2024 UT System Anti-Hazing Summit
February 12 & 13, 2024
Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville at Vanderbilt
1811 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
Description
Join us February 12-13 in Nashville, TN, as we gather for the Inaugural Anti-Hazing Summit. This event was developed to increase systemwide collaboration around hazing prevention, reporting and response.
By attending the 2024 Anti-hazing Summit, participants will:
- Increase their knowledge of current hazing prevention policies and practices in place at each UT campus.
- Identify and examine existing barriers to support, communicate, and enforce hazing prevention policies and practices.
- Identify best practices recommended by external resources to effectively mitigate hazing.
- Develop appropriate action steps to prevent, report, and respond to hazing incidents on their campus.
- Improve campus- and system-level partnerships to increase collaboration around hazing prevention, reporting, and response.
Summit Schedule
Feb. 12 – Day One Schedule
12:00 P.M.
Summit Check-in/Boxed Lunch
1:00 P.M.
System-Wide Welcome & Kick-Off
Remarks by Dr. Bernie Savarese, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Research and Student Success
Remarks by Brian Daniels, Chief Audit & Compliance Officer
1:30 P.M
Session One: Change is Possible: A Case Study on Smoking
2:00 P.M.
Session Two: Our Starting Place: What’s Happening on our Campuses
- Moderator
- Stevan Veldkamp, executive director, Piazza Center
- Panelists
- John Keith, director of office of sorority and fraternity life, UT Knoxville
- Jim Hicks, assistant vice chancellor of student affairs and dean of students, UT Chattanooga
- Sarah Catherine Richardson, dean of students, UT Southern
- Ashley Bynum, associate athletic director for compliance and academics, UT Martin
3:10 P.M.
Break
3:30 P.M.
Session Three: What We Know about Why Hazing Happens: What the Research Says
4:10 P.M.
Session Four: Motivators for Hazing
4:50 P.M.
Break
5:05 P.M.
Session Five: Disrupting Hazing: The 4 Cs of Situational Strength
5:45 P.M.
Review of Logistics/Dismiss for Day
*All sessions for Day 1 of the Anti-Hazing Summit will be held in Commodore, Rooms A and B.
Feb. 13 – Day Two Schedule
8:15 A.M.
Summit Check-in
8:30 A.M.
Panel Discussion: Prevention Strategies for Enacting Change
- Moderator
- Todd Shelton, executive director, Hazing Prevention Network
- Panelists
- Patrick Biddix, director of research and assessment for student success, UT Knoxville
- Emily Perlow, dean of students, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Stevan Veldkamp, executive director, Piazza Center
10:00 A.M.
Break
10:15 A.M.
Session One: How to Know if Your Plan is Working: Results Based Accountability
11:00 A.M.
Break/Buffet Lunch
11:15 A.M.
Session Two: Working Your Plan/Working Lunch (Break out session)
12:25 P.M.
Next Steps
12:40 P.M.
Closing Remarks/Departure
Remarks by Dr. Bernie Savarese, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Research and Student Success
Summit Details
Partnership Groups
Hotel Information
The hotel block for this event is at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville at Vanderbilt. Please make your reservations by Monday, January 23, 2024, to receive your group rate. Reservations made after this date will be subject to prevailing rate and availability. Reservations may also be made by calling 1-800-HILTONS and refer to your group number 912. Click the link below to reserve your room block space. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dominique Harrison (dharri91@tennessee.edu) for assistance.
Group Rate: $205.00 (Flat)
Food Options
Snacks and beverages will be provided throughout the event. A boxed lunch will be provided by UT System on Feb. 12, and breakfast (by hotel) and lunch (provided by UT System) on Feb 13.
- Free Hot Breakfast – Enjoy free made-to-order breakfast each morning featuring a full hot buffet as well as a variety of fresh bakeries, oatmeal, cereal, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, juices, and sodas.
*The Embassy has an on-site restaurant which serves dinner daily from 5-10pm. Complimentary Drinks and snacks provided by the Embassy at the evening reception.
Restaurant Guide
To view a list of restaurant and bar options for those who want to go out after the summit, please click the link below.
Event Contacts
If you have any questions or comments about the event, please contact Leigh Morales, director of student success, at lcmorales@tennessee.edu or Kelly Mihalik, special projects coordinator – audit and compliance at kmihalik@utk.edu.
If you have any questions about the venue, hotel, dietary restrictions, or other accommodation please contact Dominique Harrison, student success coordinator at dharri91@tennessee.edu.
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