Items in this Newsletter

1. The Big News: NCHERM’s new website is live!
2. Fall 2004 Schedule (so far…)
3. Book Alan Berkowitz through NCHERM
4. Fall 2004 Judicial Training Videoseminar
5. NCHERM moving to bigger digs!
6. Update on the NCHERM “special counsel” program
7. NCHERM Model Code and Conduct Procedures
8. Free Article by Alan Berkowitz, Ph.D.

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1. The Big News: NCHERM’s new website is live!

Welcome to the new and vastly improved www.ncherm.org — we have been working diligently for six months to redesign our website. In the process of trying to make the content more accessible, we found a talented web designer whose look for the site is as exciting as our updated content. The site features our new logo, and much clearer navigation of our new and expanded content. The free articles and whitepapers list has been expanded, and our range of books and videos for sale is improved. Most importantly, we have for the first time created an extensive “menu” describing the consulting services of NCHERM. It is comprehensive, and we hope you will find topics on the list that will be of use on your campus this year.

2. Fall 2004 Schedule (so far…)

While it is very early to be sharing fall bookings, I know many of you are interested to know if I am going to be in your area, so here is what Fall 2004 looks like so far. This is very preliminary, and we are filling dates every day. Let us know if you want to get a visit to your campus on our calendar.

June 9th, NCSS Audioconference
June 10 Rowan University
June 17/18 SUNY JA conference
July 14 Adelphi University (tentative)
July 19 Adelphi University (tentative)
August 3 NCSS Audioconference
August 9 University of Oklahoma Conference
August 13 Warren Wilson College
August 18 Warren Wilson College
August 22 University of Charleston (WV)
August 23 Aurora University (IL)
August 25 Tulane University/Newcomb College
August 27 Loras College
August 28 John Carroll University
August 30 University of San Diego
Sept. 4 Bentley College, Hanover College
Sept. 8/9 Loras College
Sept. 14 Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe (tentative)
Sept. 21 Montclair University
Sept. 26 Clarke College (IA)
Sept. 27 Ball State University (tentative)
Sept. 28 Purdue University
Sept. 29/30 University of Dayton (tentative)
Oct. 4/5 Williams College
Oct. 4 University of Mass. Amherst (tentative)
Oct. 8 Philadelphia Comm. College Seminar
Oct. 12 Georgia State University
Oct. 13 Ohio University
Oct. 18 Caldwell College
Oct. 20/21 National Conference on Sexual Assault
Oct. 29 Concordia University, Irvine Seminar

3. NCHERM IS PLEASED TO BRING YOU THE SERVICES OF DR. ALAN BERKOWITZ, Ph.D.

NCHERM has developed a unique collaboration with Dr. Alan Berkowitz for seminars on campus culture change in 2004. Alan’s name may be familiar to many of you for his work in sexual assault prevention, drug prevention, social norms and diversity. We have now created a relationship so that NCHERM can bring you Alan’s individually tailored consultations, student lectures and trainings that enhance well-being, promote social justice, and increase program effectiveness. As you know, it is rare for NCHERM to endorse an independent consultant, but Alan is a rare professional, and we are honored to be able to collaborate with him. I have personally enjoyed presenting with Alan, and our seminar collaboration will continue as well. We both have clear ideas for helping colleges to strategize effective culture change, but we come at it from different perspectives. We’ve found that those perspectives balance and complement each other. Because of the success of these programs we have created a joint consulting package that can bring us to your campus as a team, in addition to the option of bringing either of us to campus individually. I am including below a short glimpse of Alan’s CV, and I encourage you to visit www.ncherm.org to read more about Alan, his range of student programs and consulting workshops, and the collaborative programs we are offering together. While I know you are used to getting a free article from me at the end of each of these newsletters, we have chosen to feature a recent article by Alan in this one. We hope it is of use to you. Please contact Cori or me with any inquiries about bringing Alan to your campus.

