URMIA Matters

Is a regional conference right for you? Host Jenny Whittington explores the special qualities of URMIA’s regional conferences with Julie Groves, director of risk services at Wake Forest University and co-chair of the 2020 URMIA Eastern Regional Conference in Raleigh, NC. Their wide-ranging discussion covers the unique characteristics of URMIA’s regional conferences, what to expect as an attendee, and why these conferences are such a wonderful opportunity for members and potential members as a first URMIA conference experience.

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 One of URMIA’s most valued member benefits is full access to the higher education risk management resources available on the URMIA website. This includes professional development content, model policies and procedures, peer-written articles, discussions in online communities, and much more. Ronna Papesh, URMIA’s website & database administrator, talks with host Jenny Whittington about ongoing improvements to the website’s search functionality as outlined in the association’s current strategic plan. Hear how URMIA is making it easier for members to find and use these valuable resources.

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Discover the progress URMIA staff and volunteers have made on URMIA’s strategic plan and see what to look forward to in 2020. Host Jenny Whittington chats with Colorado Robertson, associate director of risk management at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (LSU), who was appointed to lead the Presidential Task Force charged with creating the shared online tool for tracking progress on strategic plan initiatives.

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into planning and hosting a major conference from URMIA's 2019 Boston conference tri-chairs Sandy Mitchell, director of insurance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Marjorie F.B. Lemmon, risk manager at Yale University; and Stacie R. Kroll, director of compliance and risk management for Five Colleges Incorporated. Among other things, they discuss the profound impact planning The Boston Marathon Bombing session had on them.

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There are different paths to an URMIA leadership role, but the common theme is a willingness to volunteer. Current leaders Courtney Davis Curtis, executive director of risk management at the University of Chicago; Chauncey Fagler, executive director & CRO of the Florida College System Risk Management Consortium; and Luke Figora, senior associate vice president & chief risk and compliance officer of Northwestern University, chat with host Jenny Whittington about their unique roads to URMIA leadership and also share some insider stories. 

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Lou Drapeau, the wizard behind the Ask Lou button on the URMIA website, is live and in person with host Jenny Whittington. Now, hear his voice (!) as he discusses the resources in the URMIA library, his involvement with URMIA’s discussion communities, and more! As URMIA’s resource manager, Lou makes it a mission to help you connect with peers and all of URMA’s member resources that will help you meet the challenges you face as a risk manager in higher education. 

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Leverage the experience and knowledge of URMIA’s leadership team as they discuss how to successfully navigate insurance market cycles – especially hardening market conditions – with host Jenny Whittington. Courtney Davis Curtis, executive director of risk management at the University of Chicago; Chauncey Fagler, executive director & CRO of the Florida College System Risk Management Consortium; and Luke Figora, senior associate vice president & chief risk and compliance officer of Northwestern University, provide practical tips that anyone can implement.

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You are not alone! Sue Liden, director of risk services at Pacific Lutheran University, talks with host Jenny Whittington about her experience working on campus as a solo risk manager, and she also shares practical advice from her recent joint conference presentation entitled “New, Solo, or Small Staff Tips to Identify and Dispatch Risks.” Now an URMIA leader, she reflects on her path and development in the field of higher education risk management.

[Member-Only] Sue discusses her session at the 2019 Annual Conference

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What are the top issues for small, community, and technical colleges? Listen in as Steven Stoeger-Moore, president of Districts Mutual Insurance & Risk Management Services (DMI), shares insights with host Jenny Whittington from the perspective of his unique institutional system for collaborative risk management across Wisconsin’s technical colleges. Pssst . . .He also shares tips on how you can gain systemwide support for attending URMIA’s regional and annual conferences.

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Jenny Whittington, executive director of the University Risk Management & Insurance Association (URMIA), talks about the association’s purpose and provides insights into why URMIA launched the URMIA Matters podcast series as a new educational channel about higher education risk management for the association's members and the public.

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