URMIA Matters

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is not for the faint hearted but URMIA has a peer group of practitioners who get it. Learn more about the Higher Ed ERM Roundtable, a bi-monthly conversation for those with ERM responsibilities regardless of your program’s maturity level. Gary Langsdale, Andre Le Duc, and Nancy Loucks talk about the evolution of ERM and their institution’s current projects. Show No...

Learn more about the URMIA Career Center at time when you might just need it! Whether you are a job poster or a job seeker, this URMIA member benefit is sure to catch your eye.  Tune in with host Jenny Whittington as she chats with Luke Figora, Northwestern University and Keesha Trim, University of Richmond to hear about their recent hiring experiences and some tips on how to make the most of the...

Getting to know the awesome, volunteer leadership of URMIA means understanding their path in higher education risk management. Join URMIA staff Michelle Smith as she interviews Flo Hoskinson who assumed the role of URMIA Board of Director’s secretary at the annual conference, not long after starting a new job at Oregon Health and Science University. Show Notes   [member login required for some con...

Determining your strategic focus for the year ahead could start with a survey of your own organization’s perceived Top Ten Risks. Join Guest Host Julie Groves and Guests Steven Dunham and Lou Drapeau as they discuss how you might go about that process and how a recent URMIA survey could support that process. Check out the results of the collective survey which was conducted in late 2021 [Member Lo...

Association acronyms might change but for a membership manager its all about serving the members. Join URMIA Resource Manager and this week’s Guest Host Lou Drapeau as he interviews Teresa Ransdell, the new director of membership & marketing at URMIA and hear about her journey to URMIA. Show Notes   [member login required] Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in Social...

Join guest host Ronna Papesh as she chats up Steve Stoeger-Moore, President of Districts Mutual Insurance and Risk Management Services about what 2019 hot topics look like with 2021 insight and what valuable resources are available for Technical and Small Colleges with offices of one.  Check out these valuable insights, listen for words of wisdom, and reflect on the challenges had recently. Show N...

Listen in and you won’t be disappointed when you hear about the #protips to getting an education proposal accepted at URMIA. Take advantage of this high-profile volunteer opportunity and learn more about the changes to the Call for Proposals for the professional development line up in 2022. Executive Director Jenny Whittington hosts co-chairs Kathy Hargis and Marje Lemmon along with staffer Michel...

Join this fast-paced conversation with three members of the Executive Committee of the URMIA Board of Directors, our URMIA Presidents, hosted by URMIA Executive Director Jenny Whittington. In addition to nuggets of advice for becoming a volunteer, President Courtney Davis Curtis recaps her speech from Seattle, President-Elect Julie Groves encourages getting involved is as easy as sharing feedback,...

There are several gems in the bucket of URMIA Member Benefits.  Do you know where to find them? Join guest host Louise Schlesinger with special guests Teresa Ransdell and Lou Drapeau from the URMIA staff and executive committee members Steve Stoeger-Moore and Flo Hoskinson to learn more about them. Check out the show notes for links to each of them on the URMIA website . Show Notes [member login r...

The Risk Management study group supported by URMIA for it's members can come at any time in your career path. Listen to these professionals as they share their story about the ARM journey during their time into and through higher education risk management. Join host Jenny Whittington and guests Jacob Sajinyan, Miguel Delgado, and Nakeschi Watkins. Show Notes [member login required] Connect wi...

Recorded at URMIA Annual Conference Seattle, members of the task force who worked on revising the Third Party Contract Guidelines White Paper share the process and highlight changes to the valuable resource. Host Jenny Whittington walks through the history of the white paper with guests Gary Langsdale, editor of this version, Stacie Kroll of Gallagher, a supporting contributor and URMIA members Mi...

Listen in to an insider look at planning the URMIA Annual Conference planned for Seattle next week (Oct. 16-20, 2021). Executive Director Jenny Whittington talks with guest Michelle Smith of the URMIA staff to review all the intricacies of a hybrid conference. Of all the takeaways, it’s clear that there is still time to register and take part, in-person or virtually, in the first every hybrid annu...

