[462] Domestic violence prevention expert to speak at MTSU April 1

MURFREESBORO — One of the country’s foremost anti-domestic violence advocates will examine the issue and the attitudes behind it in an address at MTSU.

Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, co-director of We End Violence, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in the Student Union ballroom.

We End Violence is a San Diego-based social business that provides lectures, educational campaigns, workshops and consulting services aimed at enlightening the public about sexual assault, bullying, sexual harassment and relationship violence, according to www.weendviolence.com.

Bucholtz also is co-president of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council. For the past 11 years, he has been an activist and public speaker in fields such as sexual violence, relationship violence and stalking, among others.

In addition, Bucholtz is an adjunct faculty member at Southwestern College, where he teaches oral communication, public speaking and small group facilitation, and a faculty lecturer at San Diego State University, where he teaches popular culture and counseling.

This event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by MTSU’s National Women’s History Month Committee and the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. For more information, contact the center at 615-898-5812.