Comments on: 91��Ƶ president appoints ‘Action Plan’ Steering Committee

By: Moderator

Moderator — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:53:24 +0000

In reply to Lisa Schirch. Thank you for these thoughtful questions, which will be noted to the steering committee chair Irene Kniss, 91��Ƶ's Title IX coordinator. We will provide more coverage as the steering committee begins their work. Clarity on language is important. This article highlights the formation of a steering committee, rather than a task force. The fall 2016 task force, of which you were a member, developed recommendations for best practices addressing sexual violence. As the article notes, those recommendations will inform the work of the steering committee.

By: Lisa Schirch

Lisa Schirch — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:06:05 +0000

How will the new task force invite theological reflection on what Anabaptist values bring to the efforts to make 91��Ƶ a safe place for everyone? Will religious leaders be involved in discussing the questions of how we best listen to and acknowledge the harms that have been committed on campus? How will the task force listen to the experiences of victims of sexual violence at 91��Ƶ? Will the men and women whose lives have been affected by sexual violence at 91��Ƶ be asked to contribute their feedback on what has been helpful and harmful? How will the task force be inviting the expertise and experience of the 91��Ƶ faculty who have been teaching courses on sexual violence?

By: Ann Yoder

Ann Yoder — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:01:09 +0000

In reply to Jayne Docherty. Reassuring and hopeful work, 91��Ƶ, and offers a city-on-the-hill-Light-of-the-World antidote to the sadness & disappointment of the past 12 months, both in our academic/faith community and in the larger USA political arena. I applaud the appointment of the new Title IX coordinator & Steering committee chair, Irene Kniss. She brings strong and appropriate qualifications & life experience to this work. Thank you for informing the 91��Ƶ community & alums in this specific, easy-access manner. Jeff Shank, you are a treasured liaison to the 91��Ƶ Alumni community...91��Ƶ Homecoming 2016 was a memorable experience.

By: Jayne Docherty

Jayne Docherty — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 20:51:40 +0000

Thank you, President Schultz Huxman for your leadership in this matter. For those interested in enrolling in the course in Summer Peacebuilding Institute here are a few more details.

1. It is a 5-day course and may be taken for training only or for academic credit. If participants need CEUs, we can work with them on that.
2. Professor Carolyn Stauffer is teaching it. She is highly qualified through her extensive study of violence in intimate domains and through her practice,
3. Professor Stauffer is designing the course to help leaders and concerned members of organizations and institutions manage all of the facets of an incident or accusation of sexual misconduct — from coping with the traumatic effects to creating and sustaining effective response system.
4. We are defining leaders to include both formal and informal leaders in an organization.
5. Any organization that sends more than one participant is eligible for a tuition discount. Please indicate on your applications if you are applying as a group.

Follow the link above for more information and the application.

Comments on: 91����Ƶ president appoints ‘Action Plan’ Steering Committee

By: Moderator

By: Lisa Schirch

By: Ann Yoder

By: Jayne Docherty

Comments on: 91��Ƶ president appoints ‘Action Plan’ Steering Committee