*Due to the changing nature of legal topics impacting higher education, speaker schedules, and hotel capacity, all anticipated topics and schedules are subject to change.
7:30 - 8:30am |
Pre-Conference Registration |
8:30 - 11:30am |
Pre-Conference Workshop
Proactive Strategies for Success: Strategically Using Legal Issues Knowledge to Make Your Student Affairs Work Matter
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Kimberly Novak, M.P.A., Student Risk Management Specialist |
7:30am |
Conference Check-In Begins |
11:30am - 12:00pm |
New Comer's Orientation
- A welcome and overview of the program
- Making the best use of your conference manual
- Highlights of fun and exciting extracurricular events
- Questions and Answers about the conference
Charles Carletta, J.D., Secretary of the Institute and General Counsel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
12:00 - 1:00pm |
Lunch On Your Own |
1:00 - 2:15pm |
General Opening Session:
Restructuring, Retrenchment and Reduction in Force in an Economic Downturn
- State of the Economy -- What We Have Endured, Why It Happened, and Where We May Be Headed
- Special considerations related to staff and faculty members
- Lessons learned and ideas to consider in the current crisis
- Looking toward the future
Larry White, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel, University of Delaware and Jonathan Alger, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Rutgers University
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2:30 - 3:45pm |
Concurrent Sessions:
1. Hazing Prevention Strategies: Acting before Our Students or campuses become Victims
- Design and implement prevention strategies that have the potential to stop hazing from occurring by reducing risk factors and promoting protective factors
- How to use national and local data/research to inform your work
- Review of a public health model that will support efforts to eliminate or minimize incidents of hazing in your community
- How to find resources and information that will guide you to sustain a conversation on your campus utilizing a coalition of partners
Kimberly Novak, M.P.A., Student Risk Management Specialist and Linda Langford, Sc.D., Associate Center Director, Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
2. Current Employment Law Issues
- H1N1/Pandemic Preparedness: Recent EEOC Guidance
- Recent Supreme Court Decisions
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
- Employee Free Choice Act
Jeffrey J. Nolan, J.D., Attorney at Law, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. and Amy M. McLaughlin, J.D., Attorney at Law, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C.
3. Legal Issues for Community College Professionals and Partners
- Roundtable discussion about the special issues facing community colleges
Corinne Kowpak, Ed.D., Dean of Students, York County Community College |
5:15 - 5:45pm |
Cash bar on the Promenade |
5:45 - 7:45pm |
Reception with food stations of creative New England fare and Entertainment by jazz singer Jenny Johnson |
7:30 - 8:30am |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 - 9:45am |
Concurrent Sessions:
1. Leadership for a Crisis Session I - Prevention: Designing a Risk and Harm Reduction Conduct Model
- How to utilize student conduct programs as a prevention and intervention tools on campus
- Reframing student conduct programs to focus more on the developmental/educational side of the conduct continuum
- Expanding educational aspects of the conduct system to include principles of proactive risk management
- Shifting focus beyond the procedural aspects of the campus conduct system
- Applying Counsel for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) standards and guidelines for Student Conduct Programs
Kimberly Novak, M.P.A., Student Risk Management Specialist and Brent G. Paterson, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Illinois State University
2. How to Sleep Better at Night: What You Need to Know About the Recent Amendments to FERPA and the Clery Act
- "Health and Safety Emergency" Disclosures
- Disclosures to Parents
- Outsourcing E-Mail and Other Education Records
- "Timely" and "Immediate" Warnings, and Other New Clery Requirements
Steven McDonald, J.D., General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design
3. Higher Education Opportunity Act Updates
- Updates to legislation and regulations
- Current trends in applying HEOA on campus
Lawrence White, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel, University of Delaware
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10:00 - 11:15am |
Concurrent Sessions
1. Leadership for a Crisis Session II - Managing: Effectively Handling a Health Crisis on Your Campus
- What is the role of the college or university administration?
- What is the basis for decision-making?
- Who needs to be involved?
