Session 1

Monday, October 13 • 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Lawsuits for negligent hiring are among the fastest growing area of personal injury litigation today. In addition to fallout from parents, alumni and legislators, multimillion dollar verdicts can occur when an institution fails to exercise due diligence by hiring someone with a criminal record or false credentials. Act as a juror in a negligent hiring mock trial, featuring opening statements, cross-examination of an HR professional, closing arguments, jury instructions and a jury verdict — an educational episode of "Law and Order" for higher ed HR.

Lester Rosen, Attorney at Law, Employment Screening Resources

At many institutions, central HR professionals rely on the help and expertise of professionals "in the field." In this session, learn strategies to manage and enhance the relationship between the central HR unit and university departments. By exploring a successful outreach model at Rutgers University, find out what steps you can take to design a liaison program to support the strategy of your central HR unit, deliver quality programs and services, build collaborative relationships and serve field representatives better.

Patricia Nolfi, Associate Director of Human Resources, and Laura Iarkowski, Associate Director of Human Resources, both of Rutgers University

Participants in this session will examine the necessity of wellness programming. We'll explore practices geared toward employee and staff revitalization and experience firsthand how play fits into the work day.

Dave Jones, Organizational Effectiveness Specialist, and Rebecca Ross-Field, Human Resource Specialist, both of Purdue University

Using insight into the methodology behind the design of Florida State University's new classification & compensation plan and a "construction business" analogy, this interactive session provides participants an opportunity to identify the critical steps necessary to develop and implement HR projects. Attendees will be provided a blueprint for managing HR projects and learn how to avoid common mistakes that may impact these projects.

Karen Goodlett, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Florida State University

Examine a feasible and affordable means of "growing your own" by identifying and developing talent within your organization. Learn to engage all units of your division in a high-visibility program that can improve representation of minorities and women in the middle and upper ranks. You'll also discover how the success stories at the University of Georgia can be replicated at your own institution.

Kathy R. Pharr, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration, and Kimberly J. Thomas, Assistant Director for Services, Physical Plant Division, both of University of Georgia

How bad can it get? Examine best practice solutions to cases infused with the twists and turns of disguised, but actual cases. Participate in lively discussion and develop practical approaches in coaching clients to defensible and useful results. Oh, and did we mention lots of laughter?

Linda T. Heffernan, Director of HR Consulting Services, The University of Arizona

Learn how one university transformed its human resources department into a consulting organization. Understand the benefits and risks of making this change, and identify what strategies can work for your college or university.

Kathy Hagedorn, President, The Hagedorn Institute Ltd.; Virginia (Gigi) Henson, Interim Vice President for Human Resources, Saint Louis University

In this session, we'll examine the key findings of the first-ever Great Colleges to Work For survey. Discover industry trends in compensation, benefits and other employment issues and what employees value about their particular workplaces. Learn how to apply the results to your recruitment and retention efforts.

Jeffrey Selingo, Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Richard Boyer, Founder, ModernThink

Faculty members are highly involved in the recruitment and selection process. However, many faculty members do not have formal training or knowledge in HR legal issues that impact the process. Gain insight into the faculty members' perspective of their role in the hiring process; the laws that are critical for the faculty member to have knowledge of; and how training and development can be used to help faculty members in the hiring process.

James Bartlett, Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Cohort, North Carolina State University

This session will present key findings from the WorldatWork/Sibson Consulting State of Performance Management Study 2007 and discuss how to use these results to transform PM in your institution. Participants in the session will learn how effective performance management can contribute to the institution achieving its strategic goals; what it takes to achieve performance management excellence; what the industry has learned and how to use those lessons in a college or university; and how to evaluate your own PM process and begin the journey to transformation.

Karen Hutcheson, Senior Vice President, Sibson Consulting, a Division of Segal

Analyze CUPA-HR's salary surveys, learn about the data collection process, and find out how to use survey results to benchmark your institution's salaries against those of your peers. In this session, you'll learn about DataOnDemand, CUPA-HR's real-time data analysis system, which enables you to conduct your own analyses using comparison groups you create.

