Higher Ed: A webinar about guns on campus

Guns On Campus: An Overview Of Current Policy From The Legal, Administrative & Psychological Perspectives Thursday, July 26 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EDT  Registration - http://www.innovativeeducators.org/product_p/190.htm      Innovative Educators  Free Resources Activists and Politicians Discuss the Right to Carry Concealed Weapons on College Campuses  Colleges Get Advice for Crafting Weapons Policies That Will Hold Up in Court  Guns Come to Campuses Students for Concealed Carry  Empty Holster Movement Pushes for Concealed Weapons on Campus  Lobbying, but Looking Ahead  State Lawmakers Push to Allow Guns on College Campuses Guns on Campus - National Conference of State Legislatures Webinar Overview Guns on campus. Three simple words that cause fear and worry in the minds of most campus administrators. Then again, recent campus shootings bring an element of fear and worry to a campus community. The discussion gets even more confusing when a group of students comes into your office to request permission to conduct an "empty holster" protest on your quad. How does your college or university handle the question of concealed carry on campus? Which states currently allow guns on campus? Which states are considering legislation? How has this been implemented on open enrollment/community college campuses as well as four-year residential schools? Whatever your viewpoint, the discussion and debate continues. This program will offer an overview of the main points presented by each side and assist student affairs administrators in developing a better understanding of the salient arguments. Join us to hear the legal and administrative perspective on this topic from Dr. John Wesley Lowery, Associate Professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brian Van Brunt, Director of Counseling at Western Kentucky University, will join the discussion to offer his expertise in campus violence prevention and the psychological impact of guns on campus.  As an added bonus, David Burnett will share the views of Students for Concealed Carry. David serves as the Director of Public Relations for http://concealedcampus.org/ and will share the organization's perspective on this issue. This program will bring you 'up to speed' on the issue of guns on campus and help administrators, staff and faculty better understand the arguments on both sides of this hot-button issue. Webinar Objectives Participants will learn: Why some students believe that carrying weapons will keep them safe The philosophy of the empty holster movement How armed students will complicate an active shooter protocol Which states are currently allowing weapons on campus Which states are next in line to allow concealed carry Webinar Speaker Dr. Brian Van Brunt serves as the Director of Counseling at Western Kentucky State University. He is the president of the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) for the 2010-2011 term. He has worked in higher education for over twelve years. Brian consults and presents nationally on a variety of counseling topics in higher education. He has spoken to faculty and staff on the topics of mental health, forensic threat assessment, suicide prevention, compassion fatigue, classroom disruption and identifying and managing aggression. He has contributed to and been in quoted in the LA Times, New York Times, USA today, Newsweek, NPR and Anderson Cooper 360. His website iswww.brianvanbrunt.com. Dr. John Wesley Lowery joined the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM) as an affiliated consultant in August 2009. He is an associate professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He previously served on the faculty at Oklahoma State University, where he coordinated the college student affairs and higher education programs. His first faculty appointment was at the University of South Carolina, where he taught in and coordinated the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Program. John served as ASJA's (now ASCA) CAS Director for five years. He served on the Board of Directors for both NASPA (2002-2004) and ASJA (1996-1999).  David Burnett s the Director of Public Relations for Students for Concealed Carry (SCC). A graduate of the University of Kentucky business school and future law student, David got his start with SCC during the first empty holster protest in October 2007. Before serving on the Board, he served as a campus leader, media liaison and state director. He has written multiple articles, appeared on numerous radio shows, addressed the Second Amendment March in Washington, D.C., and appeared on the John Stossel Show to represent Students for Concealed Carry. He currently resides near Lexington, Kentucky.  Free Offerings Webinar:  Academic Advising: The Future Of Student Success - June 19 StudentLingo Trial:  Support Students 24/7 Go2Knowledge Preview: 50+ On-Demand Trainings Upcoming Webinars  June 12 -"Mad" Or Bad? 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