Explore the advantages of establishing links between these processes The Current, Common Structure Higher education enterprise risk management (ERM) programs are often embedded into administrative or operational units, whereas management of major crises – particularly “business crises” ...
Evaluate lessons learned from this event to mitigate future disruptions It Wasn't Just an IT Outage The Canvas learning management system (LMS) cyber incident should serve as a wake-up call for every higher education institution. This was not just an IT outage. It was an operational...
Discover what the risk management function/structure looks like at other URMIA member institutions If You’ve Seen Two Institutions’ Risk Management Structure… Modifying our favorite phrase from Gary Langsdale, an URMIA past president and former assistant vice president & university risk...
Discover how one risk manager created her own system when there weren’t funds for a RMIS The Problem: The Underdog’s Dilemma An underdog isn't a professional lacking talent; they are a professional lacking a budget. Upon arriving at my institution, I felt that underdog status...
Get to know a fellow URMIAn through our member/volunteer profile series What Is Your Current Role and Institution, and How Long Have You Been There I am the executive director for risk management at the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) and I will have been there for 14 years in...
Apply standards consistently regardless of where in the world you are Pre-Note: The URMIA Risk Inventory lists ethical violations under the International category, noting: “Practicing beyond training (especially medical), photography that perpetuates stereotypes.” This article...
Learn how the new format of URMIA education benefited attendees Photo credit: University of Maryland, Baltimore Office of Communications and Public Affairs Institutes Focused on Specific Risk Management Areas In their inaugural year, the URMIA Institutes are being heralded...
Get to know a fellow URMIAn through our member/volunteer profile series What Is Your Current Role and Institution, and How Long Have You Been There I currently serve as the director of risk and insurance services at Brigham Young University. I have been employed at the university...
Consider these tips for building your institution's resiliency to these types of risks Risks During Graduation Events Are Just One of Many Events to Pay Attention to Graduation season is upon us once again, and all over the country, higher education administrators are preparing to...