2024 Conference Materials

NABITA Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) Standards & Best Practices Certification*

Linda Abbott, L.M.H.C., Consultant

TNG Strategic Risk Management Solutions



The Wild, Ever-Changing World of Higher Education and Today’s Students

Dr. Kevin Kruger, President

NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Dr. Regina Young Hyatt, Vice President for Student Affairs

Mississippi State University



Aligning Artificial Intelligence with the Ethos of Higher Education

Dr. Jonathan Barlow, Associate Director and Assistant Teaching Professor, Data Science Program

Mississippi State University



USSS Overview: Protective Considerations & Securing Large Events

R. Danny Edwards, Assistant Special Agent in Charge

U.S. Secret Service, Office of Protective Operations



Making it Clear - Title IX /Sexual Misconduct Policies and Investigations

Honey Ussery, J.D., Assistant Director of EORC/Title IX Coordinator

The University of Mississippi

     Respondent Resources Packet

     Complainant Resources Packet

     Sanction Guidelines



Balancing Free Expression and Inclusion

Brett Harvey, J.D., Director, Federal Regulatory Compliance

Mississippi State University                         



Confessions by a College/University President: Navigating Challenges and Shaping the Future

Dr. Jay Allen, President

Itawamba Community College



It Depends... A Conversation with General Counsel

Jeremy Clay, J.D., Director of Contract Administration

Lylee Dodson, J.D., Assistant General Counsel

Brandon Jolly, J.D., Deputy General Counsel

Dylan White, J.D., Associate General Counsel

Mississippi State University  

Karen Clay, J.D., General Counsel and Legislative Liaison

The W

Higher Education’s Emerging Risk

Colorado Robertson, Director of Risk Management 

Mississippi State University

Jay Trimm, Director of Risk Management

The University of Alabama System

N.I.L. – Let’s Separate Fact from Fiction

Terry Prentice, Deputy Athletics Director & General Manager of Athlete Brand    Services and Business Development

Mississippi State University



Independent Decision Makers and Sanctioning

Honey Ussery, J.D., Assistant Director of EORC/Title IX Coordinator

The University of Mississippi           



Challenges and Decisions on Disability Accommodations in Health Care Education Programs

Chris Dallager, Director, Disability Resource Center and ACCESS

Brett Harvey, J.D., Director, Federal Regulatory Compliance

Mississippi State University



Immigration and the International Student Experience

Lauren Wright, Deputy Director, International Services

Mississippi State University

The Market Has Changed; More Than You Think. The National Pursuit of Student Recruiting in a Modern World

Patricia Maben, President and Co-Founder

James (Jim) Rogers, CEO and Co-Founder

3 Enrollment Marketing



Clery Campus Notifications: Making Your Policies Work for Your Campus While Remaining Compliant

Dr. Chad Clark, Compliance Director

The University of Alabama