Ray "Chip" Sizemore, PhD, Director of Research & Information Systems, CUPA-HR

The total reward and talent challenges facing universities and colleges have already or are currently expanding their operations around the world. This session will speak to senior administration, faculty and broad-based staff including expatriates and third country nationals. After this session, you will understand the various compliance, financial and cultural considerations that are critical to global success, and specific insights into and practical suggestions for understanding and effectively managing global total reward and talent issues as you establish international campuses.

Sharad Vishvanath, Asia Pacific Business Lead; Paul Shafer, Principal, Broad-based Compensation Practice Leader; Bill Dixon, CCP, Principal/Executive Comp. Practice Leader for Tax Exempt O; Keith Brown, Senior Design Consultant, Talent and Organizational Consul, all of Hewitt Associates

Session 2

Monday, October 13 • 1:00-2:15 p.m.

Recent research highlights the importance of affective and emotional components in implementing institutional wide cultural change. In this dynamic and interactive session, the major psychological and organizational barriers identified in Evans' and Chun's award-winning book Are the Walls Really Down (Wiley, 2007) and in their forthcoming book Bridging the Diversity Divide will be explored and dramatized. Participants will experience major diversity barriers as they are enacted using improvisation theater techniques and will leave the session with theories and tools to leverage support for change in their own institutions.

Edna Chun, Vice President for Human Resources and Equity, Broward Community College; Marie Amey-Taylor, Director of Human Resources, and Eric Brunner, Manager of Human Resources, both of Temple University; Alvin Evans, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Kent State University

Executive compensation practices can include everything from supplemental retirement packages to housing allowances and entertainment expenses, so it is wise to thoroughly examine the many components of your institution's executive compensation package. This session will provide an overview of the various types of executive compensation arrangements available in higher education with specific attention paid to nonqualified deferred compensation plans and the impact of IRC Section 409A regulations on these plans. We will also explore the need for a comprehensive, coordinated approach to executive compensation planning that is integrated with human resources.

Nancy Taylor, Director of Executive Compensation, TIAA-CREF

As the use of part-time and non-tenure track faculty has grown in colleges and universities nationwide, institutions are being challenged by interest groups, labor unions and political action from state legislators. Complaints about poor treatment and a lack of employee benefits have even reached the discussion point in the halls of Washington, D.C. This session will provide you with information on the history of the challenges presented by this employee group and provide a discussion regarding the trend toward an even greater reliance on the use of part-time and non-tenured faculty. Participants will engage in a discussion of best practices in utilization and planning regarding this employment group.

Angelo-Gene Monaco, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, The University of Akron

Faculty and staff with outside employment or business interests may be covered by retirement plans in addition to your organization's 403(b) plan. That is certainly legal, but it does affect your organization's 403(b) nondiscrimination testing. New IRS regulations, generally effective in 2008, impact 403(b) plan testing that will be done in early 2009. The IRS now requires plan sponsors to collect and retain additional data for testing the 403(b) plan's "annual additions" limitation. The new regulations also significantly increase the adverse tax consequences of noncompliance with the annual additions limit. This session will explain the additional data your organization must collect and the changes to the plan testing procedures.

Tom Peller, Vice President, Fidelity Investments

Have you considered the benefits of developing a competency-based classification and pay system for your HR positions? Learn the process used by the University of North Carolina System to implement a competency-based system.

Lynn Freeman, Managing Director, North Carolina Office of State Personnel; Ann Lemmon, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, University of North Carolina General Administration; Mary Lou Drake, President, Drake & Associates Ltd.

Examine the complex, high stakes issues involved in responding appropriately to and managing incidents of threatening or violent behavior on campus by university employees. Learn how to use a threat assessment team; how to find and use professional resources; how to balance employee safety with due process; and what information can be shared with others. Practice with case studies based on actual events.

