The NCHERM Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Institute
June 5 & 6, 2008 - NCHERM Regional Seminar
Hosted by CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MEQUON, WISCONSIN

Threat Assessment and Aggression Management For Colleges and Universities
Two-Day Regional Training by John Byrnes Hosted in Three Locations...
May 29 & 30, 2008 - The University of New Hampshire
June 10 & 11, 2008 - Ohio Dominican University
June 23 & 24, 2008 - University of San Diego

Aggression Management Train-the-Trainer
June 16 thru 19, 2008 - Four Day Certification Program
Presented under the auspices of NCHERM by the Center for Aggression Management
Hosted by WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

The Returning Veterans
Live Videoseminar July 15, 2008 - 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST
Presented by W. Scott Lewis, J.D., and Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.

NCHERM REGIONAL SEMINAR

THE NCHERM BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
AND THREAT ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE

June 5 & 6, 2008 - Hosted by CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MEQUON, WISCONSIN

Presented by a team of experts:

Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., W. Scott Lewis, J.D., Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq.,
John D. Byrnes, Rebecca White, Ph.D., and Stephanie Hughes, Ph.D.

THE TOPIC:

Since the tragedy at Virginia Tech last April, we at NCHERM have grappled with two questions.  First, should colleges and universities be in the business of behavioral intervention?  Second, if so, what is the best model for doing so comprehensively and effectively? 

The answer to the first question is yes, based on the direction that many colleges and universities have chosen.  Colleges are willing to take on the challenge of behavioral intervention.  Seconding that decision is the clear instruction of the Virginia Tech Governor’s Panel to colleges and universities: “Incidents of aberrant, dangerous, or threatening behavior must be documented and reported immediately to a college’s threat assessment group, and must be acted upon in a prompt and effective manner to protect the safety of the campus community.”

Given that the higher education community is willing to accept this challenge, we wanted to offer an answer to the second question.  We have devised a comprehensive model for a formalized College or University Behavioral Intervention Team (CUBIT). 

What sets this model apart from common intervention models can be succinctly summarized in four key elements:

1. CUBIT incorporates a formalized protocol of explicit engagement techniques and strategies;
2. CUBIT is undergirded by sophisticated threat assessment capacity, beyond what typical colleges currently possess;
3. CUBIT facilitates a comprehensive reporting culture within the institution, supported by accessible data collection software with integrated threat assessment tools;
4. CUBIT intentionally integrates with campus and community resources such as crisis management plans, emergency response procedures, CISDT protocols, and existing campus risk management programs addressing sex offenders, criminal background checks and admissions screenings. 

Having assembled a team of experts, developed comprehensive support documentation and protocols for our model and commenced pilot programs, NCHERM is now ready to share our model with the higher education community at the NCHERM Behavior Intervention & Threat Assessment Institute.

NCHERM has assembled a team of experts for our two-day Institute.  Our presenters include:  Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., W. Scott Lewis, J.D., John D. Byrnes, Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq., Rebecca White, Ph.D., and Stephanie Hughes, Ph.D.  More on each presenter can be found below.

Our first Institute, held at Kean University in New Jersey in December 2007 was a resounding success.  We had 85 attendees from all over the country.  Here is what some of our attendees thought about the Institute:

• “The NCHERM Threat Assessment Institute provided a valuable opportunity to examine models of best practice, federal laws, and innovative ideas in prevention, identification, and early intervention.  What made it so worthwhile for me was how approachable and engaging each presenter was, not just during the sessions, but throughout the entire conference.” ~ Anne Lawing, Sr. Asst. VP for Student and Academic Services, University of New Hampshire
• “I found the course to provide a wealth of information and to be a valuable tool to any professional interested in threat assessment or risk management.   The presenters were knowledgeable, interesting, and approachable.   I came back to my institution with useful information and strategies that I was able to pass on to my colleagues. I was also impressed with the willingness of the speakers to answer questions afterwards and to be a future contact.”  ~ Mary Dietrich, Culinary Institute of America 
• “The institute provides an invaluable learning experience that focuses on resolving difficult college and university issues through a clearer understanding of behavior analysis and threat assessment.” ~ Steve Rittereiser, Asst. VP Business Auxiliaries and Public Safety, Central Washington University
• “The value of what I received far exceeds the cost of the seminar.”  ~ Lisa Blankenship, Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, University of Texas, Pan American

SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

View the Event Schedule for the May 15/16 UTSA Event (PDF)

View the Event Schedule for the June 5/6 Concordia Event (PDF)

Sign-ups for individual consultation sessions will be coordinated once you register. Consultation slots will be allocated on a rolling basis as you register, so the earlier you register, the better chance you will have of your first choice of time slots.

Unlike other seminars and conferences, this event is a true Institute.  You will follow an INTENSIVE curriculum, with accompanying materials from each presenter.  More than that, we want you to be able to carry away practical strategies, structures and advice that you can implement immediately.  In addition to session materials, we will distribute a packet of proprietary NCHERM documents to each campus, including:

• The NCHERM Model Voluntary/Involuntary Medical Withdrawal Policy and Procedures
• The NCHERM Student Suicide Intervention/Post-vention Response Protocol
• College and University Behavioral Intervention Team Whitepaper
• Behavioral Intervention Team policy and procedure documents, threat rubrics and communication protocols (the actual CUBIT operational protocol is not included, but can be made available to any NCHERM client campus.  Please inquire).

These documents will launch you on your way to an out-of-the-box implementation of the CUBIT model on your campus. 

INTENDED PARTICIPANTS:

• Presidents and Boards of Trustees
• Vice Presidents of Administration, Business and Finance
• Student Affairs Administrators,
• Judicial Administrators,
• University Legal Counsel,
• Risk Managers,
• Human Resources Staff
• Disability Services Personnel
• Residential Life Administrators,
• Campus Law Enforcement,
• Student Activities and Student Development Staff
• Student Government Representatives and Leaders
• Campus Ministry and Clergy
• Facilities Management Staff
• Faculty
• Counseling Services Personnel
• Health Services Staff
• Campus Crisis Response Teams, CISDT, and Behavioral Intervention Teams

PRESENTERS:

• Brett. A. Sokolow, J.D. is the President of NCHERM, a national multidisciplinary consulting firm dedicated to helping colleges and universities manage risk by advancing student health and safety.  He serves ten campuses as outside counsel, and serves as a consultant to hundreds of other colleges and universities.  Sokolow is the author of ten books and more than fifty articles on student affairs law and policy topics.  He is the Editor Emeritus of the Report on Campus Safety and Student Development.  He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Council on Law in Higher Education (CLHE).  Mr. Sokolow is Vice-Chair for Education of the Directorate Body of ACPA’s Commission on Judicial Affairs and Legal Issues.  He has recently co-authored, “A Model Approach to Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment” and he has co-authored an article for the Journal of College and University Law, “The Liability for Colleges and Universities of Violent Campus Attacks” (publication forthcoming). 
  
  
• W. Scott Lewis, J.D. is a partner with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management. He recently served as the Assistant Vice Provost at the University of South Carolina.  Scott brings over fifteen years of experience as a student affairs administrator, faculty member, and consultant in higher education.  He is a frequent keynote and plenary speaker, nationally recognized for his work on Behavioral Intervention for students in crisis and distress. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and his Master of Science degree in Higher Education Administration from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.  He received his Law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas.  Scott is a mediator, and has consulted in the areas of policy development and review, procedural development and implementation, classroom management and judicial board training for over 10 years.
  
