August 16, 2010 | Maxient Client Featured in Chronicle Article on Classroom Misconduct
The Chronicle shines a light on growing classroom incivility, and notes the proactive steps taken by Maxient client Montgomery College in the article "When Students Become Class Bullies, Professors Are Among the Victims". The article discusses Montgomery College's efforts to make their behavioral intervention team known to faculty and the greater campus community. Among the essential components of that team's operation is incident reporting and management via Maxient. A faculty member quoted in the article states, "I don't think any of us see the behavioral-intervention team as punitive." This echoes what Maxient is hearing from college and university faculty members nationwide: a recognition that judicial and behavioral processes can co-exist independently, and that with appropriate reporting mechanisms in place, BITs can be a highly effective tool in helping faculty deal with improper classroom behavior.

June 30, 2010 | Congratulations to the University of South Carolina Gamecocks!!!
Maxient is sending out a BIG congratulations to the 2010 College World Series Champions, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks! What an awesome ending to a great season. We're proud of the team and of our association with the University!

June 27, 2010 | ACUHO-I is underway in Austin!
The biggest housing and residential life conference of the year, ACUHO-I, is underway in Austin, Texas! Business has been brisk at the booth, with lots of folks stopping to discuss purchasing conduct software for the first time or switching from their current product. If you're here in Austin and haven't done so already, stop by and see Maxient in booth 416!

June 15, 2010 | NASPA Region III, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
When our friends in Region III told us this year's Summer Symposium would be at Ponte Vedra Beach, they really had to do some arm twisting to get us to attend ... right! It was great to spend a few days catching up with so many long-time Maxient clients, plus getting to know a few new ones.

April 15, 2010 | Maxient Helps Schools with Drinking Assessment
Maxient is used by many schools across the country to improve their work processes and evaluate their impact on student conduct at their respective institutions. Several schools, however, are involved in a more formalized process of assessment nationwide under a grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

The three-year grant, entitled "Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) - University Initiative" is hosted at just seven institutions across the country. Of the seven, three are Maxient clients: Clemson University, Eastern Illinois University, and the University of South Carolina. The goal of the project is to demonstrate that through evidence-based enforcement of underage drinking laws, prevention planning and programming, and environmental strategies, that there is a reduction of drinking amongst university students.

There are several key areas of the grant for which schools must develop three-year work plans: Coalition, Compliance Checks, DUI enforcement, Social Availability of Alcohol, Policy Change, and Environmental Strategies. As a result, the money is dispersed among several groups working together on the project but Maxient has become an important piece in the evaluation of their efforts.

Erica N. Roa, Alcohol Standards Specialist in the Office of Student Standards at Eastern Illinois University explains, "A majority of our money goes to the Charleston Police Department and EIU Police for increased enforcement but all of our data comes from Maxient. Every quarter I have to report the following outcomes: number of unintentional injuries related to alcohol consumption among underage persons, number of first time alcohol-related incidents, and the number of alcohol-related traffic injuries/fatalities."

This is the first-time that OJJDP has looked at the alcohol issue at universities in this way. The information that is collected from the individual sites as well as outcomes will be presented in a report to Congress at the conclusion of the grant term.

March 7-9, 2010 | NASPA Annual Convention, Chicago, IL
Maxient is looking forward to NASPA's annual convention in the Windy City! We'll be there to show everyone what sets Conduct Manager apart from the increasing number of one-size-fits-all products on the market. Of course, our staff is also sure to find an opportunity to sample some of the city's famous deep dish pizza! Be sure to stop by the booth and say hello!

February 3-7, 2010 | ASCA Annual Conference, St. Petersburg Beach, FL
We were thrilled to be a part of ASCA's first year in its new home at the Tradewinds Island Grand! In addition to attending some great sessions and making many new friends, we enjoyed getting together with dozens of users from colleges and universities nationwide. Thank you so much for your cheers at the business breakfast and all the "We love Maxient" Facebook posts!

October 28-30, 2009 | UMR-ACUHO Annual Conference, Kearney, NE
In addition to their usual annual conference, the Upper Midwest Region of ACUHO is celebrating the association's 40th anniversary this year. Maxient is pleased to be a Platinum sponsor at this event and will be in attendance to discuss software and catch up with our clients in the region. More information about this great event can be found here.

October 2, 2009 | ASCA Annual Circuit 1 Day Conference, Boston, MA
Maxient is excited to be a sponsor of ASCA Circuit 1's Annual Day Conference, to be held October 2nd on the campus of Northeastern University - a proud Maxient client! More information is available on the ASCA website at this link.

June 27-30, 2009 | ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD
Maxient will be exhibiting at the upcoming annual conference for ACUHO-I to be held in Balitmore, MD. Stop by booth 751 to chat with us about student conduct and learn more about Conduct Manager can help you more effectively manage your institution's records.

June 18, 2009 | FL Conduct Officers Drive-In Conference
Student conduct hearing officers from across Florida will be gathering in Daytona Beach this June. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host representatives from a number of schools as they gather to discuss best practices in student conduct and judicial affairs. Maxient is proud to be a sponsor of this event to show its support for conduct officers in the region.

June 8-11, 2009 | NASPA Region III Summer Symposium
Charleston, SC serves as the beautiful backdrop for the NASPA Region III Summer Symposium of which Maxient is a sponsor. Company representatives will be on hand to talk about our software and how it can make student conduct offices more efficient. Stop by our table to learn more. Region III serves the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. Symposium Website

April 17, 2009 | Best Practices for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment
Maxient was proud to co-sponsor a two track seminar presented by NCHERM, the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, and hosted at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. This seminar, covered both threat assessment in the campus setting as well as best practices for behavioral intervention teams. Brett Sokolow and Scott Lewis shared their wealth of information on these topics. View seminar information

March 28-30, 2009 | ACPA Annual Convention, National Harbor, MD
This year ACPA, College Student Educators International, held their annual convention at the Gaylord National Harbor, MD. With the convention so close to Maxient's headquarters, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to be a part of this gathering of student affairs professionals. In addition to the thought provoking sessions we attended, we enjoyed the opportunity to connect with old friends and meet new ones.

March 8-10, 2009 | NASPA Annual Convention, Seattle, WA
Maxient was happy to attend NASPA's annual convention in beautiful Seattle. There we got the chance to educate the attendees on our offerings and also learn a little bit about some new challenges student conduct professionals are facing. We were also fortunate to take in the sights such as Pike Place and the Space Needle. Thanks to all who stopped by the booth and look for us next year in Chicago.