Events
SAN Event Types
Face to Face Events
Workshops
Advanced Topics workshops are typically offered once per year. Depending on the needs of the SAN members, an additional Advanced Topics workshop may be offered. Workshops are intentionally limited to 40-50 participants to provide a personal interaction and attention to the creation of an actionable plan, specifically tailored for the participant to implement after the workshop. Workshops are open to SAN members and non-members, but SAN members receive first notice and a greatly reduced registration fee. These workshops typically sell out and sometimes it is before we advertise beyond the membership.
The Advanced Topics workshop is for those who are proficient in the basics of state authorization, but would like to address some specific topics surrounding compliance in more depth. The specific topics may change for each workshop. The topics reflect the current issues raised for compliance for out-of-state activities.
NASASPS Collaborative Conferences (Spring)
NASASPS (state regulators conference) has been gracious in allowing SAN members to attend their conference and participate in the planning of the conference agenda. SAN members benefit from the interaction with the regulators to understand concerns and trends in institutional authorization. Additionally, SAN members have the opportunity to participate in a half day SAN member meeting to discuss institution focused issues. This meeting is open to all staff at SAN member institutions and organizations. The conference is held annually in the spring.
WCET Annual Meeting - SAN Coordinator Meetings (Fall)
Each fall during the WCET Annual Meeting, SAN coordinators are invited to participate in a day long SAN meeting. This meeting provides coordinators with the opportunity to be advised of the state of the network, participate and present on current topic areas, and provide feedback to SAN about future endeavors. A SAN networking gathering is offered in the evening after the coordinator meeting.
Virtual Events
SANBox Learning Center - Online Courses
SAN - State Authorization Foundations Course (8-week Online Fundamentals Course)
- This eight-week, online course provides SAN members with a greater opportunity to participate in the training to attain the key information previously offered in the popular, in-person SAN Basics Workshop. The course also integrates information formerly presented in the SAN Newcomers Experience, a tool that guides members through the intricacies of navigating the SAN website.
- The online course is developed to educate on the fundamental principles of out-of-state activity compliance. Upon successfully passing the course, learners will receive a SANBox Learning Center Certificate of Achievement.
- Cohorts for this online course are open to 50 participants. Cohorts will be available periodically through each year.
Additional online courses are in development.
Webinars
To share information widely, SAN offers periodic webinars on timely issues. These webinars are recorded and archived on the website for review by SAN members.
Open Forum
SAN members may participate in a monthly Q & A opportunity to ask experts about compliance areas of concern. A monthly topic is determined and members may ask the expert of the month their questions during a 30 minute session. This is intended to be informal and is not recorded.
Coordinator Calls
SAN coordinators may participate in monthly conference calls to address membership updates, higher education issues with an impact on compliance, event announcements, and answer coordinator questions. These coordinators calls are recorded and archived exclusively for members.
Virtual Seminars
SAN has produced two virtual seminars. The first virtual seminars was released in March 2018 to address the convergence of State regulations, SARA requirements, and the 2016 Federal regulations with a July 1, 2018 effective date. The seminar was exclusively available by registration for SAN members. After a period of time, the seminar was archived and made publicly available on the SAN website. The second was in February 2020 to address the impact of Federal rulemaking on institutional compliance. The seminar provides videos, resources, and exercises to develop compliance strategies for the 2019 Federal regulations that replaces the 2016 Federal regulations with the July 1, 2020 effective date. Professional Licensure disclosures are addressed. The seminar is currently only available to SAN members.
SAN intends to create more short videos on various topics. A complete seminar may be created in the event of another dramatic convergence of compliance management concerns.
Podcasts
Join us for our SAN Podcast Offerings! Go to this link to gain access to our SAN podcasts!
Our podcast mission: General Disclosure focuses on the individual humans behind state authorization regulation. Regular features of the podcast include a conversation with a state authorization professional, a snapshot of a specific regulation, and brief commentary on musical theater. As with all SAN offerings, we want this to reflect the wishes of our members, so it is a work in progress.