Alan Berkowitz is an independent consultant who helps colleges, universities, public health agencies and communities design programs that address health and social justice issues. His expert opinion is frequently sought after by the federal government and professional organizations, and he is well-known for scholarship and innovative programs which address issues of substance abuse, sexual assault, gender, and diversity. He is the Editor and founder of The Report on Social Norms.

Dr. Berkowitz has over twenty years of experience in higher education as a trainer, psychologist, faculty member, and Counseling Center Director. At Hobart and William Smith Colleges he developed a model rape prevention program for men, was co-director of the college’s highly regarded Men and Masculinity Program, and chaired the Prejudice Reduction Task Force. More recently, he has been a central figure in the development of Social Norms Theory and is a leader in research and implementation of the model.

His lecture and workshop topics include: changing campus culture, effective drug and sexual assault prevention strategies, reducing prejudice on campus, racial identity theory, multicultural issues in the classroom, alcohol and sexual assault, men's responsibility for preventing sexual assault, developing alliances across differences, and understanding today's students. His workshops are designed to increase the personal and professional effectiveness of faculty, staff, student leaders, athletes and coaches, health professionals, and community members.

4. Fall 2004 Judicial Training Videoseminar

Some of you may recall that NCHERM broadcast judicial training seminars via satellite to college campuses all around the country in 2000 and 2001. While our regional judicial trainings have been popular and will continue, many of you have requested that we host another national broadcast event. So, consider this your advance notice that NCHERM will broadcast a judicial training seminar in September 2004 from the University of Dayton campus. We have yet to finalize the week of the 20th or the 27th as the final date, but it will be either the 22nd/23rd or the 29th/30th. Your feedback is welcome on whether a one-day or two-day event is better for you. One idea is to provide several segments that you can tune into and tape as you wish, including basic competencies, intermediate training, best practices, risk management training competencies, and sexual misconduct. In addition to me, look for a slate of well-known and experienced trainers to join me in training a live board while you participate and submit questions via fax and e-mail for interaction with remote sites around the country.

5. NCHERM moving to bigger digs!

We’ve outgrown our office (outgrew it last year, in fact). So, we’re excited to announce that larger office space is around the corner, about fifteen minutes from our current HQ outside of Philadelphia. Our phone numbers will remain the same, but we will be taking on a new address. After July 16th, 2004, please correspond with us at:

NCHERM
20 Callery Way
Willistown, PA 19355

6. Update on the NCHERM “special counsel” program

We’re immensely proud of this program that offers colleges the ability to put NCHERM on annual retainer for student conduct, discrimination and student health and safety issues. While I expected a slow start, in its first year the program has grown to include seven colleges so far, with between three and five more expected to sign-on this summer. Six of the colleges are private. Three are Catholic. Two of the newcomers are public, and I am pleased to see that. Five of the seven have in-house counsel already, and all seven have outside counsel. This tells me that we are offering a cost-effective service that is different from the legal advice colleges are already getting. Our clients tell us that what makes this program worthwhile for them is our specialized knowledge, coupled with our understanding of the goals of student development and the needs of student affairs professionals. Some lucky colleges have attorneys who “get” student affairs, but very few have advisers dedicated to helping administrators to manage risk and promote healthy, safe campuses. NCHERM fills that gap. More details on this program are available at www.ncherm.org

7. NCHERM Model Code and Conduct Procedures

Finally, the NCHERM Model Code and Conduct Procedures are complete. These documents feature state-of-the-art policies, and procedures that include or define best practices for processing campus conduct complaints. To learn more about our educational, developmental models, please contact us. Also, feel free to access the 2004 NCHERM Whitepaper on conduct codes.

8. Free Article by Alan Berkowitz, Ph.D.

RAPE AND MOTIVATION TO RAPE: CAN SOMEONE RAPE AND NOT KNOW IT? (*PDF)
By: Alan D. Berkowitz

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