HEC/News-Announcements

The Higher Education Center is pleased to make the following announcements:

1) New Hot Topic Posted to the Higher Education Center's Web site

The Higher Education Center has posted a new Hot Topic to the home page entitled, "Lessons Learned: From Research to Practice."

To learn more, please visit the Higher Education Center's Web site: http://www.higheredcenter.org/.

2) NASPA/Stetson Student Affairs Law & Policy Conference

NASPA and Stetson University are co-hosting the Stetson Student Affairs Law & Policy Conference, "Evolving Concepts of Campus Safety & Security," December 7 - 9, 2009, at the JW Marriott Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The registration fee is $525 for NASPA members, $735 for non-members, and $200 for NASPA student members before November 7, 2008. After this date, the registration fee is $600 for NASPA members, $810 for non-members, and $250 for NASPA student members.

The work of student affairs administrators is affected by laws and policies every day. It is essential to stay abreast of issues and the ever-changing legal environment in order to provide the best service to both students and the campus community. Campus safety and security are under increased scrutiny, and student affairs is at the forefront of these discussions. NASPA and Stetson have partnered to provide a professional development event on these critical topics.

Issues Addressed:

-Weapons on campus
-Cyberbullying
-Campus security and safety challenges
-The intersection between criminal law, campus judicial policies, and student affairs
-Integrating Alcohol, Other Drug, and Violence Prevention into Campus Safety and Security Plans
-Current higher education legal issues

For more information and registration, please visit the NASPA/Stetson Student Affairs Law & Policy Conference Web site: http://www.naspa.org/programs/law/.

3) ASJA/ResLife.Net Webinar: Parental Notification; The Ins and Outs

The Association for Student Judicial Affairs and Reslife.net are hosting a Webinar, "Parental Notification; The Ins and Outs," October 30-November 20, 2008. The registration fee is $130.

This course will look at the history of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 20 USC § 1232g, also known as FERPA and its many amendments, specifically parental notification as allowed by the Warner Amendment of 1998 and others. The course will also examine different levels and/or types of parental notification programs throughout the U.S. and will discuss the effectiveness of such programs.

The presenters will discuss the current state of parental notification post-Virginia Tech and other tragedies. They will examine what legislatures are doing or attempting to do to insure that parents are notified and when they should be notified.

Participants should plan to spend approximately three to four hours per week in this course. This will include time to read materials, complete on-line exercises and surveys and participate in asynchronous on-line discussions. Participants will need to log on for course content that will be posted weekly. In addition participants will need to respond to questions posted on the discussion board each week. As the discussion board is asynchronous, students may check in and post at their convenience. This learning tool will be an important part of participant's learning experience.

For more information, and to register, please visit the Parental Notification; The Ins and Outs Webinar Web site: http://thehousinguniversity.com/asja/fall2008course4.html.