Case in Point: Lessons for the proactive manager

Volume 16 Number 06 | June 2024

Last month we completed our detailed review of each of the categories from 2023. This month I want to look back once more at the top issues from every category to help us think about the last half of 2024. Summer is a great time to prepare for the coming academic year.

These are the top issues along with one quick suggestion to avoid becoming the headline:

Information Technology – Data Breaches:

Don't click on stuff if you aren’t sure where it's from.

Fraud & Ethics – Occupational Fraud:

Monitor what is happening financially in your area and ask questions when things seem off.

Compliance & Legal – Title IX:

Pay attention to potential changes and ensure you have policies and procedures that are legal and followed consistently and fairly with all parties.

Campus Life – Campus Safety:

If you see something, say something. It truly does take a village to keep our campuses safe.

Admittedly, nothing above is profound, but the ''simple'' things create a solid foundation. There are many other actions that can reduce risk in each of these critical areas.

As a reminder, we suggest you look at the synopsis of each story we link and determine if it’s a risk that is related to your responsibility. If so, we suggest you read the article and think about how you can prevent a similar event from occurring in your operation. That’s proactive risk management and what this publication is all about.