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2009 Law for University Administrators Workshop
Thank you to all who attended the 2009 Law for the University Administrator Workshop.
Please utilize these links to access information from the workshop as well as the video of our featured speaker, Stephen J. Hirschfeld, Partner, Curiale Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP. This video will be available on our Web site until February 28, 2010.
Conflicts of Interest
The OGC briefing paper concerning Conflicts of Interest has been updated to clarify that Disclosure forms are considered to be public information under the Arizona Public Records laws. The paper addresses who is covered by the University's conflict of interest policies,what constitutes a conflict of interest, and provides links to the applicable policy and Disclosure of Substantial Interest form.
Accepting Gifts, Gratuities or Free Admission to Cultural or Sporting Events
The ASU Office of General Counsel has posted a briefing paper on this web site concerning ASU employees accepting gifts, gratuities and free admission to cultural or sporting events. The briefing paper addresses both the prohibitions on ASU employees accepting gifts or gratuities under certain circumstances as well as the statutory "entertainment ban" which sets out the parameters under which an ASU employee may accept free admission to a cultural or sporting event. The paper includes narrative descriptions of the applicable laws and ASU Policies as well as hypothetical situations that show how those laws and policies apply to certain situations.
FERPA and Campus Security
An updated briefing paper from the National Association of College and University Attorneys released June 19, 2009 addresses, in a Question and Answer format, concerns expressed by some university officials about communicating critical student information in an emergency. The NACUANOTE is co-authored by Nancy Tribbensee, General Counsel for the Arizona University System, and Steve McDonald, General Counsel at the Rhode Island School of Design. The authors conclude that "FERPA is not a significant obstacle to appropriate (and desirable) communications intended to protect student, campus, or public safety."
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