Active Shooter Training

Networking - 8:00-8:30

Program: 8:30-10:00

Summary:

Acting UWO Chief of Police, Chris Tarmann, and UWO and geology professor and mass shooting survivor, Dr. Joseph Peterson team up to provide active threat preparedness. During the training, Peterson will highlight his personal experience. Together, the team will share their knowledge to educate you on how to identify potential threats, share information, and respond to an active shooter scenario.

About our Speakers:

Dr. Joseph Peterson is a Professor of Geology and Paleontology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Originally from outside of Rockford, IL, he received his Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University and his Masters and Doctorate from Northern Illinois University. While teaching a geology course at NIU in February of 2008, a gunman entered the classroom and began firing at a crowd of nearly 180 students. He survived the attack with minor injuries.  

After completing his PhD in 2010, he accepted a position in the Department of Geology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. When he isn’t teaching courses on geology and paleontology, he partners with UW Oshkosh Police Department Chief Christopher Tarmann to present training workshops to promote open campus communication and best practices for active threat assessment and attack preparedness.  

Chief of Police at UW-Oshkosh, Chris Tramann has a bachelor's degree in Human Services Leadership from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and a Criminal Justice Degree from Fox Valley Technical College. He is an experienced police leader with a demonstrated history of working to build meaningful relationships that lead to positive change and growth and is skilled in crisis management, emergency management, law enforcement, intelligence, leadership and creating change.