Voting for URMIA's 2009 National Election of Officers Has Begun
Primary members can vote from now until Wednesday, July 15 for the next leaders of URMIA. Elections are open for the President-Elect, three Institutional Board of Director members, and one Affiliate Board of Director member. While only the primary member from your institution or organization can vote, all members should review the candidates' biographies to learn more about the future leaders of URMIA. Please visit the 2009 candidate page today to learn more.
Results of the National Campus Safety and Security Project Survey Now Available
URMIA recently collaborated on the National Campus Safety and Security Project with project lead NACUBO and several other higher education associations representing key higher education departments to document the current state of college and university emergency preparedness to inform the higher education community about the scope of campus safety and security today. By documenting and communicating this information, the hope is that colleges and universities will be able to continue to improve to better handle the all-hazards environment of today. To view the report, click here.
Registration Is Now Open for URMIA's 40th Annual Conference!
URMIA's 2009 Annual Conference, Tuning Your Risk Management Skills, will provide information and skills that every level of risk management and insurance professional can use at their own institutions or companies to take advantage of new opportunities and face challenges. To make the conference as accessible as possible, registration rates will not increase from last year’s rates. We hope to see you in Nashville, Tennessee, from September 12-16. Click here to register, visit the conference website to view the agenda and breakout session schedule, or contact the National Office by e-mail or at 812-855-6683 if you have further questions.
Calling All Emeritus and Retired Members
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of URMIA's Annual Conference this September, URMIA would like to honor the emeritus and retired members who were part of the organization's formation, growth, and continued success. If you are an emeritus or retired member, please join us at the 2009 Annual Conference as our guest at the Opening Reception on Sunday, September 13. We also hope that you will share your experiences or memories of URMIA with us before the conference; contact the URMIA National Office today.
To view the electronic emeritus and retired member invitation, click here. If you are in contact with emeritus or retired URMIA members, please encourage them to join us or share their URMIA memories with the National Office!
Welcome New Members
Institutional Member
G Scott Anderson,
Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
William Clemm, Morgan State University
Lee Ann Hall, Ohio Northern University
Sara Gibson, William Rainey Harper College
Affiliate Member
Helene O'Neill , New World Construction Solutions
Steve Luebbert, Safety National
Letter from URMIA President Vincent Morris: Risk Management Today and What URMIA Can Do for You
As you respond to the unique impacts that the economic crisis is having on your institution, your company, or your clients, we want to thank you for your continued participation in and support of URMIA. We also want to highlight ways that we are working to help you respond to this crisis and to provide you with extended member benefits. Read on to learn more about what URMIA can do for you.
Learn About URMIA's Partnership with NACUBO at the 2009 National Campus Safety and Security Conference
Conference Title: NACUBO's 2009 National Campus Safety and Security Conference
Date and Location: June 27, 2009, in Boston, MA
The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) will be holding a pre-conference workshop to discuss how you can create effective plans in response to human, physical, and cyber threats on campus. Session topics will include a status update on an URMIA co-sponsored project, the National Campus Safety and Security Project. Presenters, including URMIA member Allen J. Bova, Director of Risk Management and Insurance at Cornell University, will discuss the four main themes that emerged from a series of field studies to assess risk trends at various higher education institutions, including student involvement, roles and responsibilities for emergency preparedness, approaches to communication, and the role of presidents and trustees.
To learn more about the conference and register, click here. Conference registration is $150.
Visit URMIA's New and Improved E-mail Listserv Archive
Are you searching for answers to your higher education risk management questions? As part of the National Office's ongoing efforts to better serve our members, we have improved our e-mail listserv archive search functions! If you want to see if your question has already been asked (and answered) on the URMIA e-mail listserv, our improved listserv archive is both easy to search and includes listserv messages dating back to 1997. Visit the improved URMIA listserv archive today to begin searching for the answers to your risk management and insurance questions.
URMIA’s Salary and Benchmarking Survey Report Now Available
The Salary and Benchmarking survey is our first step towards providing more detailed information about higher education risk management departments, their organizational structure, staff information, and salaries for all positions within risk management. The survey was completed by 34% of our members in July 2008, and the final report was provided to those members who took part in the survey. Printed copies of the report are available to all URMIA members for $50.00, or the cost of printing and shipping, and to non-members for $225.00. To order your copy of the Salary and Benchmarking Survey Report send an email to urmia@urmia.org.
Sneak Preview: Click here to view the Salary and Benchmarking Survey Report’s table of contents. To view the questions that were asked in the survey, click here.
TULIP Brochures Available
Are you taking advantage of the URMIA TULIP program? If so you can order TULIP brochures from us by simply filling out the order form here. Please indicate how many of each brochure you would like. The Information Brochure is a 3-fold pamphlet and packed with information regarding the program. The Application Brochure has a fourth fold and includes lots of information as well as an inquiry form for people to tear off and mail in for their own records.
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