SCENES FROM THE UNIVERSITY
EDUCATED INFORMED By Nicholas A. Love
The College of Professional Studies and Advancement (CPSA) works to bring interesting and relevant speakers to inform, encourage and inspire the NLU community and general public. At the end of 2017, CPSA hosted two major events: the Immigration Policy Forum and Restoring and Healing Communities: Searching for Sustainable Pathways to an Equitable City. These events showcased high-level speakers presenting topics relevant at the national level as well as more locally to the state of Illinois. These presentations and discussions with policy experts hold true to the spirit of innovation and excellence at this University and come at a critical time as our Nation continues to move, shift and change.
Juliana Stratton, Illinois state representative and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election.
RESTORING AND HEALING COMMUNITIES
NLU’s Applied Behavioral Sciences faculty invited Illinois state representative Juliana Stratton to present as part of their speaker series. More than 150 people attended, including students, community representatives, faculty, staff and interested citizens. After earning her law degree, Stratton felt mediation could result in greater justice than the court system, so she started a mediation firm, resolving disputes such as workplace discrimination cases. She became interested in restorative justice and trained in facilitating peace circles, the key tool used to achieve restorative justice. That’s the framework through which she views every piece of legislation, she explained.
Professor Ericka Mingo, Ph.D., discusses restorative justice with Juliana Stratton.
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National Louis University VIEW | Spring 2018
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