Higher Education
e-Digest
Volume 3 / Issue 8
February 4, 2015
In This Issue:
FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS
  
Climate Surveys: Useful Tools to Help Colleges and Universities in Their Efforts to Reduce and Prevent Sexual Assault

NotAlone.gov, a website providing access to resources from The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault and associated federal agencies, has posted Climate Surveys:Useful Tools to Help Colleges and Universities in Their Efforts to Reduce and Prevent Sexual Assault. It includes key concepts and best practices for conducting a climate survey as part of a comprehensive effort to address sexual assault on campus. To access this document, click here.

Checklist for Campus Sexual Misconduct Policies

The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault has developed a guided checklist to help campuses develop an effective sexual misconduct policy. This list provides both a process for developing a policy, as well as the key elements a school should consider in drafting a policy. To access this document, click here.
 

Building Partnerships with Local Rape Crisis Centers: Developing a Memorandum of Understanding

Colleges and universities can strengthen sexual assault prevention and response programs by developing partnerships with local rape crisis centers. The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault has developed a document to help institutions of higher education formalize these partnerships. To access this resource, click here.
 
Sample Language for Reporting and Confidentially Disclosing Sexual Violence

Campus professionals may struggle to balance a sexual assault survivor's confidentiality with fulfilling their obligation to provide a safe campus for everyone by holding perpetrators accountable. The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault has provided a Sample Reporting and Confidentiality Policy document to help campuses carry out these principles. There is no "one-size-fits-all" model of survivor care. This document is designed to help campuses hone their unique policies. To view this resource, click here.


Building Partnerships among Law Enforcement Agencies, Colleges and Universities

The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault has provided the Building Partnerships among Law Enforcement Agencies,Colleges and Universities: Developing a Memorandum of Understanding to Prevent and Respond Effectively to Sexual Assaults at Colleges and Universities as a resource providing sample language that may be helpful to institutions of higher education and local law enforcement agencies as they formulate or update a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). To view this resource, click here.

Department of Justice Special Report: Campus Law Enforcement, 2011-12 

This report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) presents findings from a survey of campus law enforcement agencies and focuses primarily on 4-year colleges and universities enrolling 2,500 or more students. The report highlights the number of campuses using armed officers compared to the number used during the 2004-05 school year, the number of sworn police officers on public campuses compared to private college campuses, and much more. To read this report, click here.
 
NEW RESOURCES
  
Against Our Will Campaign: Organize on Campus

The Against Our Will Campaign, sponsored by mtvU, was launched in September 2011 in partnership with Free the Slaves, GEMS, and Polaris Project. The campaign aims to amplify America's college students' efforts to end modern-day slavery in the U.S., and empowers them to learn more and get involved. The Organize on Campus resource provides students an opportunity to join or start a student group, share what they're doing, and helps them stay up-to-date on what is being done to stop human trafficking. 

Improving Access to Financial Aid and Career-Related Work Experience for Low-Income and Post-Traditional Students

With the increasingly high costs of post-secondary education (tuition, fees, and living expenses), more low-income students are relying on work to supplement their unmet financial needs. Strengthening the "Work" in Federal Work-Study: Improving Access to Financial Aid and Career-Related Work Experience for Low-Income and Post-Traditional Students highlights the key challenges of the current Federal Work-Study program at meeting the needs of low-income and non-traditional students and provides recommendations to reform the program, specifically around career-focused job placements. To read this report, click here.
 

Campus Conduct 2015: Strategies, Ideas & How to Train Your Hearing Board 

Paperclip Communications is hosting a webinar on campus conduct. The webinar will demonstrate how to incorporate federal requirements into your campus approach in order to keep your institution in compliance. The event will also discuss how to work with lawyers within student disciplinary proceedings, communicating expectations for student conduct within the online environment, and much more. To learn more and register, click here.

Undocumented Undergraduates and the Liminal State of Immigration Reform

 

UndocuScholars has released a report detailing the experiences of undocumented undergraduate students. Amidst the turbulent crosscurrents of immigration reform, nearly a quarter of a million undocumented undergraduates are struggling to find their way in higher education. Their liminal state calls for research to inform the unique needs and challenges of this growing student population. The report, In the Shadows of the Ivory Tower: Undocumented Undergraduates and the Liminal State of Immigration Reform, also illuminates the range and complexities of issues these undocumented young people experience in their post-secondary careers. To read this resource, click here.

Engaging Worldview: A Snapshot of Religious & Spiritual Campus Climate

Interfaith Youth Core has posted Engaging Worldview: A Snapshot of Religious and Spiritual Campus Climate which details emerging trends across American colleges and universities related to religious and spiritual worldview diversity. To read this report, click here.
 

Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center Distance Learning Courses
 

Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center is offering a no-cost distance learning opportunity featuring courses that present best practices and strategies for enforcement of underage drinking laws and efforts to reduce drinking. For more information on these courses and to register, click here. 
IN THE NEWS
  
For more news clips, visit Stay Connected on the NCSSLE website!

 

Full Remarks of Dartmouth President on Hard Alcohol Greek Life 

The Boston Globe, January 29, 2015 

 

Why Sororities Aren't Likely to Start Throwing Parties Anytime Soon

The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 28, 2015 


Chicago Tribune, January 27, 2015

Cavalier Daily, January 26, 2015

The New York Times, January 25, 2015

New York Post, January 24, 2015

 
RECENT RESEARCH
 
Grinberg, A. et al. (January 2015) Drug and Alcohol Dependence
 
Katz, J. & Rich, H. (January 2015) Journal of Family Violence

Traditionally Heterogendered Institutions: Discourses Surrounding LGBTQ College Students
Preston, M.J. & Hoffman, G.D. (January 2015) Journal of LGBT Youth

Thinking About Race: The Salience of Racial Identity at Two-and Four-Year Colleges and the Climate for Diversity
Hurtado, S., Alvarado, A.R. & Guillermo-Wann, C. (January 2015) The Journal of Higher Education

Daily Marijuana Use and Craving in the Academic Setting: A Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment
Phillips, K.T, Phillips, M.M. & Lalonde, T.L. (January 2015) Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Frequency of Drinking Games Participation and Alcohol-Related Problems in a Multiethnic Sample of College Students: Do Gender and Ethnicity Matter?
Zamboanga, B.L. et al. (January 2015) Addictive Behaviors
UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES
  
Webinars 

2015 Survey of Chief Academic Officers
Tuesday, February 11, 2015, 2-3 PM ET

Inside Higher Ed is hosting a webinar, presented by Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman, to discuss and analyze the findings of the 2015 Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.

Bikes on Campus: Best Practices for Policy & Enforcement
Thursday, March 19, 2015, 2-3:30 PM ET

PaperClip Communications is hosting a webinar, presented by Alison Kendall, to discuss strategies on how campuses can address the inevitable challenges of managing demands for bike parking, promoting the safety of cyclists and pedestrians, and encouraging cycling as part of an overall campus transportation system. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.


Addressing Gender-Based Violence on Campus: Title IX Civil Rights Approach

Wednesday, February 18, 2-3 PM ET

 

Diverse is hosting a webinar, presented by Nancy Chi Cantaloupo from NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, to discuss the civil rights approach that Title IX takes in combating gender-based violence in higher education. The webinar will familiarize participants with the equality principles embodied by Title IX and how they provide a tool for addressing this epidemic. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.
 

Conferences 

 

2015 International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Campus Responses
April 7-9, 2015, New Orleans, LA
End Violence Against Women International is convening its annual conference on sexual assault, domestic violence, and campus responses. The conference will highlight promising practices and emerging issues that can be used in effectively responding to these crimes. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.

Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities

March 15-17, 2015, Chicago, IL
 

Lifesavers is the premier national highway safety meeting in the United States dedicated to reducing the tragic toll of deaths and injuries on our nation's roadways. Each year, Lifesavers provides a forum for the presentation of proven countermeasures and initiatives that address today's critical highway safety problems. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.

2015 Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Forum 
Pre-conference Training
March 17-18 2015, Portsmouth, VA

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), in partnership with the National Center for Campus Public Safety, is convening the Virginia Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Forum. The Forum will bring together experts in the field of campus sexual assault, the Clery Act, Title IX, Risk Assessment, and mental health issues to discuss the latest research, policies, legal challenges, interdisciplinary cooperation, and reporting issues. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.

Institute on General Education and Assessment: Celebrating 25 Years
June 2-6, 2015, Edmond, OK

The Institute on General Education and Assessment, under the Association of American College & Universities, celebrates twenty-five years of campus work, by hosting a conference introducing a new set of Principles and Guidelines for redesigning and evaluating general education programs, curricula, and pedagogy through which students can develop the 21st century knowledge and skills necessary for work, life, and responsible citizenship. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.

National Safety Council 2015 Community Safety Summit
March 30-31, 2015, Austin, TX

The National Safety Council is hosting the 2015 Community Safety Summit which explores ways to build safe and resilient communities. The summit will have breakout sessions with applications for successful programs and strategies, opportunities to meet your legislator, national leaders, advocates, and more. To learn more about this event and to register, click here.
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