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Puzzles 2025: Workshops Announced + Early Registration Extended
- From: Juliette Grimmett <>
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- Subject: Puzzles 2025: Workshops Announced + Early Registration Extended
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:41:59 -0400
Dear Campus and Community Partners,
Chrysalis Network, the NC State University Counseling Center, and the NC State University Women’s Center are excited to announce our workshops and keynotes for our 12th Annual Solving the Campus Sexual Assault & Dating Violence Puzzle VIRTUAL International Conference: Maintaining the Movement.
Presenters include experts from: Victims Rights Law Center (VRLC), Michigan State University, NH Coalition Against Domestic + Sexual Violence, University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt University, the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) and the National Organization for Victim Advocacy. See below for the full list of sessions.
Interested in attending but have a scheduling conflict?
No worries! All sessions will be recorded and available to registrants for 3 months.
EARLY REGISTRATION EXTENDED!!
REGISTER before 9/22 to lock in early registration rates
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Why Puzzles?
Yes, there are a ton of conferences out there - what makes this one so special you ask??? Here are our top 5 reasons:
Presenters: While we bring in the headliners, we also shine spotlights on local unfamiliar rock stars. We strive to provide opportunities for those who are often overlooked.
Cost: Offers an affordable national conference experience with a small group feel. Other national sexual violence conferences charge upwards of triple our registration fee ($400-$875 versus $160-$300, with most being $500+).
Topic: Puzzles focuses entirely on college sexual and dating violence and all presenters are required to incorporate aspects of intersectionality in their sessions.
Cash: As an incentive to network with other participants and to visit our sponsor exhibitor booths, we will award multiple cash winners per day. Top participants will get cash Venmo’d straight to them or via a gift card-up to you!
Community: Puzzles is centered on the importance of building relationships and community. Our plentiful and hard-working team strive to create a personalized, connected, supportive, and welcoming conference experience tailored to you. Even though we are virtual, we believe you will continue to feel our personal connection!
Lastly, over 50% of all sessions are for intermediate or advanced professionals.
So what are you waiting for? Register now!!
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Please consider being one of our sponsors. We have a variety of options available for non-profit and for-profit agencies.
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Continuing Education & OVW Grantees
We invite OVW Grantees from the Campus, Culturally Specific Services, Transitional Housing, Culturally Specific Sexual Assault Services, STOP formula, SASP formula, Coalitions, Disability, and Underserved programs are required to submit a GAM to get approval specific to their awards in order to attend this conference.
We also invite counselors and social workers seeking CEs to register for the conference now so that you can take advantage of the early registration rate (ends 9/22).
We have applied for 15 NBCC Clock hours to be approved for LPCs. Social Workers can get CE approval from their state board. Check the website for final approval. If we do not receive NBCC CEs (which has never happened), and you no longer want to attend, you will receive a full refund.
We will also be applying for continuing education hours for advocates through the National Advocate Credentialing Program of the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA).
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Keynotes (more coming soon!)
Campus Relationships in the Age of AI: Exploring New Risks and Opportunities Sloan Thompson with EndTAB
Redefining Victim-Centered + Trauma-Informed Care to Include Intimacy, Bodies, + Pleasure Dr. Jessica Sanchez with Sexual Wellness Essentials
Title TBD Shannon Collins, Senior Director of Training and Technical Assistance, National Organization for Victim Advocacy + Cari Simon, Managing Legal Counsel at The Fierberg National Law Group, PLLC
Workshops (MOST SESSIONS EVER!)
10 Years of “It’s On Us” in the Big 10: Centering Primary Prevention in Student Programming
Michigan State University: Jodie Goodman, Prevention Education Manager
Advocacy for survivors of Strangulation in Special Populations
Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence: Shelby Lieber, Survivor Coordinator
A Learning Community for Professionals Working with Students Responsible for Sexual Misconduct
Klancy Street: Joan Tabachnick, Consultant & Jay Wilgus, Principal
A Tale of Two Fraternities: Performative Male Allyship
and A More Inclusive Approach to Masculinity
California State University, Northridge: Suzannah
Rogan, Assistant Director, Outreach, Prevention & Education
Breathe: Cultivating An Awareness Campaign on Sexual Choking Risks & Resources
Ascend Consulting: Heather Caillier, President & Principal; MN Office of Higher Education: Melissa Watschke, Title IX Training Administrator
Bridging the Gap: Engaging Young Adults (18–25) in Trauma Therapy After Interpersonal Violence to Improve Mental & Physical Outcomes Later in Life
Blue Monkey Counseling, PLLC: Melissa McCurry, Founder, Clinical Director, Outpatient Therapist
Campus Adjudication Pathways: So many options, what do they all mean and what do Advocates need to know?
