BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National Association of College and University Attorneys - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dev.nacua.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National Association of College and University Attorneys REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20290311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20291104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20300310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20301103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20280625T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20280628T235959 DTSTAMP:20260212T162348Z CREATED:20251014T185939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T162348Z UID:439-1845504000-1845849599@dev.nacua.org SUMMARY:2028 Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:Webinar\n\nYou Signed What?! Delegated Contractual Authority – Best Practices and Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kathleen Peterson\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kathleen Peterson\n Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Employment Law \n Brown University \n \n \n \n \nKathleen Peterson is Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Employment Law at Brown University. Kate came to Brown University in May of 2019 after more than a dozen years as Vice President and Senior Counsel of Employment & Litigation at Citizens Bank.  Prior to joining Citizens\, Kate was a labor & employment litigator at Sullivan & Worcester LLP in Boston and Hinckley\, Allen & Snyder LLP in both Boston and Providence.   \n\n\n\nAs Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Employment Law\, Kate is responsible for advising the University on all labor and employment matters\, as well as managing the University’s broad litigation portfolio.  She partners closely with division heads\, human resources\, compliance personnel\, and key stakeholders to meaningfully provide advice and respond to and defend litigation or agency inquiries regarding employee relations functions as well as a broad range of litigation and investigations in a complex\, fast-paced environment. Kate also leads employee and manager training with an eye towards compliance practices and risk mitigation and throughout her career has been a frequent speaker on a variety of labor & employment topics\, ranging from wage and hour issues and ADA/FMLA concerns to the impact of social media on the workplace and related privacy implications.  \n\n\n\nKate graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Providence College and earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her M.P.H. from Boston University School of Public Health\, while serving as the school’s Health Law Fellow.  During law school\, Kate served as a Note Editor on BU Law School’s American Journal of Law & Medicine.  Kate currently serves as an adjunct professor at Providence College\, where she teaches business law.  \n \n \n \n Matthew Wallis\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Matthew Wallis\n Director of Contracts \n Texas Christian University \n \n \n \n \nMatthew Wallis has spent more than 20 years working in both the public and private sectors. For the past 12 years\, he has served as the Director of Contracts at Texas Christian University\, where he leads a small team of three to handle more than 2500 contracts annually. \n\n\n\nAs the Director of Contracts\, Matthew has held the unique position of being both a contracts director and the primary contracts attorney for the university\, while personally signing 90% of the University’s contracts. His expertise in contract negotiation and management has been instrumental in helping the university navigate complex legal issues and develop effective policies and procedures. \n\n\n\nMatthew earned his law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 2000 and began his legal career as a felony prosecutor for the Johnson County District Attorney's Office in Johnson County\, Texas.  In 2002\, Matthew joined the City of Fort Worth as an Assistant City Attorney\, where he provided legal guidance to city officials and departments and litigated on a wide range of issues\, including land use/development\, code enforcement\, public records\, and employment law matters.  Following his time with the City of Fort Worth\, he worked as associate with the law firm of Taylor\, Olson\, Adkins\, Sralla and Elam from 2007 to 2011\, where he represented municipal and non-profit clients\, including serving as City Attorney for several Texas municipalities\, including Benbrook\, Ovilla\, and Edgecliff Village. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNACUA Annual Conference\n\n\n\nJoin us in the Music City June 29 – July 2 to connect\, learn\, and lead alongside higher education attorneys shaping policy\, practice\, and impact nationwide together. \n\n\n\n\nRegister URL:https://dev.nacua.org/event/2028-annual-conference/ LOCATION:Hyatt Regency\, Chicago\, IL\, 151 E Wacker Dr\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States CATEGORIES:Annual Conference,In Person ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.nacua.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NACUA2028-Save-the-Date-Image-Website.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290624T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290627T235959 DTSTAMP:20260910T172851Z CREATED:20251014T190049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T172851Z UID:453-1876953600-1877299199@dev.nacua.org SUMMARY:2029 Annual Conference test DESCRIPTION:Webinar\n\nYou Signed What?! Delegated Contractual Authority – Best Practices and Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Kathleen Peterson\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kathleen Peterson\n Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Employment Law \n Brown University \n \n \n \n \nKathleen Peterson is Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Employment Law at Brown University. Kate came to Brown University in May of 2019 after more than a dozen years as Vice President and Senior Counsel of Employment & Litigation at Citizens Bank.  Prior to joining Citizens\, Kate was a labor & employment litigator at Sullivan & Worcester LLP in Boston and Hinckley\, Allen & Snyder LLP in both Boston and Providence.   \n\n\n\nAs Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Employment Law\, Kate is responsible for advising the University on all labor and employment matters\, as well as managing the University’s broad litigation portfolio.  She partners closely with division heads\, human resources\, compliance personnel\, and key stakeholders to meaningfully provide advice and respond to and defend litigation or agency inquiries regarding employee relations functions as well as a broad range of litigation and investigations in a complex\, fast-paced environment. Kate also leads employee and manager training with an eye towards compliance practices and risk mitigation and throughout her career has been a frequent speaker on a variety of labor & employment topics\, ranging from wage and hour issues and ADA/FMLA concerns to the impact of social media on the workplace and related privacy implications.  \n\n\n\nKate graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Providence College and earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her M.P.H. from Boston University School of Public Health\, while serving as the school’s Health Law Fellow.  During law school\, Kate served as a Note Editor on BU Law School’s American Journal of Law & Medicine.  Kate currently serves as an adjunct professor at Providence College\, where she teaches business law.  \n \n \n \n Matthew Wallis\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Matthew Wallis\n Director of Contracts \n Texas Christian University \n \n \n \n \nMatthew Wallis has spent more than 20 years working in both the public and private sectors. For the past 12 years\, he has served as the Director of Contracts at Texas Christian University\, where he leads a small team of three to handle more than 2500 contracts annually. \n\n\n\nAs the Director of Contracts\, Matthew has held the unique position of being both a contracts director and the primary contracts attorney for the university\, while personally signing 90% of the University’s contracts. His expertise in contract negotiation and management has been instrumental in helping the university navigate complex legal issues and develop effective policies and procedures. \n\n\n\nMatthew earned his law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 2000 and began his legal career as a felony prosecutor for the Johnson County District Attorney's Office in Johnson County\, Texas.  In 2002\, Matthew joined the City of Fort Worth as an Assistant City Attorney\, where he provided legal guidance to city officials and departments and litigated on a wide range of issues\, including land use/development\, code enforcement\, public records\, and employment law matters.  Following his time with the City of Fort Worth\, he worked as associate with the law firm of Taylor\, Olson\, Adkins\, Sralla and Elam from 2007 to 2011\, where he represented municipal and non-profit clients\, including serving as City Attorney for several Texas municipalities\, including Benbrook\, Ovilla\, and Edgecliff Village. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNACUA Annual Conference\n\n\n\nJoin us in the Music City June 29 – July 2 to connect\, learn\, and lead alongside higher education attorneys shaping policy\, practice\, and impact nationwide together. \n\n\n\n\nRegister URL:https://dev.nacua.org/event/2029-annual-conference/ LOCATION:Charlotte Convention Center\, Charlotte\, NC\, 501 S College St\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28202\, United States CATEGORIES:Annual Conference,In Person ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.nacua.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NACUA2029-Save-the-Date-Image-Website.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR