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A comprehensive, accessible guide to the policies and practices of risk management in higher education
Student affairs staff at all types of colleges and universities need to be equipped to help manage risk and protect their institutions, the people they serve, and their resources from unintended consequences. Risk Management in Student Affairs: Foundations for Safety and Success helps practitioners understand the sources of risk in their work, and the practices and strategies they can employ to help mitigate that risk.
Written for those without legal training, the book is accessible to new and mid-level professionals as well as students preparing to enter the profession. It teaches how to limit, control, and respond to risk in order to protect oneself and one's institution. The book covers all aspects of risk management in higher education, including:
* Tort liability (such as damage due to negligence, accidents on campus, injuries resulting from alcohol use, and incidents during study-abroad trips)
* Contracts (such as off-campus incidents, contracts for events and activities, and employment and disciplinary issues)
* State and federal violations (including the freedoms of speech, religion, and the press, search and seizure, due process, OSHA, Title IX, FERPA, and ADA)
* Resource protection (including information and data security, facilities, financial resources, and physical environments)
Managing risk is an integral part of the work of student affairs, and the ability to manage risk well can save time, money, and personnel at a time when resources can be scarce. Whether you work in a public or private institution, and whether you manage personal or institutional risk, no other book addresses risk management within higher education in such a focused, comprehensive manner.
List of contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
PART ONE FRAMEWORK 1
Chapter 1 Differences Between Public and Private Institutions 3
Chapter 2 Personal Versus Institutional Risk Management 11
PART TWO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION 17
Chapter 3 The First Amendment 19
Chapter 4 The Second Amendment and The Fourth Amendment 29
Chapter 5 The Fifth Amendment 37
PART THREE REGULATORY CHALLENGES 43
Chapter 6 Federal and State Regulations 45
Chapter 7 Discriminatory Practices 57
Chapter 8 Private and Voluntary Organizational Regulations 63
PART FOUR TORT ISSUES 69
Chapter 9 Student Activities and Events, Risk Levels, Supervision 71
Chapter 10 Hazing and Student Organizations 83
Chapter 11 Alcohol and Drugs 95
Chapter 12 Counseling and Helping Services 107
Chapter 13 Providing a Safe Environment 115
PART FIVE CONTRACTS 127
Chapter 14 Off-Campus Incidents and Behavior 129
Chapter 15 Contract Management 135
Chapter 16 Employment Issues 145
Chapter 17 Staff Development and Training 157
Chapter 18 Student Discipline Systems 165
PART SIX RESOURCE PROTECTION 175
Chapter 19 Information Technology: Data Protection 177
Chapter 20 Facilities 187
Chapter 21 Money Management Practices 197
Chapter 22 Physical Environment: Disasters and Crises 209
PART SEVEN SUMMARY 219
Chapter 23 Promising Practices and Conclusion 221
Annotated Resources 233
About the Authors 235
Index 237
About the author
THOMAS E. MILLER is vice president for student affairs and associate professor in the College of Education at the University of South Florida. He is coauthor of
Promoting Reasonable Expectations, from Jossey-Bass.
ROGER W. SOROCHTY is vice president for enrollment and student services at The University of Tulsa.
