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Your Student Handbook: Make Critical Content Decisions with Confidence to Minimize Institutional Liability – On-Demand Training
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| Overview |
More than ever before, this past year has reminded us that your student handbook serves as a legal representation of your institution. As a legally binding contract between the institution and the student, today’s student handbooks serve as the primary communication resource for institutional and federal guidelines and policies. Failure to comply with new legislation and cultural mores puts you and your campus at risk for lawsuits, student protests and possible loss of federal funding. Writing up-to date policies and ensuring inclusion can be perplexing — however it is imperative to safeguard your students and your institution.
You and your staff will hear our expert share his years of experience drafting and writing college handbooks. He offers drafting keys to minimize institutional liability, insights for working and communicating with your institutional counsel to develop your handbook, best practices in delivering your handbook, the critical ways federal and state laws impact your student handbook, and more. Learn strategies for sharing higher education regulations such as FERPA, Title IX, VAWA and Clery.
Be able to present a thorough, accurate document that incorporates your institutional mission. Make critical decisions for content with the confidence that your students and your institution are appropriately protected.
Registration: $399*
*Instructions for accessing the On-Demand Training will be available for download immediately after checkout. You may share this On-Demand Training with any staff members from your campus community for unlimited viewing.
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| Topics Covered |
| Get actionable takeaways so you can: |
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Create the most valuable tool that meets the needs of both the institution and your students — learn how to do a proper assessment of what should be in your student handbook so that you can ensure you are minimizing institutional liability.
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Comprehend the latest federal mandates and compliance updates to make the appropriate changes in your handbook — make critical decisions for content with the confidence that your students and your institution are appropriately protected.
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Protect yourself and your institution from legal challenges to your student conduct code and policies — avoid costly litigation by presenting clear expectations.
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Develop a schedule for development, review and revisions of your current handbook — consider the “voices” that should be part of the review, the idea of combining with the academic catalog, and print vs. digital modes of distribution.
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Draft a handbook that actually conveys your institution’s mission and the proper message to your audience. Ensure you aren’t inadvertently perpetuating stereotypes and myths about your minority student populations — language matters!
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Learn ways to prevent duplication, contradictions and outright errors in your document — prevent “layering” in your document to help lessen costs and the chance of error.
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| Presenter |
Dr. Grant L. Azdell currently serves as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students and is a Professor at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.
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| What’s Included |
- 90-minute online session with a carefully selected expert
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Link to view webinar on demand for one year (24/7 access)
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Materials for your team (handouts, discussion questions, etc.)
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Certificate of completion for each participant
- Remote team training
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Weekly newsletter – What's Working on Campus
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| For information about licensing this webinar for unlimited distribution on your institution’s internal network/server, please email info@paper-clip.com.
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