The Department of the Navy and The State University of New York are pleased to announce the first Regional Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment: Achieving cultural change through data and an evaluation mindset, September 5th, 2019, at the SUNY Global Center in New York City.
The purpose of the event is to sustain the conversation following the successful National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America's Colleges, Universities, and Service Academies, hosted at the United States Naval Academy in April 2019.
Mr. Richard Spencer, Secretary of the Navy, and Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, Chancellor of The State University of New York, will open the event. Morning sessions focus on the importance of engaged leadership, insight from Congressional leaders, and how civilian and military educational institutions can promote a culture of change with the effective use of data. Afternoon sessions will include in-depth discussions around reporting and prevalence data, program evaluation, and the role of climate more broadly in creating risk for sexual harassment and sexual assault.
The intended audience for these sessions include College and University Presidents, Chancellors, and Provosts, Vice Presidents for Student Affairs, Directors of college/university/service academy sexual violence programs, Title IX coordinators, Service sexual assault and sexual harassment program managers, Senior Military Leaders and Service Academy Superintendents. While this is a Regional Discussion focused in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, all are welcome to attend. Planning is ongoing for additional discussions in other regions of the country.
This regional discussion demonstrates our shared commitment to eliminating sexual assault and sexual harassment from our institutions.