  
• Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq. is Senior Partner, Mental Health Law, Hospital Litigation Practice at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP in Lake Success, NY.  She received her B.A. with Honors, from the University of Maryland, an M.B.A. in Management from Hofstra University, an M.S. in Health Care Administration from the Harvard University School of Public Health, and her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.  Ms. Reinach Wolf is affiliated with the Nassau County Bar Association (Vice Chairperson of the Hospital and Health Law Committee), the New York State Bar Association (Mental Health Law Section, Program Chairperson, and Health Law Section), Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York, Inc. (Board of Directors, President-elect), American Society of Law and Medicine, National Health Lawyers Association, National Association of College and University Attorneys, Metropolitan Health Administrators Association, and Health Care Executives Club (Board Member and guest lecturer).  Ms. Reinach Wolf’s law firm specializes in legal representation and consultation in the fields of mental health, healthcare, risk management, and college and university counseling centers.  Ms. Reinach Wolf also writes and lectures extensively to all levels of mental health and healthcare professionals, laypersons and attorneys specific to mental health and healthcare law.
  
  
• Stephanie Hughes, Ph.D. is Founder of RiskAware, LLC, a provider of risk mitigation solutions for higher education.  Dr. Hughes also serves as an Assistant Professor of Strategy at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, KY.   Dr. Hughes has published and presented extensively on the topic of risk mitigation in higher education. Recent publications and presentations include: A New Technique for Mitigating Risk on College Campuses, Background Check Best Practices in Higher Education, Risk Mitigation in Higher Education, Do Background Checks Work? Evidence from Higher Education, Assessing the Impact of NCAA Scandal, Defining Scandal:  Perspectives from Sports Sponsors and the Media, Strategic Planning in Higher Education, Competitive Intelligence, Strategy and Firm Performance, Competitive Intelligence in Professional Sports, and Competitive Intelligence in Higher Education.  Her professional career in international economic analysis began with a two-year assignment as a Foreign Service Officer in Washington, D.C.  Stephanie received her BS in Marketing and an MBA in International Business from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA.  She received her Ph.D. in International Business/Strategic Management at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
  
  
• Rebecca J. White, Ph.D. is co-founder RiskAware, LLC and currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer.  She has conducted extensive research in the field of risk mitigation in higher education.  Recent publications include Competitive Intelligence in Higher Education:  Opportunities and Threats; Improving Strategic Planning and Implementation in Universities through Competitive Intelligence Tools: A Means to Gaining Relevance;  Risk Mitigation in Higher Education:  An Overview of the Use of Background Checks on Campus; Criminal Background Checks in U.S. Higher Education: A Review of Policy Developments, Process Implementations and Post-Results Evaluation Procedures; A New Technique for Mitigating Risk in Higher Education.  In addition, Dr. White has more than 25 years in higher education teaching, research and administration.  She is the Founding Director of the Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute and a Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at Northern Kentucky University (NKU).  She received an MBA and a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Virginia Tech University and a BS from Concord University.
  
  
• John D. Byrnes is a trainer, author and lecturer. He became interested in the subject of aggression management after concluding that there were no comprehensive training programs dedicated to preventing aggression in the workplace.  In 1993, he founded The Center for Aggression Management, headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida. Byrnes was selected by the US Department of Labor to represent the United States at the Violence as a Workplace Risk Conference held in Montreal, Canada, and has conducted seminars and workshops for some of our country’s largest corporations, organizations and schools. Byrnes is the author of the book "Before Conflict, Preventing Aggressive Behavior," and has written articles for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, and the Denver Post, while also appearing on radio programs across the nation.

Publication: The CUBIT (College and University Behavioral Intervention Team) To find out more about forming a campus behavioral intervention team, please read THE CUBIT: A Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Model (PDF)

DETAILS ABOUT THE REGIONAL SEMINAR HOSTED BY
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MEQUON, WISCONSIN

DATES: THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH and FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2008

TIME: 9:00AM TO 5:00PM Central Time

TRAVEL LOGISTICS: Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin is easily accessible from the Milwaukee, WI or Madison, WI airports. View maps and directions.

Campus parking will be available at the conference facility.  Breakfast and lunch each day are included in your registration.  Dinner is on your own. 

