| Dr. Jayne Docherty to Speak at Symposium | |
| Dr.
Jayne Seminare Docherty, an expert on conflict resolution, will speak at Lycoming College on the topic
of "Finding Long Term Security in a Post 9/11 World,"
October 21, 7:00 p.m. in the Barclay Lecture Hall of the Heim
Building. The lecture is the final presentation of the
College's Fall
Symposium: After 9/11: Responses and Reflections. .
Dr. Docherty earned a doctorate from the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 1998. She has worked on environmental conflict resolution projects, on community-building initiatives, and with organizations and communities undergoing cultural changes. Dr. Docherty is currently a member of the faculty of the Conflict Transformation Program (CTP) of Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, an internationally recognized graduate program emphasizing practice in the areas of conflict transformation, restorative justice, and trauma healing and reconciliation. She is the author of Learning Lessons from Waco: When the Parties Bring Their Gods to the Negotiation Table, and she has published several papers on terrorism, violence, and conflicts between law enforcement authorities and new religious movements. Lycoming College is a private four-year liberal arts college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. U.S. News and World Report rated Lycoming as a national liberal arts college. |
