UNK Child Welfare Conference aims to end bullying
KEARNEY – An upcoming event at the University of Nebraska at Kearney aims to end bullying. “Bullying: Prevention, Intervention and Strategies for Change” is the subject for the 10th annual Child Welfare Conference Thursday (April 5) in the Ponderosa Room at the Nebraskan Student Union on campus. “Bullying continues to be a prevalent issue affecting individuals of all ages, but it’s especially concerning among children and adolescents,” said associate professor Jody VanLaningham, chair of … [Read more...]
UNK Criminal Justice Conference: Police tactical expert Frisz focuses on civil unrest
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Veteran police officer, tactical operations and drug enforcement expert Kurt Frisz is the keynote speaker at the Criminal Justice Conference at University of Nebraska at Kearney. Frisz served 30 years with the St. Louis County (Mo.) Police Department and currently is chief of police for the Wentzville (Mo.) Police Department. His talk, “Police Response to Civil Unrest,” is at 9:15 a.m. Monday (Oct. 2) at UNK’s Ponderosa Room in the Nebraskan … [Read more...]
Women’s and Gender Studies event features Ferber talk ‘The Politics of Hate’
Women in IT conference proposals due March 31
Proposals are being sought for the 2017 Women Advance IT leadership conference, which is Oct. 18-19 at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. The deadline to submit a proposal is March 31. Program tracks for the annual conference include: leadership, diversity, women in IT and emerging technologies. The two-day event is seeking presentations on how change is made in organizations, companies and campuses. Programs and speakers will encourage inclusiveness and continued education in … [Read more...]
