Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 176
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4758-1844-4 • Hardback • September 2015 • $78.00 • (£60.00)
978-1-4758-1845-1 • Paperback • September 2015 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-4758-1846-8 • eBook • September 2015 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Paula Vene Smith is professor of English and director of the Purposeful Risk Engagement Project. She previously served as vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Grinnell College.
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part I: INTRODUCE RISK MANAGEMENT
Chapter One: Start the Ball Rolling
Chapter Two: Take a Campus Tour
Chapter Three: Create Plans for Risk Action
Chapter Four: Hold Governance Accountable
Part II: STRENGTHEN RISK LEADERSHIP
Chapter Five: Engage the Faculty
Chapter Six: Uncover the Blind Spots of Leadership
Chapter Seven: Tackle Interdisciplinary Risks
Chapter Eight: Prepare Your Campus for Crisis
Part III: INTEGRATE RISK GOVERNANCE
Chapter Nine: Establish Ethical and Law-Abiding Practices
Chapter Ten: Build Risk Communication
Chapter Eleven: Scan for Emerging Risks and Moving Targets
Chapter Twelve: Embed Risk Practices into Governance
Epilogue: The Risk Community
Appendix: Sample College Area Risk Registers
Selected Resources
About the Author
Smith has managed to present a sensible, easy-to-follow schematic that can take academia from functioning to thriving. While the book is written to the academic audience, one could adopt the principles easily into nearly any business operation.
— Risk Notes
Engaging Risk: A Guide for College Leaders is a relatively short and easy read that provides information on the fundamentals of ERM and the role they play in the process…. [T]he text delivers on its promise to guide the reader through ERM with a focus on campus involvement, knowledge building, and sustainability. This guide will influence the way campus leaders, including department chairs, view their engagement with risk.
— The Department Chair