Sally Dobres, Associate Director of HR and Director of Equity & Diversity, University of Maine System; Polly Moutevelis-Burgess, Director of Employee Assistance Program and Wellness, University of Maine

Despite recent advances, HR is still a relatively ill-defined practice, with little overall consensus on a universal set of standards against which HR can be measured. Also, while there are programs to certify individual HR professionals on the basis of their credentials or expertise, no program exists to certify HR systems as a whole. This joint University of California/National Academy of Public Administration partnership produced the Certified Assessment of Human Resource Systems (CAHRS). While specifically designed for UC, CAHRS is flexible enough to be transferable to other organizations, both public and private, with relatively minor modification.

Randolph R. Scott, SPHR, Executive Director of Policy and Program Design, Human Resources & Benefits, University of California

Discover the way in which Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is working to strengthen its brand through a unique collaboration with The Gallup Poll and The Chronicle of Higher Education. NSU is partnering with The Gallup Poll to assess the internal and external perceptions of its brand and utilize objective data for organization development purposes. Based on action plans resulting from its organizational assessment, NSU is partnering with The Chronicle of Higher Education to build greater awareness in academe through the implementation of an integrated branding campaign.

Robert Lockwood, Partner, Higher Education, The Gallup Poll; Dr. Barbara Packer-Muti, QEP Assessment Director, Nova Southeastern University; Bruce Wilson, Publisher, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Examine the key considerations that must be made in developing a comprehensive employment screening policy at your college or university to help reduce security risks and improve the quality of new hires. Discover how the University of Colorado quickly developed and applied its policy in a real-world situation, and learn about the most common screening mistakes institutions make and the risks and liabilities they face as a result.

Lisa Landis, Payroll and Benefit Services, University of Colorado; Kyle Vail, Higher Education Market Consultant, HireRight

What is the impact of four generations working side by side in our workplace? In this session, we'll consider the provision of essential HR services (training, benefits, reward & recognition, etc.) on diverse generations at different places in their life cycle. Learn to develop your services to be as flexible as your customers' needs are.

Rizna Ahmed, Assistant Director of Benefits & Absence Management, and Linda Harber, Associate Vice President of Human Resources & Payroll, both of George Mason University

Explore leadership development principles and pedagogies that have proven successful in private and public institutions, both large and small. Consider the growing importance of developing and retaining talent, and examine the collaborative partnerships and emerging strategies that can fill your leadership pipeline. Join small group dialogues regarding best practices in leadership development, with all results compiled and shared electronically with participants after the conference.

Susan Mann, HR Business Partner, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Teri Phillips, Director of Human Resources, Pacific Lutheran University

Learn firsthand about the unique faculty-led academic planning effort that has been underway at the University at Buffalo for nearly four years. Review the planning process and explore the successes and challenges associated with faculty-led academic planning. Participants will gain an understanding of how multi-disciplinary planning can take shape within their colleges and universities. The session will provide specific examples of the process, timelines, milestones, activities and results of the planning effort, and participants will be provided an opportunity to raise questions and discuss the unique opportunities and challenges of this initiative.

Scott Nostaja, Vice President of Human Resources, University at Buffalo

Session 3

Monday, October 13 • 3:00-4:15 p.m.

Examine ways to align strategic leadership development initiatives with the right resources to create a set process at your institution. Learn effective collaboration that is necessary for the development of successful continued learning for current and emerging leaders. Hear first-hand how to apply the "Leadership Development: Start to Finish" model.

Kathy Davanzo, President and Senior Consultant, and James Sartain, Vice President and Senior Consultant, both of CODA Partners Inc.; Paula Falero-Johnson, Director of Human Resources, and Dr. Susan Garrett, Director of Professional Development, both of Saint Leo University

A growing number of institutions offer backup care programs to help address employees' childcare and eldercare concerns, reduce unscheduled absenteeism, boost productivity and morale, enhance recruitment and retention and support diversity initiatives. Directors from two universities share their unique stories, discuss why they offer the innovative benefit and outline the results they have seen. They offer suggestions on how to make the business case, implement the benefit and measure program success.

