NACUA News

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

 

I am pleased to send you this latest issue of NACUANEWS, to update you on a number of recent activities and to be certain that you are aware of new and upcoming programs, services, and activities scheduled over the coming weeks and months.

 

Included in this issue:

· Summary of the March CLE Workshop

· Recap of the March Board of Directors Meeting

· NACUA’s Upcoming Programs

· New Member of the Board of Directors

· New Addition to the Website

· Welcome New Members

 

Summary of the March CLE Workshop

           Thanks to all our members who attended the recent CLE workshop: Higher Education Employment Law:  Compliance, Conflicts, Change and Challenges for College Counsel.  It was held March 5-7 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, WA.  There were 175 paid registrants in attendance.  I’d like to issue a special thank you to those of you who served as moderators, speakers, or discussion group leaders, and also to the workshop planning committee; we have received very positive feedback from registrants.  If you would like a copy of the workshop CD-ROM, please click here.

 

Recap of the March Board of Directors Meeting

The NACUA Board of Directors met March 4 and 5 in Seattle, WA, prior to the CLE Workshop.  The agenda for the meeting is posted on the NACUA website, as are all of the committee reports.  As part of its meeting, the Board discussed the following issues:

w Emerging Trends in Technology on Campus: What does it mean for Higher Education, College and University Lawyers, and NACUA? Presentations were given by Diana Oblinger, president of EDUCAUSE, and Beth Cate, NACUA Board member and Associate General Counsel at Indiana University, on the issues higher education lawyers face in dealing with these trends.  To view Diana’s presentation materials, please click here.  To view Beth’s presentation materials, please click here.

w NACUA staff presented to the Board an overview of how member satisfaction with the Association is measured.  To view the presentation materials, please click here.  If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact Miriam Miller, NACUA’s Manager of Membership and Outreach Services.

 

Upcoming NACUA Programs

· One-Day CLE Workshop – Friday, April 11, 2008 – Memphis, TN – Legal Issues in Organizing and Operating Overseas Programs.  All information about the workshop, including a comprehensive schedule, registration information, and materials can be found on the website.  Any program questions should be directed to Karl Brevitz. All other questions can be directed to Meredith McMillan.

· 48^th Annual Conference – June 22-25, 2008 – New York, NY – The Annual Conference website is up and running!  Registration and hotel reservations will open in late March.  We will send notification via email when this occurs.

 

New Member of NACUA’s Board of Directors

           Miles LeBlanc, former General Counsel of the Houston Community College System, has taken a position as Assistant General Counsel of the Hudson Independent School   District and thus has resigned his position on the NACUA Board of Directors.  In accordance with the Association Bylaws provision on vacancies, the Board elected, by a ballot vote which was concluded January 22, 2008, Miles Postema, General Counsel at Ferris State University in Michigan.  He will complete the unexpired term, which ends June 2009.

 

New Addition to the Website

 NACUA does a good deal of work in collaboration with other associations as part of the Association’s strategic priorities.  We have decided to include information about these collaborative activities on our website: http://www.nacua.org/aboutnacua/associationcollaboration.asp.

Some recent examples include our work with the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, the American Association for Affirmative Action, the Association for Student Judicial Affairs, the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers.  Please feel free to check out the link to learn more.

 

Welcome New Members

Welcome to our newest NACUA members, and congratulations to those of you who are making career changes or moving to other legal counsel positions. 

 

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me to let me know if there is anything we can do to serve you more effectively.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Kathleen

 

Kathleen Curry Santora

Chief Executive Officer