The Healing Power of Music: An Overview and Resources Guide for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Modalities

In my career, I have been fortunate to be able to move from being a librarian, to Associate Dean for a major university campus and now to my current position as Professor and Associate Dean for a brand new school, the Indiana University School of Informatics at Indianapolis. Yet I also have a desire to serve the community as well as an interest in music that has spanned nearly 40 years of participation in bands and orchestras. For many months, I questioned how I could use music to serve in more personal fashion than as a member of a larger group. Fortunately, while browsing in a music store, I discovered The Healing Musician by Stella Benson, which describes the emerging field of therapeutic or “healing” music. Around the same time, I noticed an ad in Early Music America for the Music for Healing and Transition Program (MHTP)

II. Finding Free Legal Research and Free Case Law

Hiring outside help to investigate case facts is not always feasible (or practical). That's when being able to artfully find and examine information yourself becomes crucial. Gain valuable skills to recognize potential smoking guns while locating people, searching social media, gathering background information or analyzing financials. Filled with real-world examples, practical tips and fundamental tools, this full-day program will show you the best ways to obtain, dissect and interpret information from common sources available to you... and recognize key findings. You'll learn time-tested techniques you can start using right away to put yourself steps ahead of your colleagues and ensure your clients are receiving favorable outcomes

Social Media Use and Advertising

Chapter V. in the seminar manual for Illustrated Legal Ethics: Case Studies to Avoid Legal Malpractice. Published by the National Business Institute, 2013. Presentation on December 17, 2013.Questions covered include: Can/should you "friend" a judge on Facebook? Can you use group coupon or daily deal marketing? Can you use text messages to solicit prospective clients? What are your ethical duties when using an Internet directory or client-matching site? What are the ethical rules of linking the law firm site to a non-legal entity and vice versa? What must you include in testimonials to make them ethically-compliant advertising

VI. Legal Ethics and ESI

With all of the changes surrounding social media and email, it's critical to get up to speed on the latest rules, procedures and case law. This full-day, cutting-edge course will walk you through state processes, procedures and the latest case law while equipping you with handy how-to's, sample screen shots, real world examples and shortcuts along the way. Expert attorney faculty, who know the ins and outs of these groundbreaking new forms of evidence, will provide practical tech advice that you can actually understand and start using right away. From email to Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, to YouTube, Pinterest and video surveillance, this comprehensive ESI guide will give you invaluable insight into proven ways for identifying, preserving, producing, admitting and blocking ESI

V. Real-World Examples, Handy How-to’s and Sample Screen Shots

With all of the changes surrounding social media and email, it's critical to get up to speed on the latest rules, procedures and case law. This full-day, cutting-edge course will walk you through state processes, procedures and the latest case law while equipping you with handy how-to's, sample screen shots, real world examples and shortcuts along the way. Expert attorney faculty, who know the ins and outs of these groundbreaking new forms of evidence, will provide practical tech advice that you can actually understand and start using right away. From email to Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, to YouTube, Pinterest and video surveillance, this comprehensive ESI guide will give you invaluable insight into proven ways for identifying, preserving, producing, admitting and blocking ESI

VIII. Legal Ethics Update

New tech tools and solutions now allow a law practice to go paperless naturally, without putting excessive strain on everyday operations. The transition is not without a hurdle or two, however. Find out what types of software and organizational techniques will help you transition without loss of productivity. This practical guide will help you make certain all special attorney record-keeping rules and confidentiality concerns are taken into account. Get the latest efficiency tips for your law office on the go, and save time and money with a more streamlined and environmentally conscious legal practice

III. Searching Social Media.

Hiring outside help to investigate case facts is not always feasible (or practical). That's when being able to artfully find and examine information yourself becomes crucial. Gain valuable skills to recognize potential smoking guns while locating people, searching social media, gathering background information or analyzing financials. Filled with real-world examples, practical tips and fundamental tools, this full-day program will show you the best ways to obtain, dissect and interpret information from common sources available to you... and recognize key findings. You'll learn time-tested techniques you can start using right away to put yourself steps ahead of your colleagues and ensure your clients are receiving favorable outcomes. By attending this seminar, you will know how to review applicable laws concerning investigation practices to remain in compliance and gain valuable tips for navigating through social media sites to access and obtain necessary information for your case

Ethical Practices for Civil Litigation

Do you know the most effective way to apply the Rules of Civil Procedure to get the best outcome for your client? Are you up to date with the latest changes? This practical course uses the experience of veteran civil litigation attorneys to build your own skills. From commencing an action to enforcing a judgment, you'll learn which procedural rules can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Stay a step ahead of your opponent with detailed knowledge of service of process, discovery and motions. Get insights into the rules judges enforce to the letter and which they let slide. No matter which side of the claim your client is on, our faculty will prepare you to master civil procedure

Post-tenure Review Then and Now: Retrospective and Prospective Study of Its Impact on Faculty and Higher Education

Competitively-selected presentation at this national conference.When Dr. Christine Licata published Post-Tenure Faculty Evaluation: Threat or Opportunity? in 1986, it became the starting point for increased pressure on colleges and universities to address society’s concern that once faculty members were granted tenure, they were absolved of any expectation for continued productivity or accountability. Responding to this perceived “crisis” in higher education, the approaches taken in establishing post-tenure review systems varied greatly between institutions, including whether policies were developed by administration or faculty bodies, whether the process was formative or summative, whether the process was periodic or triggered by some identified deficiency, whether the process resulted in a development plan with resources to assist faculty members who needed to refresh or refocus and whether the process required peer review. Faculty members faced with adverse employment action because of post-tenure review have challenged these policies on a number of legal grounds. Twenty-five years later, it is appropriate to determine the impact of post-tenure on faculty and higher education, whether there has been a change in society’s perceptions about tenure and whether colleges and universities will turn to post-tenure review or a variation of it as a way to reduce expenses and increase flexibility during a time of significant financial challenges. This presentation will cover the history of and rationale for post-tenure review, the features of various post-tenure review systems, retrospective analysis of what has happened with post-tenure review over the past 25 years and a discussion of the potential for new emphasis on the use of post-tenure review policies in the future. The presenter chaired the committee that developed the post-tenure review policy at her campus and then helped implement the policy, including training for department chairs and deans

IX. Paperless Litigation and Discovery

New tech tools and solutions now allow a law practice to go paperless naturally, without putting excessive strain on everyday operations. The transition is not without a hurdle or two, however. Find out what types of software and organizational techniques will help you transition without loss of productivity. This practical guide will help you make certain all special attorney record-keeping rules and confidentiality concerns are taken into account. Get the latest efficiency tips for your law office on the go, and save time and money with a more streamlined and environmentally conscious legal practice