Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
$135, includes continental breakfast
How many times in the past year have you been faced with the directive to come up with an activity or program to address a campus, department, or community "problem"? OR when have you been faced with the challenge of trying to figure out what the latest lawsuit or federal legislation really means for your campus? How many task forces, committees, or work group meetings have you attended where you leave feeling as if all that has been accomplished is a dialogue about the problem and maybe, if you were lucky, a new project has been added to your plate?
Have you ever wondered if what you are doing has actually made a difference or positively influenced the problem? Many of us have found ourselves in these situations and yet we cannot simply ignore the request or need to address concerns on campus or within our organizations. What we can do is use our professional skills and talents to find viable solutions and make real change.
This professional development program is designed to help you meet those challenges of finding solutions and addressing problems on campus or within organizations. The model taught will have useful application for task forces, work teams, standing committees, departments, and individuals faced with addressing behaviors, social concerns, and shifting campus cultures. Using a strategic problem solving model based on the social science/public health models developed by the Higher Education Center for Alcohol/Other Drug and Violence Prevention participants will actively engage in:
Who should attend:
Kimberly Novak, Student Risk Management Specialist and former Director for Student and Campus Community Development at Arizona State University. Ms. Novak is currently a consultant for Campus Safety, Student Risk Management, AODV Prevention, and Student Organization Development. She is recognized as a national expert in student-focused risk management and campus safety. She has been invited to speak at national conferences and on college campuses around the country on a variety of topics including; effective self-governance, critical decision-making strategies, current issues in higher education law and policy, campus safety efforts that engage students, as well as proactive risk management. She has served as faculty for several nationally sponsored professional institutes, including the National Interdisciplinary Hazing Intervention Institute which she co-chairs. Kim also currently serves as a member of the U.S. Department of Education Higher Education Center for Alcohol Other Drug and Violence Prevention Review Group. She has been honored with recognition for service by the Association of Student Judicial Affairs and for her presentation skills at the Stetson College of law Higher Educational law Conference as well as by numerous higher education groups and campus organizations.
Prior to embarking on her consulting career full-time, Kim served as the Director for Student and Campus Community Development at Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. Kim was a key player in the opening of the campus in 2004. Her primary responsibilities involved the oversight and development of administration and supervision of a team that will lead Student Conduct Programs, High Risk Behavior Education, Student Affairs Risk Management, Student Advocacy Services, Crisis intervention and Response as well as Campus Safety for the new urban campus. She was also the Assistant Director for Student Affairs Risk Management at Arizona State University, Tempe Campus where she lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive and proactive risk management model for The Division of Student Affairs. Prior to joining the ASU community, Kim worked for nine years at Texas A&M University where she served as Program Coordinator for Risk Management and Organizational Development at Texas A&M University where she lead the implementation of the University's proactive risk management plan for student organizations. She has a B.A. in English and a Masters of Public Administration from Southwest Missouri State University. Kim is actively involved in several national organizations and is currently working on the edits for a second edition of the Student Risk Management Compendium she co-edited for NACUA in 2006. Kim offers a high energy, interactive presentation style aimed at providing participants the opportunity to enhance their knowledge in both practical and theoretical perspectives.
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