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Thursday, January 30, 2020
7:00 am - 7:45 am
  BREAKFAST1. Continental Breakfast
 Sponsored by Pepper Hamilton LLP
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
7:45 am - 8:00 am
  WELCOME. Welcome and Introduction to the Program
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
 
8:00 am - 9:15 am
  01. College and University Students: Historical Trends and Must-Know Emerging Issues
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • Learn about the deep history of longstanding issues related to students at colleges and universities and the evolution of those issues over the last century
  • Understand the major student-related issues of today with significant legal, practical, and reputational impacts on colleges and universities
  • Get a glimpse of what the future may hold to better advise and partner with your student affairs colleagues and institutional leadership
  • Hear about all of this and more from a well-known leader and expert in higher education and student affairs
 
9:15 am - 9:30 am
  B1. Break
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
9:30 am - 10:45 am
  02. Climate 2020: Climate and Diversity in a Polarized World
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • Effective responses to bias incidents
  • Approaches to inclusivity for the LGBTQ community
  • Climate surveys and follow up
  • Programs targeting women and people of color (e.g., women in engineering courses)
 
10:45 am - 11:00 am
  B2. Break
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
  03A. Student Activism and Protests: Balancing Free Speech and Inclusion on the Front Lines – Lessons from Charlottesville
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • Key findings from a 2018 ACE survey of college and university presidents to better understand their thoughts and experiences with free speech and inclusion on campus, compared and contrasted with findings from a national survey of students, conducted in 2017 by Knight and Gallup survey
  • Examining the front-line response to the August 2017 white nationalist march in Charlottesville, through the context of free speech and inclusion
  • Managing the public outcry to expel a student associated with the march and other high-profile events and groups
 
  03B. The Odyssey of Navigating Greek Life
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom BC
 
  • Best practices from a Student Affairs perspective
  • Institutional dynamics related to Greek Life (e.g., recruitment and retention, parents, and alumni donors)
  • Recent legal developments
  • Intersections between Greek Life and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
 
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
  LUNCH. Networking Luncheon
 Sponsored by ZyLAB
  [none]
  Room: Pelican
 
This is your chance to continue to network with colleagues over lunch.
 
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
  04. Student Mental Health and Wellness: Providing Care, Mitigating Risk
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • Understanding and addressing recent trends in student mental health
  • Current practices for accommodations, support, training and awareness
  • New legal standards on responsibility for suicide and self-harm
  • Role of the counseling center in risk assessment
  • Wellness for counselors and care providers
 
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
  B3. Break
 Sponsored by Ballard Spahr LLP
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
  05A. Current Legal Issues in Campus Threat Assessment
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • Current legal issues in campus threat assessment
  • Discussion of specific current challenges facing threat assessment teams, to include:
- Using medical leaves of absence to reduce risk in student threat cases    
- Reducing risk in ongoing Title IX / VAWA cases without jeopardizing process    
- Handling threatening behavior by tenured faculty
  • Session will include case study discussions
  • Panelists will examine issues from perspectives of legal considerations and threat assessment considerations
 
  05B. Avoiding Trouble Before Classes are in Session: Difficult Issues that Arise During the Admissions Process
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom BC
 
  • Handling pre-enrollment misconduct, from social media posts to criminal convictions
  • A practical discussion about connecting students to disabilities services early in the enrollment process
  • Promises, promises: avoiding claims of breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation
 
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
  B4. Break
 Sponsored by Ballard Spahr LLP
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
  06A. Immigration, DACA, Undocumented Students
  Discussion Group
  Room: Acadian I
 
 
  06B. Religious Conflicts on Campus
  Discussion Group
  Room: Pelican II
 
 
  06C. Polarized Times: The Lawyers' Role in Responding to Campus Crises and Protests
  Discussion Group
  Room: Poydras
 
 
  06D. Students and Campus Policing
  Discussion Group
  Room: Acadian II
 
 
  06E. Student Conduct Investigations: Issues and Approaches
  Discussion Group
  Room: Pelican I
 
 
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  RECEPTION. Reception for Registrants and Speakers
 Sponsored by Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
  [none]
  Room: Treme/Marigny Atrium
 
 
Friday, January 31, 2020
7:00 am - 8:00 am
  BREAKFAST2. Continental Breakfast
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
8:00 am - 9:15 am
  07. Title IX: A Primer on Patience, Perseverance, and Practical Implementation
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • The Pending Regulations: How to prepare now
  • The Courts: Key updates regarding procedural due process
  • Regulatory Enforcement: Incorporating lessons learned from recent OCR-Title IX and DOE-Clery resolutions
  • Practical Implementation: Balancing trauma-informed practices with procedural fairness and “due process” protections
 
9:15 am - 9:30 am
  B5. Break
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
9:30 am - 10:45 am
  08A. What’s FERPA Got to Do with It? Best Practices for Handling Confidential Student Information
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom BC
 
  • Clarifying the definition and scope of “Education Records,” “Directly Related," “Students,” “Maintained By,” and “Educational Institutions and Agents”
  • Understanding the patchwork of laws protecting student confidential information
  • Tips for tackling the confidentiality issues that arise with student health and accommodation information, research involving student data, information generated in Title IX and other disciplinary investigations, student feedback provided in tenure decisions, and more
  • Practical, interactive session using scenarios drawn from real-life
 
  08B. The Kids are Alright: Considerations for Colleges and Universities Hosting Programs for Minors
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • Special considerations for dual enrollment programs, university-sponsored camps, third-party camps, and other innovative programs
  • Behavioral expectations for minor participants, students, parents, faculty and staff
  • Background checks, mandatory reporting, and addressing allegations of sexual misconduct
  • Best practices for implementing a risk management and compliance program
  • Case law updates and hypotheticals
 
10:45 am - 11:00 am
  B6. Break
  [none]
  Room: Le Salon Pre-Function
 
 
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
  09. The Wellness Advantage: Developments in Advancing Well-Being in the Legal Profession
  Regular Session
  Room: La Salle Ballroom A
 
  • Understand the growing need to create a healthy, happy, productive legal community in the face of demanding jobs in higher education, hidden stressors, and detrimental habits
  • Gain knowledge of the national policies and leading approaches to reduce the stigma of mental health and substance abuse issues
  • Receive practical advice from a review of case studies and legal decisions regarding attorney health and wellness issues
  • Rejuvenate yourself and learn a lifetime supply of effective health and wellness structures & strategies