NCSAM 2026 Virtual Summit: Investing in Impact

Thursday, September 10 • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Colleges and universities nationwide are reimagining campus safety in the face of increasingly limited resources. This year’s Virtual Summit will focus on one of higher education’s most pressing challenges: how to advance meaningful safety initiatives when budgets are tight.  Whether you’re seeking strategies to maximize existing funding or to advocate effectively for increased investment, the Summit will bring together industry experts to discuss practical, sustainable strategies. We’ll explore how to effectively use current allocations, secure long-term support, and embed safety as a core institutional value—aligning practices, mission, and long-term strategic goals to ensure lasting impact.

As with all of our National Campus Safety Awareness Month events and resources, the Summit is completely free.

The Summit will be recorded and shared with registrants after the event. Registration is required.Check back soon for the full agenda.

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NCSAM 2026 Agenda 
Thursday, September 10  • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

11:00 AM ET
Welcome to the NCSAM Virtual Summit
Clery Center

Incorporating Stalking into Existing Programs & Resources
Kendra Egglleston, Campus & Training Specialist, SPARC
For college students, stalking is both common and potentially dangerous, yet it is often underrecognized compared to other forms of interpersonal violence. Because stalking frequently intersects with sexual violence, dating and domestic violence, and other harmful behaviors, and 18-24 year-olds experience the highest rates of stalking, campuses play a vital role in prevention and response efforts.

By incorporating stalking awareness into existing services and programs, campuses can improve prevention efforts and strengthen support for survivors. This session provides practical guidance on integrating free, ready-to-use resources from the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) into current prevention and response programs. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies and tools to better identify and respond to stalking on campus.

Break

12:30 PM ET
Elevating Hazing Prevention to a Campus-wide Responsibility
Candace Kanney, Health Promotion Specialist, University of Florida
Hazing is a campus safety issue that extends beyond fraternity and sorority life, yet prevention efforts often remain siloed. The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA) amendments to the Clery Act require hazing prevention programming for the entire campus community and this session challenges institutions to reframe hazing as a shared responsibility tied to campus safety, reporting, and accountability.

Using the University of Florida’s Hazing Prevention Week model, which draws from socio-ecological theory and systems approaches and the development of a centralized Anti-Hazing Education Committee, this session provides a practical framework for building coordinated, campus-wide prevention systems. The session also highlights innovative, student-centered programming—such as trivia nights, escape rooms, Lunch and Learns, and immersive experiences—as high-impact strategies that increase accessibility and participation among students while actively reinforcing key prevention messages. Attendees will leave with tools to establish cross-campus partnerships, develop scalable prevention initiatives, and align hazing prevention with broader campus safety priorities.

Join us in recognizing innovation and leadership in campus safety. Clery Center’s Campus Safety Impact Award honors a program or initiative at an institution of higher education that demonstrates innovation, collaboration, and equity in enhancing safety on campus. Learn about 2026’s winning program from Pace University, the impact it is having on their campus community, and the strategies that contributed to its success. Get inspired to develop or strengthen safety initiatives on your own campus!

Click here to learn more in our blog post about their program.

Break

Navigating Clery compliance can be complex and challenging in the best of times, and fiscally and reputationally costly at the worst of times. But what if your institution experienced a federal audit that resulted in a significant financial penalty and came out on the other side?

In this candid session, representatives from the University of Texas at San Antonio will provide an overview of their institution’s Clery audit, share steps that institutions can take to strengthen their Clery Compliance Program, and outline approaches for building effective partnerships among Clery, Title IX, and other key campus stakeholders.

Colleges and universities often meet compliance expectations—updated plans, annual training, and documented procedures—yet the first minutes of a real incident still produce hesitation, conflicting messages, and unclear handoffs.

This session focuses on closing the gap between compliance and execution without the need for new platforms or major budget investments. Participants will learn a simple set of vendor-neutral tools that improve first-minute performance: a one-page Operating Picture, a five-minute decision huddle to time-stamp choices and assign owners, and four plain-language message maps that prevent communication drift.

The session also offers a practical 30/60/90 implementation plan and three minimal metrics to demonstrate impact to leadership: time-to-decision, message consistency, and closure. Attendees will leave with templates and a ready-to-run micro-exercise they can use immediately to strengthen coordination, confidence, and execution under pressure.

4:45 PM ET
Closing Remarks

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