EDUCATION about and PREVENTION against gender and relationship violence
The 6th Annual 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 a one-and-a-half-day conference for college and university administrators, faculty, staff, and students for the purpose of providing education and training for preventing and responding to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. The 2018 Summit will be Wednesday and Thursday, November 14-15 and will be held on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas (in the greater Kansas City area). The Heartland Campus Safety Summit will host national experts and promote the sharing of best practices among participants.
The Summit is designed for key campus personnel from the states of Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Those invited include: Title IX coordinators, 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 Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Those invited include: Title IX coordinators, 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 and program information
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.
It’s on Us: Sexual Assault Response Panel
Stephanie Spitz, Campus Victim Advocate/Students for Violence Prevention Advisor; Pittsburg State University, Megan Woodfield, student member of Students for Violence Prevention; Pittsburg State University
A panel was created to give students access to resources on and off campus for sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Students can anonymously send in questions to the panel to answer while each panel member lists their roles, rights, and responsibilities. Members on the panel at Pittsburg State University are the PSU Campus Victim Advocate, PSU Police Director, Director of PSU Institutional Equity/Title IX Coordinator, PSU Assistant Vice President of Student Life, PSU Area Coordinator of Housing, LGBTQ Rights Representative, and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner from the local hospital. Discussion on the creation of the panel along with Q&A’s for the audience.
Addressing Concerns Involving Third Parties
Adrienne Martinez, EEO/Title IX Coordinator; University of Central Oklahoma
Is your campus open to the public? Do you host non-student/employee visitors or event facilitators? Do you send students and employees to learn at off-site locations? What happens when you learn of a situation involving a student or employee, but the other party is not affiliated with your school? These situations are incredibly common, yet little may be in place to address the rights of and options for persons involved in discrimination and harassment with a third party. Come discuss the breadth and limitations of institutional oversight and responsibilities as we unravel some of these intricacies.
More coming soon...
Stephanie Spitz, Campus Victim Advocate/Students for Violence Prevention Advisor; Pittsburg State University, Megan Woodfield, student member of Students for Violence Prevention; Pittsburg State University
A panel was created to give students access to resources on and off campus for sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Students can anonymously send in questions to the panel to answer while each panel member lists their roles, rights, and responsibilities. Members on the panel at Pittsburg State University are the PSU Campus Victim Advocate, PSU Police Director, Director of PSU Institutional Equity/Title IX Coordinator, PSU Assistant Vice President of Student Life, PSU Area Coordinator of Housing, LGBTQ Rights Representative, and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner from the local hospital. Discussion on the creation of the panel along with Q&A’s for the audience.
Addressing Concerns Involving Third Parties
Adrienne Martinez, EEO/Title IX Coordinator; University of Central Oklahoma
Is your campus open to the public? Do you host non-student/employee visitors or event facilitators? Do you send students and employees to learn at off-site locations? What happens when you learn of a situation involving a student or employee, but the other party is not affiliated with your school? These situations are incredibly common, yet little may be in place to address the rights of and options for persons involved in discrimination and harassment with a third party. Come discuss the breadth and limitations of institutional oversight and responsibilities as we unravel some of these intricacies.
More coming soon...
Registration, hotels, and location
Registration for the 2018 Heartland Campus Safety Summit is now open. To register, please click here.
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 2017 summit will be held on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS.
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Call for proposals
Submission Deadline August 27, 2018
The Heartland Campus Safety Summit is a regional and affordable two-day workshop for college and university administrators, faculty, staff and students interested in improving their campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. The summit is designed for key college personnel including: Title IX officers, 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.
We are calling for proposal submissions focusing on the prevention of and response to gender-based violence on college campuses. Potential sessions may focus on gender-based violence as it relates to university policies and procedures, prevention programming, engaging college men, victim services & coordinated response, off-campus partnerships, and campus climate assessments, and other related topics.
To submit a proposal, include:
All accepted presenters are required to pay the registration fee.
Please send all proposals to janascampaign@gmail.com by August 27, 2018. We will notify you on the status of your submission by September 3, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact us.
The Heartland Campus Safety Summit is a regional and affordable two-day workshop for college and university administrators, faculty, staff and students interested in improving their campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. The summit is designed for key college personnel including: Title IX officers, 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.
We are calling for proposal submissions focusing on the prevention of and response to gender-based violence on college campuses. Potential sessions may focus on gender-based violence as it relates to university policies and procedures, prevention programming, engaging college men, victim services & coordinated response, off-campus partnerships, and campus climate assessments, and other related topics.
To submit a proposal, include:
- Presenter Information (Name, Title, Institution/Organization, Phone, Email)
- Working Title
- Short Description (3-6 sentences)
- Participant track (beginner, intermediate or advanced)
- Session format (presentation, panel, round table, etc.)
- What campus entities will most benefit from this session? (campus police, student affairs, students, etc.)
All accepted presenters are required to pay the registration fee.
Please send all proposals to janascampaign@gmail.com by August 27, 2018. We will notify you on the status of your submission by September 3, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact us.
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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2016 Summit Feedback
“Great conference, I hope to bring more individuals from my institution next year.” “Always useful and beneficial.” “Thanks for a great and very informative conference!” “I look forward to these summits and the opportunity to bring students to this rich educational experience.” “Excellent! Heart-felt thanks for helping this issue in front of us. It is absolutely crucial”. “One of the best conferences I have attended.” |
“Thanks for doing this regularly! Thanks!” “Extremely beneficial to have review of information already known and being able to learn more. Great opportunity for continued education on what other campuses are doing.” “This is my second time. I am astonished yet again by the quality, investment and dedication of everyone involved, participated and presented.” “Once again I’m leaving energized and ready to bring the vast amount of info back to my campus.” |
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 (Colorado Springs, 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.
