Volume 36, No. 4 - July/ August 2006 Campus Law ... - IACLEA

An Aggressive Agenda to Move IACLEA ForwardContinued from page 3teaming with our partners, like FranklinCovey, to ensure we are providing thebest possible executive education to ourmembers.And this is a good segue to our nextinitiative, and that is strengthening ourexisting partnerships and forming newrelationships with key partners.PartnershipsYou need only look around the room torealize the impact that partnership andrelationships building has had on us overthe past several years. You see our goodfriend Scott Whitney, and Jeff Allison, whoput us on his back and carried and deliveredour cause to the Department ofHomeland Security and the FBI. The programsand services that we’ve been ableto deliver since September 11, 2001 arethe direct results of strong relationships withpeople who can make a difference.Today, together with several partners,we are on the verge of forming a NationalCenter for Campus Public Safety.The vision and resources for this wouldPU for MITIpu last issue page 34not have been possible without partnershipswith Carl Peed, the director of theCOPS office, and people on his staff likeCindy Pappas, who will be working withour National Center Fellow Asa Boyntonto develop a business plan and prospectusfor the National Center.You see people like Tom Teeter fromWeldon, Williams & Lick, who has beensponsoring this breakfast for the past severalyears. And the other vendors whohave stepped up to the plate and becomeCorporate Partners. Companies likeWWL, iXP, ADT/Tyco, and the NTI Groupmake it possible for us to deliver worldclass service to you — our members.These companies represent the very bestof partnership building and support andthey remind us what’s possible if youdevelop a strong business case.Yesterday, I heard Past President ArnoldTrujillo mention that it brought tears tohis eyes to see the number of internationalflags during our opening ceremonies.It is truly inspiring. We have significantopportunities to strengthen our collaborationwith our international brothersand sisters. Over the past two years,IACLEA members have traveled the worldto the UK, Russia, and South Africa. Theyhave carried the IACLEA banner and it’sclear that our international partners wantto work closely with us. While we havemany differences, we are bonded by onekey similarity — our commitment tokeeping our campuses safe.There are others out there who wantto help us achieve our very importantgoal of preparing campus public safetyleaders to protect the future. We knowthey’re out there and we need to let themknow that we’re here and that we needtheir help. To support this initiative, thisyear we will hold a summit in Washington,DC to bring together the many federalagencies, professional associations,and lawmakers to introduce them toIACLEA and actively seek their support.I fully expect that we will leave thesummit having identified several opportunitiesto elevate our presence on thenational and international scene and findother supporters like Jeff Allison.PresenceAs we drive toward our 50th anniversarycelebration, it is time for us to reflect onour image and the messages in the mediaabout safety and security on campusesaround the world.This past year, the US media coveredseveral stories that cast a less than favorablelight on the abilities, commitment,and professionalism of campus publicsafety. Unfortunately, IACLEA was absentfrom those stories. We can’t allow this situationto continue. We must develop thecapacity to proactively engage with themedia and respond to those stories thatquestion safety on campus. If international,national, or local outlets are talking aboutcampus security, they need to talk toIACLEA to get the true story about whatwe’re doing to make campuses safer.To further this goal, I’ve asked MarlonLynch, Director-at-Large, to lead a taskforce to examine our capacity to effectivelywork with the media.We must also better understand howwe are viewed as an association, both insideand outside of IACLEA. Gary MargolisContinued on page 16JULY/AUGUST 2006 / 15