Definitions: Forums and Special Interest Groups

NACUA Sponsored and Organized Groups
(Forums and Special Interest Groups)

Forums

• Replaced original sections and section meetings
• Scheduled once a year at the Annual Conference
• Allow participants to discuss current, substantive legal issues and topics related to a specific area of higher education law
• Topics vary from year to year, depending on interest

Examples:

Affirmative Action and Employment Athletics Law Campus Development/Town-Gown Issues Eleventh Amendment/Sovereign Immunity Employment Law

Intellectual Property and Computer Law Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Research Activities and Technology Transfer Law Student Affairs Law Student Athlete Issues

Special Interest Groups (SIGS)

• Scheduled by NACUA once a year at the Annual Conference
• Provides an opportunity for certain categories of institutions or legal offices to discuss issues specific to their particular needs.
• Created and continued based on expressions and evidence of interest.

Examples:

Academic Health Centers and Medical Schools Church-Related Institutions Community Colleges General Counsel

Historically Black Institutions In-House Litigators Museums and Collections Single Lawyer Offices