Ithaca College

If you are a faculty or staff member who has an interest in taking students overseas, we would like to invite you to attend an important workshop.  The Office of International Programs will be co-hosting, together with our affiliate IES (the Institute for the International Education of Students), a workshop entitled "Legal and Risk Management Issues Affecting International Programs" on April 22, 2010. 

The Office of International Programs encourages every faculty member with an interest in going abroad with students to attend this very important session.  Risk management is an issue that is becoming ever more important in study abroad programming, and is an area that many of us don't naturally think about first when envisioning the exciting educational opportunities we can create for students abroad.  This workshop will provide a deeper understanding of the risk management issues that need to be considered when traveling abroad with students. 

The workshop will be presented by William P. Hoye, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Counsel at IES Abroad.  Mr. Hoye is a leading higher education lawyer and an expert on safety, security, legal and risk issues affecting international programs.  During the workshop, participants will discuss:

• Real life incidents;
• Claims and court decisions that have arisen in the context of international programs involving college students;
• Steps faculty and staff can take to help protect the health and safety of their students from reasonably foreseeable harm on study abroad;
• Proactive risk assessment and crisis management;
• Specific risk reduction, and transfer & mitigation techniques that colleges and universities can use to help better protect their students, faculty, and staff in the context of international programs.

The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 22, from 2:00-4:00, in the Klingenstein Lounge.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Rachel Cullenen at rcullenen@ithaca.edu or 274.3306 by April 16.  Light refreshments will be served.

We hope you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing you there!

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the Office of International Programs at intlprog@ithaca.edu or 274-3306. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.