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Center for the Advancement of Distance Education (CADE)University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)School of Public Health

Kevin Q. Harvey (Qwerty Hansen)Assistant Director of Developmentkqharvey@uic.edu312-413-0102

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About CADE

CADE has 50+ employees that do:• Games, simulations, and virtual worlds• Public Health preparedness and training• Research data management• Multimedia and webcasting• Web development• Online database development

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CeaseFire Island

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Reference Photos & Sketches

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CeaseFire Island

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CeaseFire Island

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Violence Interrupters

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Stephen White

I was born and raised in Chicago. I attended Julian High School and dropped out to pursue at “street” lifestyle. As a result, I was incarcerated for four years. After my incarceration I joined CeaseFire as a Violence Interrupter. Since 2005 I’ve participated in mediating over 20 conflicts in the Woodlawn Community. -- Stephan White

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Stephan Whiteberry

Bernard Baltimore

I was gang affiliated at a very young age and only made it to the 11th grade. Shortly after being released from prison, I was introduced to CeaseFire. Now my plans are to go back to school for accounting and open a halfway house for guys who were formerly incarcerated.

--Bernard Baltimore

Bernard Howlett

Janell Sails

I was born and raised in Chicago. After my early experience in witnessing drugs and

gang violence, I decided to give back to my community by joining CeaseFire with the

efforts to reduce violence in the West Englewood Community.

--Janell Sails

Janell Sella

Bernard JedkinsI became gang affiliated at 14 and dropped

out of school. I spent most of my time selling drugs and gang banging. After four years in

prison, I got a job with CeaseFire. Today, I’m a music producer with my own state-of-the-

art recording studio. Although I have various things I’m involved in, I’m still dedicated to

being a Violence Interrupter.

--Bernard Jedkins

Bernard Jedkins

Tio Hardimann

Tio Hardimann is a former street hustler and high-school dropout turned academic. He is the Director of Mediation Services for the CeaseFire Project and has dedicated his life to helping in the campaign to stop violence.

Tio Halderman

The Scenario

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Warning:The following contains language that may be

offensive to some people. It is representative of the actual

language used in RL.

The Scenario

Life Skills

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Collateral Benefits

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Other Second Life Projects

• Emergency Preparedness Training– Bioterrorism Response– Pandemic Flu Training– Evacuation Drills

• Whistleblowers Project (Ethics and Compliance counseling)

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Mass Dispensing

Mass Dispensing

Drive-through Vaccinations (PanFlu)

Mass Fatalities (PanFlu)

“Whistleblower” Project

“Whistleblower” Project

The Future is Bright

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