Prior to enrolling in the College Student Development and Counseling program, I lacked knowledge about law in higher education. I knew that federal and state law, as well as federal policy, affect the work of colleges and universities. Yet I did not know many laws beyond Title IX that apply to higher education. The Law & Ethics in Higher Education course I took in Fall 2018 helped me to become knowledgeable in this area at the Foundational level. I now understand the basics of risk management and major legal issues affecting higher education today.

In my final paper for this course, I was required to analyze legal problems in various scenarios and apply the knowledge I had gained in the course to find viable solutions for mitigating risk to the university. This artifact supports my mastery of this competency area because it was one of the most difficult assignments of this graduate program, but I produced strong work. I look forward to using this new knowledge to inform my practice.