Travis Apgar
Travis Apgar has a mission – to abolish hazing. Sharing his own personal experiences, he’s speaking on campuses to inspire others to help end hazing once and for all.
TOPICS
- Athletics
- Fraternity & Sorority Life
- Hazing
KEYNOTES
Getting to know
Travis Apgar
Travis is the Assistant Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, located in Troy, NY. He holds advanced degrees in psychology and education administration and has received national recognition as an outstanding student affairs professional.
Educator, writer, and consultant, Travis has been a featured speaker on college campuses and at conferences across the country, working with thousands of students, faculty, administrators and coaches with the goal of ending hazing.
Considered an authority on hazing prevention, Travis is a member of the Board of Directors for HazingPrevention.Org. He has contributed to the National Hazing Prevention Week Resource Guide, assisted with the development of the NCAA Hazing Prevention Handbook, appeared in Haze; a documentary made available by the Gordie Center, and as a guest on PBS NewsHour and HuffPost Live.
Travis Apgar has a mission – to abolish hazing. Sharing his own personal experiences, he’s speaking on campuses to inspire others to help end hazing once and for all.
It is Travis’ belief that as a student affairs professional he has a responsibility to get involved in the fight against hazing, and to help provide resources to professionals and students that can help get the job done.
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
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Link to Promotional Materials
LOGISTICAL MATERIALS
In Person Event AV Needs (PDF)
Speaking Introduction (PDF)
Discussion Questions (PDF)
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KEYNOTES
Hazing: The Fallout
As a first generation college student, Travis went off to school not knowing what to expect. The chance to attend college came as a result of his abilities as a high school football player, and when summer camp opened for the football team he was among the first to get the “rookie treatment.” The only thing worse was his fraternity pledging experience.
Travis left college after his first semester, before the school had the chance to kick him out. In his keynote, Hazing: The Fallout, Travis tells his story of the pain and hidden harm caused by his hazing experiences. Travis went on to complete his college career at another institution, and today is the Associate Dean of Students at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Hazing: The Fallout, is a fresh, new look at hazing from the perspective of a victim with a background that contributed to the severity of the impact. Travis’ emotional and powerful story is the perfect way to give your students a wake-up call about the hidden harms of hazing.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this program, students will learn:
- the ability to recognize the various forms of hazing,
- how to non-threateningly start conversations about hazing with others,
- understand of the full extent the harmful effects of hazing have long and short-term, and
- ways they can help stop hazing.