LODGING INFORMATION:

RADISSON MILWAUKEE NORTH SHORE
7065 North Port Washington Road , Milwaukee WI 53217
Telephone: (414) 351-6960 Fax: (414) 351-5194
Reference: “NCHERM Conference” when booking

Rate per night is $76.00 – Shuttle pick up is available from Milwaukee airport, please let the hotel know when booking if you need airport pickup.

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NCHERM SEMINAR

THREAT ASSESSMENT AND AGGRESSION MANAGEMENT
FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

A TWO-DAY SEMINAR

HOSTED IN THREE LOCATIONS

Presented under the auspices of NCHERM
by: John D. Byrnes, President,
Center for Aggression Management, Inc.

THE TOPIC:

Extensive materials will be included for all registrants.  No participation in any previous NCHERM seminar is needed for participants to gain the full benefit of this seminar. 

BEYOND PROFILING.  On our campuses, it is not a good thing these days to be a poetry-writing Korean student who wears too much black and doesn’t talk much.  This is profiling and our students and staff do not want to be profiled.  Profiling, especially when violent actors come from racial and ethnic minority populations, is causing backlashes within our communities where we are striving to enhance civility and tolerance. 

The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Virginia Tech Governor’s Panel have called on higher education to embrace threat assessment.  John Byrnes and the Center for Aggression Management can help us to build a threat assessment skill set and take us beyond.  John Byrnes’ work focusing on aggression management purposefully aims to help us get out ahead of the threat, if we can.  View a brief synopsis of the aggression management approach you will learn at this seminar.

View a COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE OF THE TOPICS OF THIS TWO-DAY SEMINAR (PDF)

WHAT DO YOUR COLLEAGUES THINK?

From a Vice President Student Affairs

This course “provided an excellent opportunity to allow my CUBIT team to develop strategies and common understandings for managing and preventing conflict.”

From a Director of Health Services

This course “clarified and helped me deal with difficult situations.  It is satisfying when a solution is reached and it is a win-win.”

From a Program Assistant, Office of Student Conduct

This course “was an enlightening experience. The instructor maintained a calm and engaging tone that kept me interested in the subject matter.”

From a Counseling Center Director

This course “got me to consider rethinking how to think about working with aggressive and angry people.”

INTENDED PARTICIPANTS:

• Vice Presidents of Administration, Business and Finance
• Student Affairs Administrators,
• Judicial and Student Conduct Administrators,
• University Legal Counsel,
• Risk Managers,
• Human Resources Staff
• Disability Services Personnel
• Residential Life Administrators
• Campus Law Enforcement
• Student Activities and Student Development Staff
• Student Government Representatives and Leaders
• Campus Ministry and Clergy
• Facilities Management Staff
• Faculty
• Counseling Services Personnel
• Health Services Staff
• Campus Crisis Response Teams, CISDT, and Behavioral Intervention Teams

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

JOHN D. BYRNES Founder of The Center for Aggression Management

John D. Byrnes is a trainer, author and lecturer. He became interested in the subject of aggression management after concluding that there were no comprehensive training programs dedicated to preventing aggression in the workplace.  In 1993, he founded The Center for Aggression Management, headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Byrnes was selected by the US Department of Labor to represent the United States at the Violence as a Workplace Risk Conference held in Montreal, Canada, and has conducted seminars and workshops for some of our country’s largest corporations, organizations and schools. Byrnes is the author of the book "Before Conflict, Preventing Aggressive Behavior," and has written articles for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, and the Denver Post, while also appearing on radio programs across the nation.  A more detailed biography is posted at www.aggressionmanagement.com

TRAVEL LOGISTICS:

University of New Hampshire - May 29 + 30

The University of New Hampshire is convenient to the Manchester and Boston Airports.  View driving directions.

