3rd Annual Education Seminar and Panel Discussion

Butzel’s Education Industry Team is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Education Seminar and Panel Discussion. The program will take place on Thursday, October 9 from 12:30pm to 5:00pm ET at our Troy, Michigan office located in the Columbia Center at 201 West Big Beaver Road.

This half-day, in-person program provides Education Industry Administrators, Legal Counsel, Strategic Planners, Human Resource Professionals, Deans, Provosts, Enrollment VPs and related higher education executives an up-close and personal look at the issues impacting the industry. Butzel and the distinguished panel will also discuss solutions and best practices to help your higher education institution run smoothly.

Networking throughout the afternoon will enable relationships with like-minded professionals and the substantive discussion will be cutting edge—from the front lines on the Executive Orders to managing legal affairs inside a college, to ever present conflict resolution needs—this program is created to address the most current issues.

Butzel’s Seminar and Panel Discussion was created for you by asking the College administrators what is on their minds the most. 

Program Highlights:

• Two sessions with eight distinguished panelists covering topics such as the Shifting Landscape of Higher Education and Workplace Investigations.
• Updates from Butzel Attorneys and Education Industry Team Co-Chairs, Carey DeWitt, and Lynn McGuire.

Agenda:

12:30 – 1:00pm: Registration & Networking 

1:00 – 1:05pm: Opening Comments with Lynn McGuire, Butzel attorney and Co-Chair, Education Industry Team

1:05 – 2:30pm: Panel Discussion, Session I

• Moderated by Carey DeWitt, Butzel attorney and Co-Chair, Education Industry Team
  • Shifting Landscape of Higher Education: Dept. of Education, Health and Human Services, Dept. of Justice, and Related Actions
    Gloria Hage, Senior Associate General Counsel, University of Michigan, and
    Mike Poterala, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Audit and Compliance and General Counsel, Wayne State University
  • The Dean’s Role in the College/University
    Nicholas Schroeck, Dean, School of Law, University of Detroit Mercy
  • Workplace Investigations
    Alana Slaughter, Human Resources Director, Detroit Country Day School

2:30 – 3:00pm: Networking Break

3:00 – 4:25pm: Panel Discussion, Session II

• Moderated by Carey DeWitt, Butzel attorney and Co-Chair, Education Industry Team
  • Aspects of Gifts to Colleges/Universities
    Boyd Farnam, General Counsel, Oakland University
  • Discharge of College and University Employees
    Erin Moss Ferguson, General Counsel, Henry Ford College
  • Conflict Resolution
    Netina Anding-Moore, Associate Vice President, Human Resources and Payroll, University of Detroit Mercy
  • Practice Management Inside the General Counsel’s Office
    Jeffrey Steele, General Counsel, Macomb Community College

4:25 – 5:00pm: Final Remarks and Reception. Please join us for networking and appetizers!

Click here to Register for the program 

We look forward to your participation!