March 11, 2010

BCU Hosts Violence Prevention Educator Jackson Katz

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University will host Jackson Katz, an internationally recognized educator in violence prevention, at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, in the Stark Student Center on campus. This free event is open to the public.

Katz is co-founder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, which is the most widely used violence prevention program in professional and college athletics in the U.S. He has presented his award-winning educational video and lectures nationwide to millions of college and high school students.

The event is sponsored by Briar Cliff MVP and the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states.Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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