Best Practices in Risk Management for Student Affairs

Colleges and universities have been faced with a startling rise in litigation over the last decade.

Students, faculty, employees – anyone can have a grievance, and sometimes it seems they all do.

Every institution needs to carefully examine its policies and practices … lawsuits are simply too costly to allow for anything less than a robust prevention strategy.

But where to start?

As the saying goes, “Fight the fire where it’s hottest.” In colleges and universities, that would be Student Affairs.

Student Affairs is home to a wide array of services and programs that are particularly vulnerable to legal action including: counseling, study abroad, community service, and student conduct. The list is long and the issues are complex.

This 90-minute seminar is led by W. Scott Lewis, J.D. and Saundra K. Schuster, J.D., partners in the the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM).

They share their experience as consultants to more than 1,400 colleges and universities, and provide you with a set of best practices that will keep your Student Affairs department on solid legal ground.

Along the way, they address critical topics including:

• Student mental health.
• Student conduct.
• Involuntary withdrawal.
• Disability law.
• FERPA’s effects on communication and the implications for campus safety.
• The changing tenor of government investigations of colleges and universities.
• Personal liability for college administrators – the Section 1983 challenge.
• Best practices in staffing and training.
• What lies ahead … litigation threats in the next ten years.

Who will benefit from this seminar:

• Student Affairs Administrators
• VPs and Directors of Student Affairs
• Campus Legal Counsel
• Campus Security Professionals
• Directors of International Education Programs
• Public Relations Personnel
• Student Services Providers
• Health Care Providers
• Campus Risk Management Officers
• University Auditors

Invite your colleagues at no additional cost …
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