Featured Publication: NetResults

	Featured Publication: NetResults
	Pandemic Flu Web Cast
	LEI Deadline
	New SSAO Institute
	New Law and Suicide Publication
	Membership

The first installment of the June 2006 NetResults is available on NASPA's Web site. This issue features the article “Tangled in a Web of Assumptions: Are We Silencing Religious Expression Among Faculty and Staff in Higher Education,” which explores the silencing of religious expression among faculty and staff at both private and public institutions. Also in this issue, be sure to check out “Counting the Bottles of Beer on the Wall: A 12-Step Guide to Alcohol and Other Drug Assessment” and “The Politics of Assessment.” Read NetResults

NASPA/NACAS Pandemic Flu Preparedness Web Cast

According to the World Health Organization, the world may be on the brink of a new pandemic caused by the H5N1 influenza strain. This pandemic will affect all countries, causing widespread illness, large numbers of deaths, economic and social disruption, and a medical supply shortage. How well prepared is your institution? What can you do to improve preparedness plans? Do you have business continuity plans in place? How will you communicate with families and other community members? Do you know the questions you should be asking? This Web conference will: give you the facts on the H5N1 virus; provide you with the critical questions you must be asking on your campus; offer examples of how some institutions have started to plan strategically in order to prepare their campuses for the threat of a pandemic flu. More Info

LEI Call for Programs Deadline is this Friday!

ACPA, NASPA and NCLP announce that the Leadership Educators Institute Call for Programs deadline is this Friday, June 16, 2006. The institute will be held December 7–9, 2006 at Arizona State University, in Tempe, Ariz. The Institute Planning Committee seeks concurrent session proposals that are highly interactive and content-driven that provide participants with information focused on the following leadership education topic areas: 1. Leadership Development Theory; 2. Credit and Non-Credit Leadership Courses; 3. Assessment of Leadership Programs; and 4. Cohort Leadership Programs. Submit a program for this exciting event by visiting the LEI Web site.

New SSAO Institute – Registration Now Open

The New SSAO Institute is a professional development opportunity for newly-appointed senior student affairs officers (SSAOs) to receive training and development critical to their new roles. Participants will discuss a variety of topics that they may face while transitioning to their new positions and gain skills and tools with which to address these issues. The institute also provides valuable opportunities for networking with colleagues. The institute will be held in Washington, D.C., October 8–10. For more information or to register now, click here or e-mail Tess Shier at tshier@naspa.org

New Law and Suicide Publication – On Sale Now!

Few issues in higher education are attracting as much attention as the legal, professional, and ethical duties owed to college students at risk of suicide. "Questions and Answers on College Student Suicide: A Law and Policy Perspective" by Gary Pavela is a new publication addressing this important issue and provides critical information in an easy-to-use format. A 15% discount will be given to NASPA members through July 31. More Info

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