Barbara Naples, Senior Director of Benefits, Baylor College of Medicine; Dick Gartrell, Former CUPA-HR President and Current Director of Human Resources, University of Denver

Examine why your institution may benefit from offering a program designed for baby boomers. Understand the concerns that those born between 1946 and 1964 have on their minds, including financial planning, finding engagement and meaning in retirement, career moves for the mature worker, entrepreneurship and healthy aging. Identify the issues and topics unique to your workforce, while participating in some activities from the program offered at the University of Pennsylvania.

Beverly Edwards, Executive Director of Human Resources, and Gale Gibbons, Manager of Career Coach, both of University of Pennsylvania

What role can HR play in campus efforts to increase sustainability and environmental awareness? This session will focus on the creative revision of employee schedules, creation of a carpooling program and HR efforts to create a free used-bicycle program. Collaboration with on- and off-campus partners and communication with and buy-in from employees will be emphasized. Future initiatives will also be discussed.

Erik Seastedt, Director of Human Resources, SUNY Cobleskill

Like many universities, USC faces the challenge of identifying trends and patterns within the workforce that will shape the institution for years to come. Through the utilization of workforce data, USC has questioned many of HR's traditional assumptions about talent management and, in the process, uncovered several pressing talent pipeline issues. However as one question is answered, five others are raised, presenting USC's human capital analysts with new opportunities to explore uncharted waters.

Rachel Levy, Compensation Analyst, University of Southern California; Rana Hobbs, Consultant, Infohrm

This interactive session will examine the critical issues of a paperless employment process. We'll explore the challenges of ensuring an open employment process while applying advanced technologies. Participants will learn how the University of Michigan moved to an online employment application and on-boarding process and the lessons learned in becoming paperless. We'll learn to identify the advantages and disadvantages of an online-only employment system by working in small groups to identify issues and potential solutions. If you are considering eliminating your employment application, this session is for you!

Jan Mulcrone, Director of Human Resources, and Judy Aldrich, HR Project Manager, both of the University of Michigan

Diversity as a sustainability model is a topic that addresses the positive benefits that can result when organizations have a diverse workforce, particularly in the realm of higher education. The session will include examples of effective diversity plans and models. The topic discussion will address all areas of diversity including, affirmative action, working parents, older workers, and workers with disabilities. This session is geared toward senior level human resources administrators who seek to improve or impact diversity at their institutions.

Sabrina Brown, Director of Human Resources, and Robert Rodriguez, Esq., Director of Affirmative Action, Diversity and Compliance, both with The City College of New York

Examine recent changes in retaliation law, and evaluate the effectiveness of using different approaches to employee discipline. Learn how to deal with employees who have filed complaints of discrimination or harassment.

Robert Miller, General Counsel, Eastern Illinois University

Explore the role of the HR officer in working with the university's board of trustees/regents. Learn about differences in board operations among diverse universities and what skills and competencies are necessary to take on the role of providing staff support to the board.

Curtis L. Lloyd, Associate Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration, State University of New York System; Maxine Klumpp Kent, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Central Michigan University; Tracy Bigney, Chief Human Resource and Organization Development Officer, University of Maine System

Reframe and recalibrate the value proposition of benefits strategic planning in the 21^st century marketplace as you learn how benefits will become even more important to running a successful business in the next decade. Recognize and understand how benefits objectives and behaviors vary based on how you define your competition. Gain insight into learning how your benefits decision-making compares with your peers and competitors.

Dr. Ronald S. Leopold, Vice President and National Medical Director, MetLife-Institutional Business

Examine a model for HR professionals to help prepare for and respond to crisis on campus. Discuss the collaboration necessary between HR and other campus partners to address emergency readiness, and share experiences and strategies employed by other institutions.

Lillian Dotolo, Manager of Policy Development and Employee Communications, and Joan Vivian, Director of Employee Development, both of St. John's University

Hear the latest from Washington during this update discussing legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting the workplace.

