Hello friends and colleagues. Happy New Year.  Welcome to the Winter 2007 NCHERM Newsletter.  In this issue, you will find:

1. An Update on NCHERM Happenings and Activities
2. Upcoming NCHERM Webinars Announced
3. NCHERM Spring 2007 Schedule of Campus Visits
4. New Training & Risk Management Resources Available from NCHERM
5. Free Article -- The NCHERM 2007 Whitepaper:  “Some Kind of Hearing”

View the Winter 2007 Newsletter in PDF format.

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1) An Update on NCHERM Happenings and Activities

• In September 2006, NCHERM again expanded our staff.  Kate Halligan joined us as our Director of Client Relationships.  Kate will be reaching out to you to make sure you have been happy with the services of NCHERM in the past, and to explore how we may be of continued service to you in the future.  You may reach Kate at her direct line, (610) 579-3725 and by email to kate@ncherm.org

• Clips of Brett Sokolow’s educational program, “Drunk Sex or Date Rape:  Can You Tell the Difference?” have been added to http://www.ncherm.org/drunksexclips.html
  
  
• Take a look!  Also, be sure to try out our new shopping cart on www.ncherm.org, which goes live this week.  Use it to order from our online selection of 7 books, 4 videos and 17 archived audioseminars and webinars.  It will also be used for registration for all our future webinar events (details below).

• NCHERM will again be a sponsor at the 2007 ASJA Conference in February in Clearwater, Florida.  We are giving away one free conference registration at the conference.  Drop your business card in the fishbowl at our exhibit table for a chance to win.  The winner will be selected on the last day of the conference.

• Brett Sokolow will be presenting at the 2007 ASJA Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL from February 7-11, 2007.  He will be presenting two pre-cons, on sexual misconduct and conduct code revision.  He will also present two concurrent sessions, one on surviving an OCR investigation and the other, with Dr. Linda Rowe, on the applicability of research on medical malpractice claims to the field of student conduct administration.

• Brett Sokolow will be attending the 2007 NASPA/ACPA conference in Orlando from March 31-April 3, 2007.  He hopes to see you there.
  
• Brett Sokolow will be presenting at the Missouri Meeting of the Minds Conference, Kansas City.  March 1-3, 2007.   Brett will be presenting sessions on sexual assault, alcohol and risk management for fraternities and sororities.

• Brett Sokolow will be presenting at the BACCHUS Regional Conference at Saginaw Valley State College (MI).  March 23-24, 2007.

2) Upcoming NCHERM Webinars

• Profiling the Campus Date Rapist:  Inside the Research with David Lisak (Jan. 26th)
• Search & Seizure on Campus – A Law & Policy Best Practices Update (Feb. 23rd)
• PART I:  Student Suicide – A Law & Policy Best Practices Update (Mar 1st)
• PART II:  Student Suicide – A Law & Policy Best Practices Update (Mar 16th)
• Criminal Background Checks on Students and Student Staff (Mar. 2007)
• Discrimination by Student Organizations–A Losing Battle in the Courts? (Apr. 2007)
• Strategic Curriculum Development for High-Risk Student Health & Safety Issues (TBA 2007)
• The Health & Safety Implications of Student Raunch Culture (TBA 2007)
• The Current Legal Landscape for College & University Counseling (June, 2007)
• Risk Management for Collegiate Athletics – Part II (Summer 2007)

Each event is advertised about thirty (30) days in advance, with registration posted to the NCHERM website, so please check www.ncherm.org for updated event information and registration.

3) NCHERM SPRING 2007 SCHEDULE OF CAMPUS VISITS

Here is our spring 2007 schedule, as it is coming together.  We have noted available dates in bold.  We have noted also states where Brett will be nearby the day before or after, and we can provide a discount to you if you take an available date and are in the nearby states indicated.  Take a look—maybe Brett will be nearby to your campus in the near future.  To schedule a visit, please contact NCHERM at (610) 993-0229 or ncherm@aol.com

JANUARY

23RD – UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
25TH – LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
26TH – NCHERM WEBINAR:  PROFILING THE CAMPUS DATE RAPIST
30TH – UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

