An Aug. 16 training on “Violence on Campus” will address early identification, resources and response.

The training is hosted by the Counseling and Testing Center, Emergency Management & Continuity and the University of Oregon Police Department.

The session will cover potential warning signs for violent behavior, a video illustrating options for individuals faced with an incident of violence on campus, information about UO Police's response capabilities for incidents of violence and an overview of preparedness activities at the campus-wide level and steps that departments and individuals can take to be better prepared.

Instructors include Shelly Kerr, director of the Counseling and Testing Center; Krista Dillon, of Enterprise Risk Services; and Lt. Andrew Bechdolt of the UO Police Department.

The training runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the EMU Fir Room. Register through Human Resources’ organizational development and training site.

- from the UO Office of Strategic Communications