Program and Speakers



Friday Evening, July 14
5:00 - 6:00 Registration, browsing, and networking

6:00 - 6:15 Welcome and introduction Margi McCue, Conference Coordinator

6:15 - 7:15 Survivors' panel

7:15 - 7:30 Break

7:30 - 9:00 S. Renee Mitchell performs: em-pow-HER: Understanding the Power of Words

Saturday, July 15
8:15 - 9:00 Coffee, tea, browsing, and networking

9:00 - 9:15 Student documentary: Talking About It

Directed by Howard Dinatale, Ainara Echanove, Clarissa Avila,

9:15 - 10:15 Unveiling PSU's Interpersonal Violence certificate program Margi McCue, Conference Coordinator

10:30 - 12:00 Morning workshop session. 9The following workshops will be offered in both the morning and afternoon time slots.

12:00 - 1:15 Lunch*

Robin Runge, Esq., director of the Commission on Domestic Violence of the American Bar Association presents: Ensuring Victim Safety: Trends and Challenges in Improving the Civil Legal Response to Domestic Violence
1:30 - 3:00 Afternoon workshop session (see morning workshops)

3:00 - 4:00 Closing: Keep Talking About It Interviews and exercises

4:00 - 5:00 Browsing, networking, and activism opportunities
* A catered box lunch will be offered at University Place for Robin Runge's presentation. Please use the registration form to request your reservation and lunch preference. Seating without lunch will also be available for this presentation.
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Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) is an interdisciplinary program designed to foster students’ personal and intellectual development in the study of gender and sexuality within both local and global contexts; the intersectional analysis of race, gender, class, culture and disability; power, systems of privilege, and resistance; and the links between theoretical understandings of feminist/queer studies and community activism. A degree in WGSS prepares students for socially responsible community involvement and a broad range of careers in community agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies. Additionally, the WGSS program offers a foundation for graduate work in professional degree programs such as teaching, counseling, social work, legal studies, public health, business administration, and advocacy.