While the weather is cooling down, plans for summer camps are
heating up. There are a number of benefits to postsecondary
institutions hosting summer camps on campus, including community
outreach, revenue generation, recruitment of potential students,
and positive publicity. However, such programs can also expose the
institution to risk and administrative burdens. Importantly, the
presence of minors on campus is accompanied by a different set of
federal and state laws, duties and responsibilities, and policies
and procedures than those which apply to the presence of college
students.
To assist postsecondary institutions in navigating the
preparation for and implementation of summer camp programs on
campus, Thompson Coburn's Higher Education practice has created
the following best practices checklist. This tool can be used in
conjunction with the free, 90-minute, on-demand webinar, "Best
Practices and Risk Considerations Relating to Summer Camps on
Campus,"