Lodging has been arranged at the following:

New England Center
15 Strafford Avenue, Durham, NH 03824
1-800-590-4334
Rate $119.00 per night
Block of rooms reserved under: John Byrnes Regional Event

Holiday Inn Express
2 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824
603-868-1234
Rate $109.95 a night
Block of rooms reserved under: John Byrnes

Ohio Dominican University - June 10 + 11

ODU is convenient to the Columbus, Ohio airport. View driving directions.

Lodging has been arranged at the following:

Marriott Courtyard

2901 Airport Drive

Columbus, OH 43219

When calling to make reservations, please call 614-475-6807 and tell the reservations operator that the rooms are being held for the John Byrnes Aggressive Management Conference at Ohio Dominican University.

Rate:$89.00 + tax (includes breakfast)

University of San Diego - June 23 + 24

The University of San Diego is close to the San Diego airport. View driving directions. Guests attending the USD event are advised to rent a car, due to limited public transport

There is no designated conference hotel.  Visit the University of San Deigo site for information about Bartell Hotels, as USD receives a discount from them. Guests just need to ask for the University of San Diego rate.

On-campus rooms are available in the University's residence halls on a limited basis for June 22 and 23.  This housing does not include any amenities, beyond basic
linens.  For more information and pricing or to reserve a space, please contact Kate Goodman, kgoodman@sandiego.edu, 619-260-4777.

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TRAINING CERTIFICATION

AGGRESSION MANAGEMENT TRAIN-the-TRAINER
A FOUR-DAY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
at Western Kentucky University

9:00am to 5:00pm
MONDAY JUNE 16 THRU THURSDAY JUNE 19

Presented under the auspices of NCHERM
by: John D. Byrnes, President,
Center for Aggression Management, Inc.

THE TOPIC:

This train-the-trainer program is intended to provide an in-house “Threat Assessment & Aggression Management” training capability for your campus. Prospective Trainers take the two-day Comprehensive workshop and then have two more days of intensive training and exercises including practice-teaching and assessment. Upon successful completion, participants receive Trainer Certification from The Center. 

Extensive materials will be included for all registrants. 

BEYOND PROFILING.  On our campuses, it is not a good thing these days to be a poetry-writing Korean student who wears too much black and doesn’t talk much.  This is profiling and our students and staff do not want to be profiled.  Profiling, especially when violent actors come from racial and ethnic minority populations, is causing backlashes within our communities where we are striving to enhance civility and tolerance.  Profiling only tells us that within a certain group of individuals there is a greater probability of a shooter.  It does not tell us who the next shooter is.

The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Virginia Tech Governor’s Panel have called on higher education to embrace threat assessment.  John Byrnes and the Center for Aggression Management can help us to build a threat assessment skill set and take us beyond.  John Byrnes’ work focusing on aggression management purposefully aims to help us get out ahead of the threat. If it is at all possible to prevent another horrific attack, aggression management will help us to prevent it.  View a brief synopsis of the aggression management approach you will learn at this seminar.

AGGRESSION MANAGEMENT.  Can a college or university identify someone who intends to do harm on their campus? The horrific shootings at Virginia Tech and subsequently, Northern Illinois University demonstrate the need to understand the critical difference between two dramatically different kinds of aggression.  Typically, security and law enforcement officers are trained to look for the “Primal Aggressor” (red-faced and ready to explode) when in fact, these shooters were classic “Cognitive Aggressors” (cold, completely detached and determined).  If weapons were not visible, the VT and NIU shooters probably would have walked right by most security or law enforcement officers without being noticed.  The Primal Aggressor is the person who loses control, possibly from an escalation of anger.  The Cognitive Aggressor is a far more dangerous and elusive predator.  He is a perpetrator of murder/suicide (or terrorist-like) who presents as a calm, deliberate and focused aggressor with no remorse or compunction about multiple killings.  While the Primal Aggressor is fueled by adrenaline, the Cognitive Aggressor is driven by intent.