Josh Ulman, Chief Government Relations Officer, CUPA-HR

Session 4

Tuesday, October 14 • 10:45 a.m.-Noon

Discuss benefits, pitfalls and legal concerns on the use of social sites for networking, recruiting, screening and other activities. Learn the trends and best practices, and understand privacy and relevancy issues as they relate to HR processes.

Robert Capwell, Chief Knowledge Officer, Employment Background Investigations Inc.

This session will discuss a framework for establishing a successful healthy campus initiative, review the results of Segal|Sibson's Healthy Campus Survey and provide an overview of Duke's initiative. We'll review some outcomes to date and discuss the importance of evaluating the initiative over time.

Clint Davidson, Vice President for Human Resources, Duke University and Health System; Steve Cyboran, Vice President, Consulting Actuary, Sibson Consulting, a Division of Segal

Are you ready for January 1, 2009? That is the day the new 403(b) provisions generally go into effect. This session will provide direction and assistance to plan administrators who feel ill-prepared to comply with the new 403(b) regulations. We'll review the changes that are taking place and offer a hands-on, step-by-step look at what needs to be done before the end of the year.

Richard Turner, Vice President and Deputy Chief Counsel, AIG Retirement

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 created new opportunities for flexible work/retirement arrangements under employer-sponsored pension plans. Learn how the Arizona University System revised its 401(a) money purchase pension plan to develop and implement an innovative "win-win" program balancing changing dynamics of the mission-critical workforce with institutional goals.

Linda Charlip, Director of Compensation and Benefits, The University of Arizona; Melanie Walker, JD, Vice President and West Region Compliance Practice Leader, Sibson Consulting, a Division of Segal

Learn strategies and tactics used in partnerships with human resource professionals and academicians to attract and sustain a diverse pool of post doctorates and faculty. This session will create a dialogue with participants as they share innovative practices they have employed. Learn how to implement effective relationship building and measuring return on investment to evaluate these strategies and tactics.

Shirley Kendall, Diversity Manager, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Renee Baker, Manager of Faculty Recruitment, Rochester Institute of Technology

The landscape of the PERM process is changing … are you prepared? As the DOL changes its tone, position and substance, institutions of higher education must be prepared to adapt and to work with the DOL to maintain, attract and supplement their foreign national workforce. PERM basics will be covered as will audit responses, nuances, problems and strategies.

Russell Ford, Attorney, Littler Mendelson PC

Developing a program that limits liability and litigation may be a good fit for your institution. This session will show results on the reduction of litigation costs and insurance premiums from implementing this type of program. We'll also discuss approaches on gaining buy-in from all levels of the organization and more.

Amy King, Assistant Director of Human Resources, and Paul Chan, University Counsel, both of the University of Denver

While you are away from "the grind," take some time to think about growing your career. And if you are a manager, this session will give you tools for helping your staff acquire new knowledge. During this session, CUPA-HR staff will show you how you can use the many learning resources available through the CUPA-HR Web site, especially the Knowledge Center, to enhance your knowledge and advance your career. Find out about CUPA-HR's new member benefits through affiliations with World at Work, BNA, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and The Gallup Organization.

Ken Tagawa, Knowledge Center Content Director, CUPA-HR

Reporters seem to not call when you want them to, and to call all the time when you'd prefer that they go away. Learn how to work with reporters — what they want, how to generate interest and how to handle controversy. At a time when more colleges want to be identified as an "employer of choice," discuss how the press fits into your institution's image — locally and nationally.

Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Ed; Allison Vaillancourt, Vice President for Human Resources, The University of Arizona

Collaborating across four culturally diverse and independently governed colleges can be difficult, but it has to be done in order to deliver commonly planned technology solutions. Hear about coordinated project management across four collaborating sponsor colleges, and investigate the lessons learned in a complex project with innumerable moving parts.