Victims Rights Law Center: Shannon Masden, Assistant Director of Training and Consultation
Diversity in Survivor Advocacy: Intersectional Trauma-Informed Care in Higher Education
Creighton University: Sarika Griffin, Associate Director
Expanding Survivor Support: Embedding Gender-Based Violence Work & Confidential Advising in Cultural Center Spaces
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign: Gabrielle Schwartz, Associate Director of Advocacy
From Silos to Synergy: Connecting Substance Use Prevention, Recovery, and Violence Prevention on College Campuses
Addiction Professionals of NC: Jarmichael Harris, Director of Scholastic Recovery & Emmy Knowles, Director of Scholastic Prevention
How and Where First-Year College Students Learn about Dating and Sexual Relationships
Georgia Southern University: Jacquelyn Mesenbrink, Assistant Professor
How Sexual Violence Professionals Are Navigating Sociopolitical Shifts
University of Wisconsin – Madison: LB Klein, Assistant Professor
“Is this normal?”: Sexual Health Consultations as an Intervention Model for Integrated Prevention & Response
Northwestern University Center for Student Advocacy and Wellness: Tess Benser, Assistant Director of Outreach & Sexual Wellness
Leading with an Equity Lens (even if you can't say "equity"!)
Seven & Nine Consulting, Inc.: Amy Circosta, Founder
Making Justice Work for You: Informal Resolution Goal Setting and Managing Expectations
Vanderbilt University: Elle Boeding, Victim Resource Specialist, Olivia Darrow Wallace, Assistant Director for Advocacy Services, & Aba Mims, Victim Resource Specialist
“Nature” of the Work Right Now: Building Robust Networks Despite Difference and Scarcity
National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA): Aysia Evans-Kidd, Culturally Specific Program Manager & Katy Rogers, Campus Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Program Manager
Peer-led Prevention Programming: Challenges and Opportunities
UC San Diego: Leah Klement, Training Manager & Jessica Valencia, Training & Education Specialist
Reclaiming Pleasure: Intimacy, Identity, and Healing in Disabled Bodies
The Delta Oracle: Delphine Andrews, Founder of The Delta Oracle—Disability justice life coach, workshop facilitator, educator, storyteller
Research to Practice: Building and Sustaining the Prevention Movement on College Campuses
Macalester College: Jennifer Jacobsen, Executive Director of Health & Well-being; Soteria Solutions: Meera Seshadri, Health Communication & Prevention Strategist
Resonate: Red Zone Stories that Reach (in less than 3 minutes!)
Ohio State University: Eliza Sabo, Sexual Violence Advocacy Coordinator
Restorative Justice for Campus Sexual Harm: How to Build Buy-In
RK Resolution LLC: Rachel King, Restorative Justice Practitioner
Risk Assessment and Safety Planning in Stalking Cases
Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): Kendra Eggleston, Training + Campus Specialist
Touch, Trust, & Transformation: Using Sensate Focus to Restore Intimacy After Trauma
University of Texas Arlington: Jessica Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Practice
"Say No to This"- Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment in the Performing Arts
Safe Connections: Emily Stoinski, Community Education Coordinator
Sharing Responsibility for a Safer Campus: A Collaborative Approach to Violence Prevention
UNC-Chapel Hill: Angel Gray, Director of Threat Assessment and Management & Holly Lovern, Director of Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services
The Vinny Vow: Bystander Intervention Training
DePaul University: Ellie Goldstein, Wellness Support Specialist & Survivor Support Advocate
To Buy or to Build: A cost-benefit analysis of purchasing an online vendor product vs. developing your own
University of Wisconsin – Madison: Samantha Bowen, Assistant Director of Violence Prevention, Alex Nelson, Violence Prevention Manager, & Nola Pastor, Violence Prevention Program Manager
"Totally Stalking You": How Stalking is Normalized & How We Can Stop It
Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): Kendra Eggleston, Training + Campus Specialist
Understanding the Experiences of Practitioners who Work with Respondents in Sexual Misconduct Cases
Tulane University: Julia Broussard, Assistant Provost for Title IX Compliance & Education
Unheard and Underserved: Black Maternal Mental Health and the Trauma of Reproductive Violence
NC State University: Destinee Wormack, Graduate Assistant
Using an Equity-minded and Wellness-Centered Approach to Taking a Public Health
Approach to Interpersonal Violence Prevention on College Campuses
Winston Salem State University: Candice Jackson, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs for Health and Well-being
What to Watch Next: Turning Pop Culture into Conversations on Consent
New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence: Riley Kavanagh, Training and Resources Coordinator, & Emily Provencher, Prevention Specialist
We cannot wait to see you (online) in December!
Please contact me for all questions.
Thank you!
Juliette
- Puzzles 2025: Workshops Announced + Early Registration Extended, Juliette Grimmett, 09/15/2025
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