Hello friends and colleagues.  Welcome to the Spring 2009 NCHERM Newsletter.
The sections in this newsletter include:

1. An Update on NCHERM Happenings and Activities
2. Spring 2009 Upcoming NCHERM Webinars and Seminars Announced
3. NCHERM Spring 2009 Schedule of Campus Visits
4. Launch of NaBITA (www.nabita.org)  
5. Anti-Violence Grant Opportunity
6. Free 2009 NCHERM Whitepaper: 2nd Generation Behavioral Intervention Best Practices (PDF) by Brett A. Sokolow, JD and W. Scott Lewis, JD

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1) An Update on NCHERM Happenings and Activities

• Saundra K. Schuster, Esq., has joined NCHERM as a Partner, effective January 1st, 2009.  She recently retired as General Counsel for Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH.  Welcome Saunie! 
  View the press release on Saunie’s partnership.

• NCHERM will again be a sponsor at the ASJA annual conference in February.  Please come by and visit our table.  We will also be hosting a reception in honor of the partnerships of W. Scott Lewis and Saunie Schuster.  It will be held at the Marriott Suites Clearwater Beach from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, February 5th, 2009.  Please join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres on the terrace overlooking the bay.  To attend, please email Kate Halligan (kate@ncherm.org) and we will place you (and any colleagues or spouses traveling with you to the conference) on the guest list. 

• NCHERM is pleased to welcome Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq. as an NCHERM-Affiliated Consultant.  Carolyn has been a frequent collaborator on NCHERM webinars and seminars for the past two years, and we are pleased to be able to formalize her relationship with NCHERM.  Carolyn brings to NCHERM expertise in campus mental health law and risk management. 
  View information on Carolyn’s areas of expertise.

• NCHERM Partner W. Scott Lewis. JD has been appointed Associate General Counsel for Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN. 

• NCHERM is offering a new workshop topic:  Preventing and Responding to Disruptive Students, a seminar that can be presented for faculty, staff or both.  This topic is presented by NCHERM Partner W. Scott Lewis, JD in 1.5 hour, 2 hour, half-day, full-day and two-day versions.

• Campus Safety 101 is now available.  This 6-lesson online course is designed to help faculty and staff to manage concerning and disruptive student behavior. 

• The NCHERM Recession-Friendly Retainer.  We have adjusted our retainer program to help meet your needs in an environment of potentially more limited resources.  With our recession-friendly retainers, you’ll have access to our expertise by phone, email and fax any time you need it for an entire year.

2) Spring 2009 Upcoming NCHERM Webinars and Seminars Announced

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND VIDEOSEMINARS

• January 13th, 2009.  The Higher Education Act Reauthorization A to Z, a videoseminar presented by Brett A. Sokolow, JD, W. Scott Lewis, JD and Saundra K. Schuster, JD is now available as an online download or audio CD.

• January 21st, 2009.  Compassion Fatigue: Preventing Burnout in Student Affairs.  Join NCHERM consultant Dr. Brian Van Brunt, St. Mary's counseling director MJ Raleigh and New England College Director of Resident Life Amy Reynelli for this webinar as they discuss how student affairs professionals can reduce cumulative stress and help build proactive team development approaches to help mitigate burnout factors. 

• February 26th, 2009.  20 Questions About Behavioral Intervention Teams, a webinar presented by Brett A. Sokolow, JD and W. Scott Lewis, JD. 

• March 24th, 2009.  Legal Update:  Changes to FERPA and ADA, a webinar presented by Brett A. Sokolow, JD and Saundra K. Schuster, JD.

• April 14th, 2009.  Ten Best Practices for Campus Emergency Management and Assessment, a webinar presented by William Kibler, Ph.D. and Maureen Connolly, MBA.

• June 2009 – Threat Assessment in the Campus Setting (rebroadcast), presented by Brett A. Sokolow, JD and John D. Byrnes. 

UPCOMING SEMINARS

• NCHERM Aggression Manager Certification Course – Presented by John D. Byrnes of the Center for Aggression Management at Reading Area Community College (PA) on March 2nd and 3rd, 2009.

• NCHERM Threat Assessment Summit – at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA on March 12th and 13th, 2009.

UPCOMING NATIONAL CONFERENCES

• NCHERM consultants will be presenting this spring at the Community College Conference on Legal Issues and at the ACPA, NASPA and ASJA national conferences.  We hope to see you at one of our sessions. 

3) NCHERM Spring 2009 Schedule of Campus Visits

NCHERM consultants are already scheduled to visit 50 campuses this spring. Perhaps they might visit your campus if they’ll be nearby? View our schedule of campus visits. To schedule a visit, please contact Kate Halligan, NCHERM’s Director of Client Relationships at (610) 579-3725 or kate@ncherm.org. 

4)  Launch of the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA)

NCHERM has helped to found the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA), a new membership organization for higher education.  NaBITA’s mission is to provide education, development and support to professionals in schools and in the workplace who endeavor every day to make their campuses and workplaces safer through caring prevention and intervention.  View the press release announcing the launch of NaBITA. 

NaBITA will have exhibit tables at the ASJA, ACPA, NASPA and Community College Legal Issues Conferences this spring.  Please come by and visit us there.  While at our table, make sure you grab a free copy of Threat Assessment in the Campus Setting, the NaBITA Whitepaper and enter to win a Nintendo Wii Console (for your kids, of course).  www.nabita.org

5) Anti-Violence Grant Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Education is offering a Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students with applications due Jan 30, 2009.

Of particular interest is the second "absolute priority": Absolute Priority #2: Develop or Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate Campus- and/or Community-Based Strategies to Prevent Violent Behavior Among College Students (see p. 23 of the information/application procedures.)

Regarding the violent behavior that may be addressed by the application, the FAQ (also posted on the site) states: "Absolute Priority #2 does not specify the type of violent behavior among college students that is to be prevented. Forms of violent behavior that are of concern on college campuses include rape and sexual assault; nonsexual physical assault, such as fights, muggings, and hazing; and hate crimes. Applicants can use their own discretion based on the needs of their campus community in determining what specific forms of violent behavior will be addressed in their respective proposals. "

6) Free 2009 NCHERM Whitepaper:

As with every issue of the NCHERM Newsletter, we provide you with what we hope is a thought-provoking article.  Please use this link to access our annual NCHERM Whitepaper, 2nd Generation Behavioral Intervention Best Practices (PDF), by NCHERM Partners Brett A. Sokolow, JD and W. Scott Lewis, JD.

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