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May 2006
| Campus Events Professional - May 2006 - Full Issue PDF … |
| From the Editor Ready for those new faces on campus? No, it isn’t quite time to welcome the new entering class, but it certainly is time for summer camps and conferences. But along with the excitement of seeing new faces and introducing your campus to groups that may have not experienced it in all its summer glory come risks: from dangerous activities, from weather-related illnesses, from unfamiliarity with the environment, or from plain bad luck. |
| Risk Management for Camps and Conferences: Safety over the Summer Two seasoned camps and conferences professionals offer advice on taking the risk out of summer events. |
| Top Trends for the Campus Events Planner More and more, colleges and universities are competing with outside venues and vendors to attract special events to their campuses. According to Chuck Salem, president of Unique Venues, planners predict a 7 percent increase in the number of meetings planned industry-wide for 2006. Expenditures per meeting are also expected to increase 7 percent. This is good news for universities willing to open their doors: “[Meeting planners] are able to spend more money on your campus,” Salem says. |
| Risk Management for Student Organizations: Putting It in a Student Development Perspective Student organization risk management shouldn’t be only about minimizing the possibility of litigation, injury, and loss—it should also be about student development and teaching students how to self-govern, says Kimberly Novak, assistant director for student affairs risk management at Arizona State University. |
| Five Questions for Student Organizations Ask student organizations proposing to hold an event or activity these five key risk management questions. |
| How to Plan a Presidential Investiture: Lessons from the University of Texas at Dallas Investitures have been around since the Middle Ages, but the job of planning one has not gotten that much easier. Read on for an experienced professional's advice. |
| Tips for Investiture Success Judy Hensley of the University of Texas at Dallas planned and executed a presidential investiture in just three months. The lessons that she learned—some practical, some philosophical—translate into valuable advice to event planners facing similar challenges. |