FEBRUARY

6TH – TRAVEL DAY
7TH – ASJA CONFERENCE
8TH – ASJA CONFERENCE
9TH – ASJA CONFERENCE
10TH – ASJA CONFERENCE
12TH – ON HOLD BOSTON AREA
13TH – FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE
14TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT FOR NEW ENGLAND COLLEGES)
15TH – LANDER UNIVERSITY
15TH – NEWBERRY COLLEGE
16TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT FOR NC & SC COLLEGES)
19TH – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON (ON HOLD)
20TH – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON (ON HOLD)
20TH – EVENING AVAILABLE (DISCOUNT FOR WISCONSIN COLLEGES)
21ST – BERGEN COUNTY COLLEGE
21ST – MT. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE (NY)
22ND – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT FOR NY/NJ COLLEGES)
23RD – NCHERM WEBINAR:  SEARCH & SEIZURE ON CAMPUS
26TH – BARTON COLLEGE (ON HOLD)
27TH – GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
28TH – UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY

MARCH

1ST – NCHERM WEBINAR
2ND – MISSOURI MEETING OF THE MINDS CONFERENCE
3RD – MISSOURI MEETING OF THE MINDS CONFERENCE
4TH – UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (DISCOUNT EVENING AVAIL--VA/MD/DE)
5TH – UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (DISCOUNT EVENING AVAIL--VA/MD/DE)
6TH – UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (DISCOUNT EVENING AVAIL--VA/MD/DE)
7TH – UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (DISCOUNT EVENING AVAIL--VA/MD/DE)
8TH – UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (DISCOUNT EVENING AVAIL--VA/MD/DE)
9TH – DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
12TH – SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
13TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT SO. CALIFORNIA COLLEGES)
14TH – AVAILABLE DATE
15TH – AVAILABLE DATE
16th – NCHERM WEBINAR
19TH – AVAILABLE DATE
20TH – AVAILABLE DATE
21ST – AVAILABLE DATE
22ND – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT FOR MICHIGAN COLLEGES)
23RD – BACCHUS CONFERENCE (MI)
24TH – BACCHUS CONFERENCE  (MI)
26TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT CT/MA COLLEGES)
27TH – CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (ON HOLD)
28TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT CT/MA COLLEGES)
29TH – AVAILABLE DATE
30TH – NCHERM WEBINAR

APRIL

1ST – 4TH  NASPA/ACPA JOINT CONFERENCE
4TH – OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
5TH – UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
5TH – VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
6TH – UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
9TH – RHODES COLLEGE
10TH – UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO
11TH – CONNECTICUT (ON HOLD)
12TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT CT COLLEGES)
16TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT OKLAHOMA COLLEGES)
17TH – UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (ON HOLD)
18TH – AVAILABLE DATE (DISCOUNT OKLAHOMA COLLEGES)
19TH – UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (ON HOLD)
20TH – UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (ON HOLD)

THE REST OF APRIL, MAY AND JUNE WILL BE POSTED IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER.  PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABLE DATES.

4) Three New Training & Risk Management Resources from NCHERM

ARCHIVED WEBINARS ON CD-ROM

• Student Suicide: What College and University Administrators Need to Know About the Law and Best Practices. June 23rd, 2006 - 90 min. on CD-ROM. Presented by Brett Sokolow, Saundra Schuster, and W. Scott Lewis. $199.99
• Student Suicide: Best Practices for Student Affairs Administrators, Counselors and Campus Health Service Providers. August 11th, 2006 - 120 min. on CD-ROM. Presented by Brett Sokolow, Saunie Schuster, Richard Kadison, and W. Scott Lewis. $199.99
• Ten Risk Management Strategies for Collegiate Athletics.  Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. and Linda Sharp, J.D.  2 Hours on CD-ROM with materials.  $199.99.

5) Free Article: "Some Kind of Hearing"

As with every issue, we try to provide you with a thought-provoking article.  Below, please find the 2007 NCHERM Whitepaper, our sixth annual policy paper.  Whitepapers from previous years are archived in our Whitepapers section.

"Some Kind of Hearing" (*PDF)

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