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Questions or Comments? Got a story idea? Click
here to send them to Susan Gurevitz, Editor.
| Insights From Your
President |
Welcome to the first issue of URMIA Insights! We hope
you find the articles timely and useful, and that they add value to you
and your institution.
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| Are You Keeping Your
Drivers Safe? |
A few weeks ago I queried the
membership about vehicle driving policies on or off campus, stemming from
a Purdue University study on how drivers’ age and gender determines the
severity of injuries in a serious accident.
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| Hey Mom! Meet My New
Roommate! |
A trend in resident hall living
gives new meaning to the term “liberal” arts - undergraduates of the opposite
sex sharing an on-campus room. According to a recent article in the Seattle
Times, some 20 universities and colleges are allowing students of
the opposite sex to live together in university dorm rooms.
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| Why You Need a Strong
EH&S Policy |
In case you missed it, the City
University of New York lost a big one back in 2004, and the Appellate
Court recently upheld the bulk of the award - $2.5 million for past pain
and suffering and $2.5 million for future pain and suffering.
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| Beer Pong Goes Down
the Drain |
In an effort to change student
attitudes, Syracuse University’s newly-formed Office of Student Life has
launched a new initiative to stop students from participating in drinking
games, a common activity at fraternity houses.
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| Susan Gurevitz, Editor |
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| Featured Article |
DOES YOUR STUDENT HEALTH PLAN NEED A CHECK-UP?
If you haven’t checked your student health plan lately you may want to
put it on your “to-do” list to see whether it’s satisfying the needs of
all your students. Read more |
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