As part of the current strategic plan, an update and overhaul of the Education Plan was in store. Check in with guest host Craig McAllister, University of Miami and co-creator of the updated and more powerful Educational Plan, Gary Langsdale, URMIA’s education manager. Show Notes [member log-in required] Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in Social Media @urmianetwork -No...

Back in the host chair, URMIA Executive Director Jenny Whittington talks with guests Amy Daley, an URMIA Board Member from FM Global and Chris Duble, the Chair of the URMIA Affiliates Committee from Fred C. Church. These two guests have led the URMIA Affiliates Committee in producing the URMIA Affiliate Services Directory which has been recently mailed to URMIA members. This valuable tool will als...

One of the 2021 Annual Conference Co-Chairs, Sue Liden of Pacific Lutheran University and URMIA Executive Director Jenny Whittington talk with guest host and Board Member Julie Groves about what to expect for the upcoming hybrid conference in October. Both in-person attendees and virtual attendees will experience unique opportunities to awesome professional development sessions and renewed network...

URMIA Board Member Julie Groves and Dr. Nancy Scott talk about managing up and the challenges of doing so in a pandemic.  Communication is key regardless of the news you have to share. Join them for a quick chat that follows Dr. Scott’s session during the 2021 URMIA Virtual Spring Conference. Show Notes {member login required} Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in Social...

Higher education has faced unprecedented challenges and risk managers on campus are at the forefront of helping to make critical decisions. This edition of URMIA Matters highlights how to make connections and build community at the URMIA annual conference. You don’t have to go it alone. Face the next obstacle head on with a group of experienced higher education risk managers by your side. URMIA me...

URMIA members benefit from three different products and the latest in the portfolio is the Student Property Insurance Program (SPIP)!  Launched in 2020 amidst the pandemic, the program is being relaunched with an awareness campaign as we head back to campus this fall. Hear how this program made life easier for Risk Analyst Evan Ferguson at Auburn University and benefited Auburn parents, students,...

Are you considering enhancing your involvement in URMIA as a volunteer leader? Join Chauncey Fagler, Florida College System Risk Management Consortium and Luke Figora, Northwestern University as they provide insight to the nuances of being an URMIA board member or president. For more on the journey, check back to Season 1, Episode 6 : The Leadership Pathway. Nominations and applications are now be...

Students interested in a career in Higher Education Risk Management can earn a scholarship to the URMIA Annual Conference and find value far exceeding the award. Anita Ingram, University of Cincinnati worked with Alyse Weinstein , Ernst & Young as a UC student and they share their story with guest host Julie Groves of Wake Forest University. Student scholarship applications are now available f...

Students interested in a career in Higher Education Risk Management can earn a scholarship to the URMIA Annual Conference and find value far exceeding the award. Hear Amy Daley of FM Global, who led the URMIA efforts to apply for a Spencer Educational Foundation grant and Sandy Mitchell of MIT, who has mentored many students share their stories with guest host Julie Groves of Wake Forest Universit...

Identifying, valuing, and protecting your research can be daunting but URMIA volunteers and members joined together to produce a framework for this work and the conversations. Guest host Craig McAllister, University of Miami talks with fellow URMIA Board Member Courtney Davis Curtis, University of Chicago and Amy Daley, FM Global and URMIA staffer, Gary Langsdale about the white paper and its core...

Get an assist with your organization’s alignment with URMIA’s Peer Review Service . Guest host Craig McAllister, University of Miami and an URMIA Board Member talks with Robin Oldfield, University of Dayton and Mark Anderson, University of Pittsburgh and URMIA staffer, Gary Langsdale about the program and it’s impactful outcomes.    Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in S...

Reflecting on a career path with a seasoned professional and volunteer extraordinaire is so valuable to those considering higher ed risk management and insurance. Join host Jenny Whittington, URMIA’s executive director as she talks with Allan F. Brooks, CPCU, ARM, ARe, AU from Chapman University and a two-term URMIA Board Member after he announced his retirement. Check out the job posting for the...

 As we move past the peak of COVID-19 and into vaccinations, we can’t let our guard down. Join guest host Julie Groves of Wake Forest University as she chats with Sam Mansir from BMS CAT, Inc. who is helping campus’ return to our “new normal” safely. Show Notes [Member Login Required] Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in Social Media @urmianetwork -Not a member? Join -&g...