Who are the predators we keep hearing about and what do they have in common?  Very revealing are the first five indicators identified by the Safe School Initiative Final Report by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education:

1. Incidents of targeted violence at school rarely were sudden, impulsive acts.
2. Prior to most incidents, other people knew about the attacker’s idea and/or plan to attack.
3. Most attackers did not threaten their targets directly prior to advancing the attack.
4. There is no accurate or useful “profile” of students who engaged in targeted school violence.
5. Most attackers engaged in some behavior prior to the incident that caused others concern or indicated a need for help.

Whether you are a student affairs administrator, risk manager, director of security, human resources director, counselor, or university president, all those responsible for college and university governance are being driven to become more aggression-vigilant.  One of the greatest fears we have is uncertainty.  Can we identify someone who intends to do harm to our students or faculty?  In the vast majority of cases, the answer is yes.  A person who goes through the cognitive process of preparing to give up his life for a cause (murder/suicide) takes on specific body language, behavior, and communication indicators that can be identified. 

The Aggression Management System provides practical tools for measurement of emerging human aggression. Whether on campus, in medical school or a public venue like a stadium, wherever an incident may occur, the goal is to identify the aggressor and provide the means to understand, evaluate, defuse and/or mitigate the emergence of his aggression.  The system also measures university security personnel’s adrenaline, allowing them to manage any potential for aggression, and respond more effectively and professionally.  The system is designed to provide a clear clinical method of documentation, which can ultimately achieve legal defensibility for actions taken to protect the community.  www.aggressionmanagement.com

FOR A COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE OF THE TOPICS OF THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THIS COURSE, VISIT www.ncherm.org/aggressionmanagement.html

WHAT DO YOUR COLLEAGUES THINK?

From a Vice President Student Affairs

This course “provided an excellent opportunity to allow my CUBIT team to develop strategies and common understandings for managing and preventing conflict.”

From a Director of Health Services

This course “clarified and helped me deal with difficult situations.  It is satisfying when a solution is reached and it is a win-win.”

From a Program Assistant, Office of Student Conduct

This course “was an enlightening experience. The instructor maintained a calm and engaging tone that kept me interested in the subject matter.”

From a Counseling Center Director

This course “got me to consider rethinking how to think about working with aggressive and angry people.”

INTENDED PARTICIPANTS:

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

JOHN D. BYRNES Founder of The Center for Aggression Management

John D. Byrnes is a trainer, author and lecturer. He became interested in the subject of aggression management after concluding that there were no comprehensive training programs dedicated to preventing aggression in the workplace.  In 1993, he founded The Center for Aggression Management, headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Byrnes was selected by the US Department of Labor to represent the United States at the Violence as a Workplace Risk Conference held in Montreal, Canada, and has conducted seminars and workshops for some of our country’s largest corporations, organizations and schools. Byrnes is the author of the book "Before Conflict, Preventing Aggressive Behavior," and has written articles for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, and the Denver Post, while also appearing on radio programs across the nation.  A more detailed biography is posted at www.aggressionmanagement.com

TRAVEL LOGISTICS:

Drury Inn Bowling Green
3250 Scottsville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104
Telephone: (270) 842-7100

To make reservations, please visit the Drury Inn Bowling Green website. Please reserve by May 19th.

Included free are: Breakfast- Enjoy scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, Belgian waffles & more;  free evening beverages (alcohol for those over 21) and snacks now served daily from 5:30-7:00pm; high-speed internet access in every room, free long distance - One hour every room, every night!

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LIVE VIDEOSEMINAR

MAGNA PUBLICATIONS www.magnapubs.com

ANNOUNCES AN UPCOMING LIVE VIDEOSEMINAR

 The Returning Veterans

CO-SPONSORED BY THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION RISK MANAGEMENT (NCHERM) www.ncherm.org

TUESDAY, JULY 15TH, 2008
1:00PM TO 2:30PM Eastern Time

Presented by:
W. Scott Lewis, J.D., and Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.

THE TOPIC:

Hillary Clinton has pledged a clear, viable plan to bring our troops home starting within the first 60 days of her Administration.

