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	Tomson Internship Scholarship Through a generous donation to the Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention (PATCVP) from O. Jay and Patricia Tomson, the PATCVP offers financial support for eligible students in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences who are undertaking internships in agencies, non-profit organizations, associations, or government agencies that have a...
	New MVP Train-the-Trainer Training Date for February 2020 What is Mentors in Violence Prevention? MVP is a widely acclaimed leadership program that motivates both men and women to play a central role in solving problems that historically have been considered “women’s issues:” rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault and harassment. Founded in 1993, MVP is the original "bystander" program in the field of...
	MW Symposium on Men's Leadership and Accountability Around #MeToo “If you want to make a social contribution, help build a public conversation about the big issues of the day." -- Arlie Hochschild Highlights from the Center for Violence Prevention's Midwest Symposium on Men's Leadership and Accountability Around #MeToo. Des Moines, Iowa. January 28-29, 2019. Guest presenters included Jackson Katz,...
	Brown Bag Presentation Sexual Violence in Conflict: United Nations’ Jurisdiction and Response Friday, January 25, 2019 \| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. \| ScholarSpace, Rod Library, UNI The Center for Violence Prevention graciously welcomes Officer Martin Permen to the University of Northern Iowa. Martin Permen is an officer with the Swedish police and serves on...
	Tomson Internship Scholarship The Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) is accepting applications for the O. Jay and Patricia Tomson Internship Scholarship for spring 2019. The CVP offers financial support to CSBS students who are undertaking internships in violence prevention and/or victim service agencies directly, or who are serving or working with such issues indirectly at the...
	Weapons of Mass Inclusion While the current debates and discussions regarding public access to militarized weapons, the breakdown of intel between national, state and local law enforcement officials, the flawed or non-existent background checks and the identification of individuals struggling with mental illness are all important, they fail to include the real culprit and core...
	Latest News on Proposed Funding for Governor's Office on Bullying at UNI In a recent Waterloo Courier article, comments and perspectives on future funding for the Governor's Office on Bullying Prevention were discussed. Six months after it was created, the governor’...
	Alan Heisterkamp, Former Sioux City educator spreads bullying awareness state, nationwide Alan Heisterkamp has served as the director for the MVP center for the last four years. On July 1 he was named director of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Leadership Institute at the University of Northern Iowa. He has been working to implement...
	Center for Violence Prevention continues anti-bullying efforts An Executive Order signed by Gov. Terry Branstad named UNI's Center for Violence Prevention as the new home for the Governor's Office for Bullying Prevention.
	Mentors in Violence Prevention Workshop TRAINING SESSION IS FULL What is Mentors in Violence Prevention? MVP is a widely acclaimed leadership program that motivates both men and women to play a central role in solving problems that historically have been considered “women’s issues:” rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault and harassment. Founded in 1993, MVP is the original "bystander"...