By Cheri Hawkins

NIRSA, in partnership with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), the Association of Student Conduct Administration (ASCA), and National Association for Campus Activities (NACA), is excited to announce the fifth annual Student Organizations Institute (SOI)!

The institute will be held at Washington University in St.

Louis, June 25-27.

By popular demand, the Student Organizations Institute will have a healthy emphasis on risk management and legal liability. Additionally, the institute will offer a balance of traditional institute-instruction style, small group breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Higher education professionals will be provided the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the principles in risk management, legal issues, training advisors, student group conduct, and other topics related to working with student organizations.

The fifth annual Student Organizations Institute will be held in St. Louis, June 25-27.

An exciting addition to the 2014 Student Organizations Institute is invited faculty member Peter Lake. Among his many outstanding accomplishments, Peter has authored numerous law review articles and other publications, including three books: Beyond Discipline – Managing the Modern Higher Education Environment (Hierophant Enterprises, Inc. 2009), Foundations of Higher Education Law & Policy: Basic Legal Rules, Concepts and Principles for Student Affairs (NASPA 2011), and The Rights and Responsibilities of the Modern University: The Rise of the Facilitator University (Carolina Academic Press 2013).

Professor Peter Lake will join the 2014 SOI as an invited faculty member.

Over the years, Professor Lake has served on boards and projects for several groups, most recently on the roundtable for the development of Student Mental Health and the Law: A Resource for Institutions of Higher Education (2008), published by the JED Foundation, and on the advisory board for Balancing Safety and Support on Campus: A Guide for Campus Teams (2012), published by the Jed Foundation and the Higher Education Mental Health Alliance.

Registration for this much-anticipated institute will open on April 1. Registration fees and early-bird registration dates will be announced in early February. In addition to watching the NIRSA website, you can stay caught up on any and all news and updates by “liking” NIRSA on Facebook and following @NIRSAlive on Twitter.