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EDUCATION about and PREVENTION against gender and relationship violence
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The Heartland Campus Safety Summit
A conference on preventing and responding to gender-based violence on college campuses.
About the Conference
The Heartland Campus Safety Summit is an affordable conference for college and university administrators, faculty, staff, advocates, Title IX officers, Campus Security and Police, and students interested in improving their campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. The 2019 Summit will be Wednesday and Thursday, November 13-14, and will be held on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas (in the greater Kansas City area). At the conference Jana's Campaign will host national experts, and encourages the sharing of best practices among participants.
The Summit is designed for key campus personnel from the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Those invited include: Title IX coordinators, college/university legal representatives, public safety officers, residential life and student affairs personnel, athletic directors, women’s center staff, student leaders, health and counseling professionals, and other campus and community representatives interested in campus safety.
Thanks to corporate and foundation sponsors and partnerships, we are able to keep Heartland Campus Safety Summit registration fees extremely affordable. Our rationale is to encourage campuses to send multi-disciplinary teams to attend, increasing the impact of the Summit on every campus represented. We are committed to hosting a wide range of regional campus safety representatives at every Summit, while maintaining the highest quality conference of its kind.
The Heartland Campus Safety Summit is the result of a collaborative relationship between Jana’s Campaign, Inc. and Johnson County Community College. Utilizing their expertise and knowledge of the field, both Jana’s Campaign, Inc. and Johnson County Community College provide conference coordination and facilitation for the Summit. Other colleges, universities and gender-based advocacy groups are participating as supporters and collaborators for this project.
The Summit is designed for key campus personnel from the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Those invited include: Title IX coordinators, college/university legal representatives, public safety officers, residential life and student affairs personnel, athletic directors, women’s center staff, student leaders, health and counseling professionals, and other campus and community representatives interested in campus safety.
Thanks to corporate and foundation sponsors and partnerships, we are able to keep Heartland Campus Safety Summit registration fees extremely affordable. Our rationale is to encourage campuses to send multi-disciplinary teams to attend, increasing the impact of the Summit on every campus represented. We are committed to hosting a wide range of regional campus safety representatives at every Summit, while maintaining the highest quality conference of its kind.
The Heartland Campus Safety Summit is the result of a collaborative relationship between Jana’s Campaign, Inc. and Johnson County Community College. Utilizing their expertise and knowledge of the field, both Jana’s Campaign, Inc. and Johnson County Community College provide conference coordination and facilitation for the Summit. Other colleges, universities and gender-based advocacy groups are participating as supporters and collaborators for this project.
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2018 Conference Information
Speakers, program information, and Presentations
Brenda Tracy, RN, Survivor, Activist
Brenda Tracy is a nurse, mother, activist, and survivor. In 1998, she reported to police that she was brutally raped by four men, two of whom played football at Oregon State University. In 2014, Tracy found the courage to come forward with her story and now seeks to make the world a better place for survivors. Ms.Tracy has worked closely with Oregon legislators to expand victims’ rights and has successfully helped to pass seven laws, which includes extending the Oregon statute of limitations to prosecute rape and mandatory testing of all rape kits in Oregon. Ms.Tracy has won numerous awards and was named ESPNs 2016 top 25 women. She sits on the NCAA Committee to Combat Sexual Violence and is a frequent guest commentator on CNN and ESPN. Ms. Tracy is the founder of the national campaign #SetTheExpectation and she travels the country speaking to university students, athletes and nonprofit organizations.
Brenda Tracy is a nurse, mother, activist, and survivor. In 1998, she reported to police that she was brutally raped by four men, two of whom played football at Oregon State University. In 2014, Tracy found the courage to come forward with her story and now seeks to make the world a better place for survivors. Ms.Tracy has worked closely with Oregon legislators to expand victims’ rights and has successfully helped to pass seven laws, which includes extending the Oregon statute of limitations to prosecute rape and mandatory testing of all rape kits in Oregon. Ms.Tracy has won numerous awards and was named ESPNs 2016 top 25 women. She sits on the NCAA Committee to Combat Sexual Violence and is a frequent guest commentator on CNN and ESPN. Ms. Tracy is the founder of the national campaign #SetTheExpectation and she travels the country speaking to university students, athletes and nonprofit organizations.