Chuck Standfuss, Director of Human Resources, Macalester College

Learn how to establish a unique staff engagement program using a microcosm (bargained for and non-bargained for) of the employee population to create teams. Find ways to increase employee knowledge by creating open communication channels which contribute to an organization's core mission, and hear methods to measure the progress of an engagement program. Explore how your institution could adopt a similar program with the help of a toolkit provided at the session.

Latreece Taylor, Healthcare Protection Administrator, University of Michigan Hopsitals; Denise Stegall, Project Manager, Etta MacDonagh-Dumler, Project Manager, and Wilbur Malveaux, Maintenance Mechanic, all of the University of Michigan

Examine the sources of violence that can affect colleges and universities. Identify the early warning signs, risk factors and precipitating events of potential violence. Learn how the threat assessment process works and learn strategies to mitigate risk to your organization.

Louis G. Caravelli, CPP, Senior Security Consultant, and Kris Mohandie, PhD, Consultant, both of Aon Schirmer Engineering

Session 5

Tuesday, October 14 • 1:45-3:00 p.m.

Can health care costs be contained or even reduced? This session will explore the innovative solutions that Southern Methodist University has rolled out on their campus. The presenters will share the lessons learned and the results they have seen.

Bob O'Brien, National Practice Lead for Higher Education, Aetna; Dr. Bill Detwiler, Associate Vice President of Business Services, Southern Methodist University

Discover how a group of small colleges conspired to leverage their budget dollars through their collaborative work. Learn how to reap the benefits of turning rivals into partners. Share your best practices with other attendees.

Anne Speck, Vice President for Human Resources, Muhlenberg College; Jon Conrad, Director of Human Resources, Moravian College

Learn how administrators, faculty, staff, union members and others took a broken human resource system apart and put it back together again, resulting in a proactive and flexible best-practices system. Examine the transformation of a state's higher education framework and structure from one characterized by fragmentation and distrust to one forged of collaboration, inclusion and trust. Explore cost and morale savings realized by utilizing the state's "natural human resources" to conduct and implement an ambitious, far-reaching and comprehensive personnel program embraced by all constituencies.

Cynthia Curry, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission; Amy Pitzer, Editorial Assistant, Concord University; Nichelle Perkins, Project Coordinator, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

Help the fictitious Hard Rock Community College come up with a proactive diversity recruiting strategy that will enable it to survive in the highly competitive and "rocky" higher education environment. Uncover how to be the change agent your organization needs without "rocking the boat." Discover the "rock-solid" best practices for recruiting, selecting and retaining your diverse employee population.

Glenn Powell, Executive Director of Human Resources & Diversity, Lone Star College System (formerly NHMCCD)

This session will address the scope of the problem associated with doing background checks on students, as well as provide alternative options for HR administrators to address the gaps in existing practices. An overview of the possible legal considerations associated with these types of checks will also be given.

Stephanie Hughes, Assistant Professor, Northern Kentucky University and RiskAware LLC; Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Senior Partner, Mental Health Law, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger LLP

What do you do when the colleagues of a popular, gifted professor complain that his or her behavior is disruptive? What steps do you take when complaints give way to statements of concern for their own physical safety and that of their students? Regardless of the size of your institution, managing people may well be one of your greatest challenges. This session examines how institutions confronted with difficult personnel crises can partner with their employee assistance program to craft interventions that address the needs of the department, the faculty member, the institution and the students.

Hamish Blackman, President, The Wellness Corporation

Understand why a university or any knowledge-based workplace has to become a learning organization and collaborative community, and what the goal of systemic culture change means for managers, leaders, professionals and staff. Consider actions that you can take to develop the organization and learn about the role of HR as a resource for coaching leaders. Learn how this service builds trust and relationships with executives and deepens their understanding of their role as strategic change makers with HR.

Richard Margolies, Vice President, The Maccoby Group; George Casey, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Loyola College of Maryland

Over the last three years the University of Alaska System has developed its comprehensive wellness program to address the diversity of its workforce, geographic location and access to services. In the process, the university has found there are right and wrong ways to institute a corporate wellness program. We will share our successes and failures as well as some preliminary findings of the three-year program.