Barack Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month, and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months.

John McCain believes a precipitous troop drawdown would be a mistake, but agrees that while some US presence may be permanent, sooner or later, most of our troops will come home.

When they do, many will go to college or return to the universities in which they are already enrolled.  A renewed push for a new reinvigorated GI Bill in Washington will open the doors to higher education in new ways for the over half a million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the veterans of previous conflicts.

Are we ready for them? 

This live videoseminar will look at the historical impact of returning troops on higher education, especially administrators and faculty. The presenters will look at differences and changes in:

• mortality rates,
• injury/survival rates,
• the economic and political climates, and
• the soldier him/herself

• Lobbying
• Disability Services
• Veterans Services
• Incident Response Mechanisms (Behavioral Intervention Teams, etc.)
• Mental Health Services
• Technology
• Faculty/Staff Training
• Housing

How does a Magna Videoseminar work?

Magna Publications developed this online program so you can participate in a timely, interactive program without having to leave your office. Simplicity and ease-of-use are combined with a user-friendly presentation. No special hardware, downloads, or other technology are required to access this program. All you need is a computer with speakers, Windows Media Player, and a broadband Internet connection.

The 90 minute program includes:

• An audio/video presentation by leading experts in their fields
• PowerPoint slides
• A lively, interactive, real-time question-and-answer session
• Downloadable program handouts
• Ability to review the presentation for the remainder of the day

We look forward to your participation on July 15th, 2008. Keep in mind you pay the $329 registration fee only once for one connection. However, if you choose, you can view the broadcast in a conference room and invite as many people as you like to participate, making this an extremely cost-effective training resource.

INTENDED PARTICIPANTS:

• Presidents and Boards of Trustees
• Student Affairs Administrators,
• Judicial Administrators,
• University Legal Counsel,
• Risk Managers,
• Residential Life Administrators,
• Vice Presidents and Business and Finance
• Vice Presidents for Administration
• Campus Law Enforcement,
• Counseling Services Personnel
• Health Services Staff
• Campus Crisis Response Teams, CISDT, and Behavioral Intervention Teams
• Registrars
• Admissions Staff
• Academic Advising and Support Staff
• Disability Administrators

PRESENTERS:

• Brett. A. Sokolow, J.D.  Brett Sokolow is the President of NCHERM, a national multidisciplinary consulting firm dedicated to helping colleges and universities manage risk by advancing student health and safety.  NCHERM has served over 700 colleges and universities in a consulting capacity.  He serves twelve campuses as outside counsel.  Sokolow is the author of ten books and more than 50 articles on student affairs law and policy topics.  He is Editor Emeritus of the Report on Campus Safety and Student Development.  He serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Law in Higher Education (CLHE).  He is the former Legal Issues Editor for CLHE’s Student Affairs Law & Policy Quarterly and a contributor to the College and University Law Advisor published by the Civic Research Institute.  Mr. Sokolow serves on the Directorate Body of ACPA’s Commission on Student Conduct and Legal Issues and is the former Vice Chair for Education.  He has recently co-authored, “A Model Approach to Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment” and co-authored a just-published article for the Journal of College and University Law, entitled “The Liability for Colleges and Universities of Violent Campus Attacks”.

• W. Scott Lewis, J.D. is a partner with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management. He recently served as the Assistant Vice Provost at the University of South Carolina.  Scott brings over fifteen years of experience as a student affairs administrator, faculty member, and consultant in higher education.  He is a frequent keynote and plenary speaker, nationally recognized for his work on Behavioral Intervention for students in crisis and distress. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and his Master of Science degree in Higher Education Administration from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.  He received his Law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas.  Scott is a mediator, and has consulted in the areas of policy development and review, procedural development and implementation, classroom management and judicial board training for over 10 years.
  

REGISTRATION:

All registrations for this event will be handled by MAGNA Publications.  For more details and to register, please visit www.magnapubs.com.

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