- How best to communicate
Wendy White, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine
2. Americans with Disabilities Act Updates
- Recent amendments
- Practical advice on best practices to avoid liability
Barbara Lee, J.D., Ph.D., Counsel to the law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP and Professor and former Dean of Human Resource Management at the School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
3. Perks, Incentives, and Special Deals Involving Academic Program, Student Service and Consumer Marketing Related Arrangements: Conflict of Interest & Consumer Protection Issues and Concerns, and What to do About Them
- Institutional versus Individual Incentives and Conflicts
- Some Arrangements (Potentially) Under Scrutiny
- Preferred Lender (Student Loan) Arrangements
- Study Abroad Programs
- Credit & Debit Card Offers
- Exclusive Provider Arrangements (e.g. Bookstore, Athletic Equipment)
- Cell Phones & Computer Equipment
- Sale/Licensing of Student Information
- Student Recruitment
- Legislative & Law Enforcement Responses
- Student & Parent Lawsuits
- Other Potential Legal Exposure & Risks
- Institutional Approaches to These Problems
Peter J. Harrington, J.D., Partner, Higher Education Practice, Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
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11:15am - 1:00pm |
Lunch on your own |
1:00 - 2:15pm |
Concurrent Sessions
1. Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Violence on Campus
- Best practices for avoiding institutional liability for student behavior
- Legal requirements and practical applications
- Proactive approaches to addressing students at risk
Amy Parsons, J.D., Deputy General Counsel, Colorado State University; Charles Carletta, J.D., Secretary of the Institute and General Counsel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2. Current Challenges to Academic Freedom
- Latest trends and cases on faculty and student academic speech
- Distinguishing free speech and academic freedom
- Practical tips to help administrators and lawyers defend academic freedom
Ann Franke, J.D., President, Wise Results, LLC
3. Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure Issues on Campus
- Best practices for drafting policies and occupancy agreements to address searches
- When are administrative searches state action?
- Public vs. private institutions
Jeff Nolan, J.D., Attorney at Law, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. and Gary Margolis, Ed.D., Partner, Margolis Healy Associates and Faculty, National Campus Safety Institute at the University of Vermont |
2:15 - 2:30pm |
Break |
2:30 - 3:45pm |
Concurrent Sessions
1. Leadership for a Crisis III - Learning: Student Mental Health and Conduct Investigations
- Balancing student conduct investigations when the conduct is caused by mental health issues
- Legal requirements and best practices
Denzil Suite, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Southern California and Charles Carletta, J.D., Secretary of the Institute and General Counsel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2. Sexual Harassment Accusations and Disciplinary Actions for Faculty
- "Training" faculty regarding sexual harassment
- Investigating allegations of sexual harassment made against faculty
- Responding to academic freedom challenges by faculty
- Applying disciplinary policies and procedures
- Assessing the impact on tenure/promotion
Scott Warner, J.D., Partner, Babbitt, Land & Warner LLP
3. Diversity on Campus: New Directions and Developments in Law and Policy
- The evolving definition of diversity
- Assessing and debating the efficacy of diversity initiatives
- Emerging legal, political and academic freedom issues
- Cross-institutional approaches to diversity
Jonathan Alger, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Rutgers University and Barbara Lee, J.D., Ph.D., Counsel to the law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP and Professor and former Dean of Human Resource Management at the School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
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4:30 - 10:00pm |
Dine Around Burlington
Dine on your own - bus transportation provided from the Sheraton to downtown Burlington |
7:30 - 8:30am |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 - 9:45am |
Closing General Session
1. Weapons on Campus
- Understanding the laws addressing concealed carry
- Complex policy considerations simplified
- Campus safety and the power of appropriate policy
Amy Parsons, J.D., Deputy General Counsel, Colorado State University; Ann Franke, J.D., President, Wise Results, LLC; Gary Margolis, Ed.D., Partner, Margolis Healy Associates and Faculty, National Campus Safety Institute at the University of Vermont
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9:45 - 10:00am |
Break |
10:00 - 11:15am |
Concurrent Sessions
1. Managing Student Groups: Case Reviews
- Managing religious groups - what does the First Amendment provide?
- Managing political groups - what does the IRS allow?
- Managing controversial groups - what does Free Speech require?
Wendy White, J.D. Senior Vice President and General Counsel, University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine and Denzil Suite, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Southern California
2. Minimizing the Risks and Potential Harms of Virtual Communities
- Overview of student involvement in virtual communities
- Legal parameters: Individual rights versus institutional responsibilities
- Practical and educational approaches
Steven McDonald, J.D., General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design
3. Enterprise Risk Management Is Coming: How Administrators and Lawyers Can Prepare
- Why business and higher education are embracing ERM
- Risk as uncertainty, not just potential harm
- Incorporating risk into all decision making
- Legal concerns over identifying priority risks
Ann Franke, J.D., President, Wise Results |
1:00 - 4:00pm |
Post Conference Workshop
Emerging Issues in Campus Safety
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Gary Margolis, Ed.D., Managing Partner, Margolis Healy Associates and Faculty, National Campus Safety Institute at the University of Vermont
Steven Healy, Managing Partner, Margolis Healy Associates and Faculty, National Campus Safety Institute at the University of Vermont
Jeff Nolan, J.D., Attorney at Law, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C.
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