For Immediate Release March 4, 2003

Denver, Colorado-With recent headlines of student shootings and the FBI's alarming warning that campuses could be targets for terrorist attacks, colleges realize more than ever how vulnerable to violence they can be.

On May 18-20, 2003, Regis University will be hosting a 3-day regional conference "Violence Goes to College: Prevention, Interruption & Disaster Management" to help professionals in higher education take fear out of the equation. From hazing to homicide, rapes to rioting, many tragic and difficult problems will be covered during this practical and timely conference. For campus law enforcement, judicial affairs officers, prevention professionals, counselors, risk managers, and human resource staff this conference will offer state-of-the-art strategies for prevention, interruption and disaster management.

Keynote presentations include:

• Dr. James Hurst, former Dean of Students at the University of Wyoming and chair of the crisis intervention team at the time of the Matthew Shepard hate-motivated murder.
• Davis, former Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff's Office during the Columbine tragedy.

The conference co-sponsors include Security on Campus, Inc., The Higher Education Center's "Network", the University of Colorado, the University of Northern Colorado, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network.

For more information contact Sally Spencer-Thomas (303) 458-4323 or visit http://www.regis.edu/preventviolence/.