Mike Humphrey, Director of Benefits, and Erika Van Flein, Benefits Administrator, both of the University of Alaska

With baby-boomers retiring soon in record numbers, colleges and universities are competing with a global economy, corporate America and other colleges and universities to hire the best talent to fill key leadership, faculty and staff positions. In 2006, UGA began taking significant steps in implementing succession management strategies to attract, acquire and retain key leaders and faculty. This presentation will describe the cost benefit of having an internal search function, how to create an in-house unit to achieve the same (or better) results as external firms, and how the function advances the role of HR within the institution.

Frank DiGiacomo, Senior Director of the Executive and Faculty Search Group, and Tom Gausvik, Vice President for Human Resources, both of the University of Georgia

Learn how nearly 400 higher education institutions, in 21 U.S. states and growing, have collaborated in creating the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) and associated jobs Web sites to help recruit and retain outstanding and diverse faculty, staff and executives. Have a voice in shaping a national resource that continues to grow in importance to the higher education community by identifying ways of attracting outstanding and diverse job candidates to your institution by leveraging the collaborative HERC network and online technology to pursue careers within the academy. Engage in this interactive roundtable discussion where we will use brainstorming, small and large group discussion, personal experience sharing, interactive media and other methods to develop ideas for inviting jobseekers to use both national HERC and your regional HERC as resources during their job search.

Laurel Sgan, Director, St. Louis Regional HERC; Nancy Aebersold, Director, National HERC

Panelists will describe the challenges they faced and the solutions they implemented regarding escalating costs, FAS or GAS liabilities, institutional renewal, employee relations, consensus building and buy-in by senior leadership.

Sheri Starkey, Director of Total Compensation and Assistant Director of HR, Southern Methodist University; Barbara Naples, Senior Director of Benefits & Compensation, Baylor College of Medicine

Presenters will share the real-life lessons learned from the tragic murder-suicide on the University of Washington campus in April 2007. Clarifying roles, understanding and closing process gaps and delivering targeted communications serve as the cornerstones of violence prevention and response in today's world. Explore the steps taken to form an unprecedented level of cross-unit collaboration to create a safer culture that focuses on the shared responsibility of violence prevention.

Mindy Kornberg, Vice President for Human Resources, Elizabeth Coveney, Assistant Vice President for HR Administration & Information, and Kimberly Mishra, HR Marketing & Communications Director, all of the University of Washington

Session 6

Tuesday, October 14 • 3:15-4:30 p.m.

Learn about one of CUPA-HR's newest endeavors — a training video addressing harassment in higher education, showing seven scenarios written for and filmed in the higher education environment. You will see the entire approximately 50-minute video and receive a sample of the training manual. The DVD package is available at the CUPA-HR booth at a special conference price.

Andy Brantley, Chief Executive Officer, CUPA-HR; Kevin J. Smart, Executive Producer and Director of Employee Relations and HR Technology, Central Michigan University

Professional Forums

Make the most of this opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from around the country in a professional setting. Use the open-panel format to discuss the issues affecting your job and your institution, and find solutions that work. Each facilitated forum is dedicated to a specific higher education human resource issue.

6B: Recruitment/Selection/Retention

6C: Employee Relations

6D: Collective Bargaining/Labor Relations

6E: Compensation (including total compensation)

6F: Benefits

6G: HRIS/Technology

6H: Employee Developmen

6I: Metrics/Scorecards/Benchmarking

6J: Performance Management

The HE sector in Britain is undergoing a period of unprecedented change and challenge. In this session two UK HR professionals look at the issues facing HR as a function as it responds to new demands and opportunities, amongst them leadership capacity, reward structures and performance management.

Matthew Knight, Director of Human Resources, University of Leeds and Cathy Abu, Director Human Resources, University of Bedfordshire. Both are with UPA.