Risk Management in Campus Activities & Student Organizations – On-Demand Training

Ensure Success & Mitigate Liability

In an increasingly complex legal environment, the management of student organizations and campus activities poses significant challenges for Student Engagement Professionals. Striking a balance between student engagement, institutional protection, and adherence to a myriad of requirements—including local, state, and federal laws, as well as industry standards and best practices—can be daunting. Many professionals find themselves feeling overwhelmed.

This online training will serve as a vital resource for professionals grappling with the complexities of legal compliance in student engagement. Regardless of experience level, participants will gain invaluable insights into evaluating and refining their risk management strategies, policies and procedures. By focusing on methods to mitigate legal risks, attendees will be able to strengthen their departments, programs, and organizations, ultimately fostering an environment conducive to success.

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Articulate ten common areas of student engagement that create the most significant risk management concerns on campuses across the country.
• Analyze your current risk management policies, practices, and procedures to identify points of strength and weakness.
• Articulate the meaning of foreseeability and negligence.
• Describe your institution’s duty to care and differentiate between those that are legal/compliance based and those that we assume erroneously as professionals due to our practices and decisions.
• Synthesize a strategy for teaching students and staff to spot legal pitfalls and limit everyone’s overall exposure.

Presenter

Dr. James McGhee is currently the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Dean of Students at Randolph-Macon College located in Ashland, Virginia.
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