Patty Crawford, Former Title IX Coordinator, Baylor University
Featured speaker, Patty Crawford, former Title IX Coordinator for Baylor University, will talk about her experiences with the school's sexual assault scandal. During her time at Baylor, Crawford worked with hundreds of sexual assault and intimate partner violence victims and survivors. Although she improved Baylor's Title IX policies and procedures, she ultimately filed an official complaint with the Office for Civil Rights and resigned her position. The presentation will focus on her experiences with the hope of helping other institutions with their responses to gender and relationship violence.
Patty Crawford became the university's first full-time Title IX Coordinator when she joined Baylor in November 2014. Frustrated with the lack of institutional support, Crawford resigned two years later. Crawford is dedicated to ending corrupt practices and continues to assist institutions and organizations across the country with Title IX compliance and violence prevention.
Featured speaker, Patty Crawford, former Title IX Coordinator for Baylor University, will talk about her experiences with the school's sexual assault scandal. During her time at Baylor, Crawford worked with hundreds of sexual assault and intimate partner violence victims and survivors. Although she improved Baylor's Title IX policies and procedures, she ultimately filed an official complaint with the Office for Civil Rights and resigned her position. The presentation will focus on her experiences with the hope of helping other institutions with their responses to gender and relationship violence.
Patty Crawford became the university's first full-time Title IX Coordinator when she joined Baylor in November 2014. Frustrated with the lack of institutional support, Crawford resigned two years later. Crawford is dedicated to ending corrupt practices and continues to assist institutions and organizations across the country with Title IX compliance and violence prevention.
The HCSS 2018 Program is available for download.
The 2018 presentations are now available here.
Registration, hotels, and location
Registration for the 2019 Heartland Campus Safety Summit has not yet opened.
Hotels near Johnson County Community College Include:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kansas City – Overland Park
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Olathe North
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Overland Park
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kansas City – Overland Park
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Olathe North
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Overland Park
The summit will be held on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS.
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Call for proposals
Coming soon...
past summits
2013-2017 Heartland Campus Safety Summits
Proposed Summit Topics
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Summit Objectives
Campus leaders will be encouraged to develop a team of key campus stakeholders to create a comprehensive and integrated approach to preventing and responding to gender-based violence at their institutions. Furthermore, promoting a focused and coherent system of support that encourages respectful, non-violent relationships will also be addressed. The summit’s ultimate goal is to transform area colleges and universities to:
- Prevent abusive behaviors by engaging faculty, staff, and students in promoting healthy relationships;
- Ensure that the institution is prepared to respond promptly and effectively to incidents and reports of violence when they do occur; and
- Ultimately to change campus norms so that campus members hold themselves and each other to respectful and non-violent standards of interpersonal behavior.
The conceptual framework for this educational summit was developed with the assistance of the report Beyond Title IX: Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education.
This document was developed by Futures Without Violence and the Avon Foundation for Women.
This document was developed by Futures Without Violence and the Avon Foundation for Women.
Summit CoordinatorsJana's Campaign Staff
Paul Kyle, Johnson County Community College |
Summit Sponsors
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2017 Summit Feedback
“There were some really great sessions and I learned a lot." “This conference is always interesting and full of information. Another great conference!" “I hope to integrate what I've learned into my campus activities and programs" “I plan to facilitate group bystander intervention trainings - athletic team group trainings – and develop campaign posters as a result of attending the summit." |
“I plan to change our handbook to make sure Title IX is shown as the top policy. It should trump other policies." “I want to bring the "What were you wearing" exhibit to my university and use free OVC-TTAC resources from training I received." “My plan is to work with the school to open more eyes and hopefully make a difference." “The keynote speakers were exceptional and inspiring and the workshops were relevant and helpful!" |
Regional Summits
The Heartland Campus Safety Summit has been the foundational Summit from Jana’s Campaign since 2013; its model has been expanded to the Rocky Mountain Campus Safety Summit (Denver, CO), the Midwest Campus Safety Summit (Muncie, IN), and the Campus Safety Summit in conjunction with the national Conference on Crimes Against Women (Dallas, TX). Together, these summits have attracted hundreds of participants from dozens of states across the United States.
Exhibitor Space
If you are interested in having a booth space at the summit, please contact us.
