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MH&A Managing Partner, Dr. Gary J. Margolis, will be moderating a webinar on behavioral threat assessment for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) on Thursday, June 3, 2010 from 12PM - 2PM (EST).

Statistics continue to show that college and university campuses are among the safest environments in the country. Nonetheless, violent crime does occur on and near college campuses every year and recent events in particular have focused attention on campus crime and the responsibility of college officials to assess and potentially predict the threat of violence by members of the campus community. Threat assessment teams play a critical role in an institution’s ability to determine if an individual poses, or may reasonably pose, a threat of violence and to intervene to avert the threat and maintain the safety of the situation. Panelists include NACUA member Linda Schutjer, Senior Associate Legal Counsel for the Colorado State University System, Dr. Jeff Pollard, Director of George Mason University’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center, and Lianne Tuomey, Chief of Police for the University of Vermont. Presented in conjunction with KRM Information Services.

http://www.nacua.org/meetings/virtualseminars/june2010/home.html

Steven Healy, MH&A Managing Partner, will be an instructor at the 2010 Clery Act training presented by Security On Campus, Inc. in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Police Department on June 3-4, 2010

MH&A Managing Partner Dr. Gary J. Margolis will give a keynote address on emerging trends in campus safety and higher education emergency management at the annual conference of the Kentucky Auxiliary Services Association (KASA) on Friday, May 21, 2010 in Georgetown, KY.  KASA is the professional association of university and college auxiliary services for institutions of higher education in the State of Kentucky (http://www.kasaky.org/).

The United States Secret Service, the US Department of Education, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation jointly released its report on targeted violence at institutions of higher education. Entitled “Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher Education,” the report is the result of a collaborative effort between the three departments to understand the nature of violence affecting colleges and universities and identify ways to prevent future incidents.  MH&A Managing Partner Steven J. Healy served as an advisor for this important project.

The University of Florida has retained Margolis Healy & Associates to closely monitor, review and provide recommendations to the University during its investigation of a recent police action shooting involving a graduate student.

Please refer all press inquiries to the University of Florida c/o Ms. Janine Sikes

Margolis, Healy and Associates will be holding the next Campus Threat Assessment Seminar on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts.  The seminar will be held at the Babson Executive Conference Center at Babson College.  For more information: http://www.campusthreatassessment.org