.:
- School Violence: Lessons Learned: Q & A with Larry Bentz
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 115]
- Making our College Campuses Safer: W. Houston Dougharty, Dean of Students, John Hancock, Assoc. Dean of Students, Winston G. Jones, Assistant Dean of Students and Timothy O'Dwyer, Director of Campus Safety - all of Lewis & Clark
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 116]
- The B.O.U.R.N.E. Ultimatum: Balancing Over-representation & Under-respresentation is Necessary for Equality: Franklin "Ron" Weaver, Oregon Youth Authority Multicultural Services Coordinator
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 132]
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.:
- Athletics and Cross-cultural Misunderstandings: The Roosevelt - Eugene State Basketball Play Offs: Deborah Peterson, Principal, Roosevelt High School and Student Panel
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 135]
- BAM! Boys Advocacy and Mentoring: Prevention Groups for School Age Boys: Peter Mortola, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Stephen Grant, Howard Hiton
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 116]
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.:
- Countering Self-Inflicted Violence in Suburban Middle School and High Schools: Mollie Galloway, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 115]
- Working with Humane Societies to End Interpersonal Violence: Janet Winikoff, Director of Education, Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County, Florida
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 116]
- A Thai Educational Approach to Peace: Relevance to the American School System: Jeanne Mariah Lilly, Lutheran Community Services
  [Howard Hall, Rm. 132]
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.:
- Strategies for Today's Schools: Lessons Learned: Darious Rejali, Reed College
  [Albany Quadrangle / Smith Hall]

Dr. Rejali will synthesize Saturday's major themes into a coherent and tangible conference summary. Hope in a Time of Violence participants will leave with new ideas and enthusiasm about their abilities to handle the tough issues presented by violence in its many forms.

For detailed information about sessions and presenters (.pdf) [Updated 16 Nov 07]

Registration

Registration form available here. (.pdf)

Fees: $110 (Reduced registration for students, $10.)

Optional Continuing Education Credit: 1 semester hour, CEED 866, $80 Continuing Education Credit Form

Group Discount: Buy four tickets, get the fifth free

The registration form may be faxed to 503.768.6045. Please make checks payable to Lewis & Clark College. Contact us for more details at 503.768.6009 or cizon@lclark.edu.

Supported By:

Witherell-Smith Speaker Series Fund, Office of Safe and Drug-free Schools (Oregon Department of Education), and Oregon Education Association

Hope in a Time of Violence