CURRENT ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, October 05, 2007
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
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Is Facebook a law enforcement tool? Should students be expelled for illegally swapped music? After Virginia Tech, should schools change their policies regarding accommodation of mental health issues?
Some of the most complex and dramatic legal and social issues of our time currently confront university attorneys, higher-education administrators, outside counsel and other legal practitioners. These issues are made even more dynamic because of the interplay on campus between law, technology, medicine and psychology, and various societal pressures. From the emerging legal landscape concerning student criminal background checks, the questions of student discipline for internet use, to the recommended prevention-loss systems and protocols, this conference will bring you up to date with the latest legal analysis and policies.
While violence on campus is not a new topic, adding his own perspective to this issue is our luncheon speaker, Peter Roby, Director of the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern, speaking on how college athletics can help create a culture of violence prevention.
Current Issues in Higher Education presents cutting-edge information, law, and policy useful to all college and university constituencies.
Attend and Learn:
- How to make decisions regarding criminal background checks of students
- The risks and benefits of social networking sites to schools
- The size of the downloading problem and how universities should respond
- How to balance student mental health needs v. community needs
- If administrators have a duty to warn
Planning Committee & Faculty Professor Victoria Dodd, Chair & Planning Committee
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
Laure Bachich Ergin, Esq.
Associate General Counsel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Erika Geetter, Esq., Planning Committee
Associate General Counsel, Boston University, Boston, MA
Amy Hunter, Esq.
Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Region 1
Boston, MA
Daryl J. Lapp, Esq.
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Boston, MA
Steven S. Locke, Esq., Planning Committee
Associate General Counsel, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Steven McDonald, Esq.
General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Robert J. Mendoza, Psy.D.
Forensic Psychologist and Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Kathleen Rogers, Esq., Planning Committee
General Counsel & Assistant Vice President, Simmons College, Boston, MA
Richard P. Sawyer
Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Student Life, Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Jeffrey I. Schiller
Network Manager, MA Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Elizabeth Seaman, Esq.
University Attorney, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Lisa A. Sinclair, Esq., Planning Committee
Associate University Counsel, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Lisa Tenerowicz, Esq.
Rose Chinitz and Rose, Boston, MA
Kent Wada
Director IT Policy, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Robert A. Witzburg, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director of Admissions, Boston University Medical School
Boston, MA
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Professor Victoria Dodd, Chair
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| 9:10 |
STUDENT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE |
- Legal & Practical Issues for Institutional Policy Development
- Professional Schools & Clinical Training Requirements
- State Specific Considerations & Constraints
- AAMC Initiative for Medical School Applicants
Erika Geetter, Esq. & Robert A. Witzburg, M.D.
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| 10:40 |
SCHOOLS AS INTERNET PROVIDERS |
- How to Police Use of School’s Server
- Music Downloading Controversy
- Liability and Social Networking Sites
Moderator: Professor Victoria Dodd
Laure Ergin, Esq., Steven J. McDonald, Esq., Jeffrey Schiller and
Kent Wada
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| 12:00 |
LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
| Peter P. Roby, Esq., Director of the Study of Sport in Society, Northeastern University, “Violence Prevention on College Campuses”
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| 1:30 |
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH: ACCOMMODATION v. DISCIPLINE |
- Recognizing & Responding to Emergent Situations
- OCR Requirements
- Balancing Individual and Community Needs
- Confidentiality Issues
Moderator: Steven S. Locke, Esq.
Amy Hunter, Esq., Robert J. Mendoza,Psy.D., Richard P. Sawyer and
Elizabeth Seaman, Esq.
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| 3:00 |
LIABILITY FOR STUDENT DEATHS AND INJURIES |
- Liability for Student Deaths and Injury
- Institutional Liability in Common Risk Areas
- Balancing Safety/Security and Privacy Interests
- Liability of Individual Administrators
Moderator: Lisa Sinclair, Esq.
Daryl Lapp, Esq. and Lisa Tenerowicz, Esq.
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| Date: |
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Friday, October 05, 2007 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $249; $199 for Suffolk alumni, attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2004. The course book and luncheon are included in the tuition charge.
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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This course will provide CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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