08/26 - Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

University Forum XLI: "Promoting Campus Safety"

This all-university event will begin with continental breakfast, followed by a keynote on "Lessons Learned from Virginia Tech" and a Community Conversation on "Promoting Safety at Southern."  Luncheon will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Michael J. Adanti Student Center.  The afternoon keynote for faculty on "Problematic Behaviors, Disruptive Students and Classroom Management" will be followed by a Community Conversation on "Promoting Civility in the Classroom."

Forum XLI will feature keynote speaker Dr. Gerald Amada, an internationally recognized expert on campus safety and classroom management.  Dr. Amada has published 10 books and more than 100 articles on mental health issues, psychotherapy, and disruptive student issues.  His books on college student issues are Coping with the Disruptive College Student: A Practical Model, Coping with Misconduct in the College Classroom: A Practical Model, and Mental Health and Student Conduct Issues on the College Campus: A Reader.

The tentative schedule for the forum can be found here (opens as a PDF file).

To register for the event, please e-mail the Faculty Development Office at facultydevel@southernct.edu or call ext. 25358.

Location: Charles Garner Recital Hall, EN C112

Contact Information: Faculty Development Office , (203) 392-5358 , facultydevel@southernct.edu