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Another At Tuesday's Meeting.

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By MARY THERESE BIEBEL; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Tuesday, July 23, 1996 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





An advocate from the Victims Resource Center will provide an hourlong
sensitivity training workshop tonight to Luzerne County Community College's
administration and board of trustees. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The lesson comes more than a year after allegations of sexual harassment
against female employees led to the resignation of former President Donald
Bronsard and board chairman Leonard Falcone. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The session is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the college's Educational
Conference Center and is open to the public. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 President Thomas Moran said Monday that the training will teach people to
avoid offensive behavior. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It seems that there's been a lack of education and I've been a little bit
on the guilty side," Moran said. "The more I come to read about this and see
documentaries on television, the more convinced I am that harassment is a
story of power. No one person has the right to have power over the others." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Said presenter Karen Lazur: " We'll be talking about some very general
things. Sexual harassment, what it is, employer responsibilities, liability,
impact on the alleged victim as well as the alleged harasser and how people
can monitor their own conduct." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 At the board meeting, slated for 7:15, the college will accept a Pathfinder
Award from the Luzerne County Commission for Women. The award is intended to
honor the women who reported alleged sexual harassment at the school last
year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Also tonight, trustee Mahmoud Fahmy will suggest that the board begin a
nationwide search for a new president when Moran's interim presidency ends in
1998. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Some observers, including members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Women in
Higher Education, have called for that since Bronsard resigned. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 College officials hope the sensitivity training eliminates harassment. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "This is a very, very good attempt made by the board to fulfill our promise
to develop a kind of atmosphere free of any kind of intimidation or
harassment," Fahmy said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Kathy Goeringer, the college's director of publications and one of at least
seven women who filed complaints with the state Human Relations Commission,
said she hopes the training will attract a crowd. She predicts it will teach
potential harassers to be considerate of others' feelings and give information
on appropriate recourse to people who believe they've been harassed. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Even if you think you know it all," she said, "there might be one bit of
information to walk away with so you'll know how to cope." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lccc Leadership To Eye Sensitivity Training Workshop 
Victims Resource Center's 
6 P.m. Session At Educational 
Conference Center Is Open To The Public

Lccc Leadership To Eye Sensitivity Training Workshop Victims Resource Center's 6 P.m. Session At Educational Conference Center Is Open To The Public