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Red arrow Regional Conference - Bozeman, MT

You can now register for the Western Regional Conference on June 8th-10th in Bozeman, MT. It’s Not My Fault – Seismic Hazards in the Western US, Emergency Planning with Local Entities and Will You Still Need Me When I’m 64: Managing the Risks of an Aging Workforce are just a few of the educational sessions available. Bozeman, MT is just a few miles from Yellowstone National Park, so stay a day longer and make it a vacation!

Red arrow Accepting URMIA Journal Article Submissions

One of the greatest strengths of URMIA is that members can share their experiences, knowledge, struggles, and expertise with their colleagues. Share your expertise by submitting an article to the 2008-2009 URMIA Journal. Click here to learn how to submit an article.

Red arrow Welcome New Members

Institutional Member

John McGuthry, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Keswic Joiner, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Individual Member

Valerie Walters, Layline Risk Management

Dennis Dinsmore, SEi Engineering

Affiliate Member

Dan Meadows, CSS USA

Lisa Zanotelli, HISCOX Inc.

Michael Jones, West Insurance Group

Jere Mock, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

Red arrow URMIA ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

We are proud to announce the first recipients of our International Fellowship Program. The four fellows are: Paul Clancy, Boston University; Christine Eick, Auburn University; Mike Gansor, West Virginia University; and Joe Risser, California Polytechnic Institute.

The purpose of the educational program is to focus on international markets and their impact on our risk management programs. The program will offer an intensive one week global forum which will provide a unique educational opportunity for these experienced risk managers who are long term URMIA members. Clancy, Eick, Gansor and Risser will work with URMIA affiliates and international members in London.

Red arrow Accepting Annual Scholarship Nominations

What a success!!! Three members attended the annual conference with the financial assistance of the scholarship program. Without this assistance they would not have been able to attend. You too can apply for this assistance.

The scholarship award program is designed to provide educational opportunities for higher education Risk Management professionals who would otherwise not be able to attend an URMIA Annual Conference. For the 2008-09 fiscal year, there will be three scholarships awarded in the amount of up to $1000. This scholarship can only be used for the 2008 Annual Conference to be held on September 10th - 14th in Washington, D.C.

Don't waste anytime to learn more about the program. May 31, 2007 is the deadline to submit your nomination. So hurry! Don't wait till tomorrow, if you qualify, submit it today.

Red arrow DHS Chemical Facility Security Rule

The Department of Homeland Security published the final list of chemicals of interest included as Appendix A to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) in the Federal Register on November 20, 2007 making the Rule final. Institutions holding chemicals of interest in the screening threshold quantities listed in Appendix A are required to submit a Top Screen of their chemical holdings within 60 calendar days. The Department of Homeland Security is providing institutions the opportunity to request a 60 day extension to submit Top-Screen. NACUBO and CSHEMA are hosting a webinar on November 29, 2007 to discuss the Rule, Appendix A and the Top Screen submission process. Information on the webinar can be found here.

Red arrow URMIA ERM Whitepaper Available

At our conference in Denver the R&D Committee presented their whitepaper on ERM in Higher Ed. Please download your copy today! We do have a limited number of hard copies that we can send you, if you are interested in a copy, email the National Office.

Red arrow Broker Compensation and Contingent Commissions

In 2004 an ad-hoc group recommended a statement to URMIA's members concerning broker compensation and contingent commissions. For your convenience the statement can be found in our Member's Library.

Red arrow Emeritus Nominations

We need your help! We are seeking Nominations for Emeritus Standing for those members who have either recently retired or are planning to in 2008. URMIA would like to recognize them for their contributions. If you, or someone you know, meets this description, please take a moment and fill out the on-line form at your earliest convenience. For a full listing of past recipients click here.

Red arrow  Listserv Archives

All messages to the lists are archived. Use the following links to reach the Archives:

You may need to search all three to find your archived messages. The first time you access any of the archives you will be asked for a password. This is not the same password used to access reserved areas of the URMIA web. For the archives, each person must set their own password. One of the options you'll see is to get a new password. If you don't have a password yet, click on that and follow the instructions. If you forget your password, choose "Join or leave the list" from the first menu and you'll see a logon option. Click on that and you're back at the screen where you can set a new password. Setting a new password (i.e., overwriting the one you forgot) is the same process as setting one for the first time.

Grey arrow Risk Alert

Campus shooting at Northern Illinois University

Grey arrow Upcoming Events

Date Event Location
May 31, 2008 Deadline for Annual Conference Scholarship nominations!
Jun 9 - 10, 2008 Western Regional Conference Bozeman, MT
Sep 10 - 14, 2008 39th Annual Conference
Impact 2008
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Washington, DC

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