Liability and Insurance off Campus

In order to find out the details of liability issues regarding off campus activities, I got in touch with Curt Lauderdale, Assistant Dean of Students for Campus Life. Apparently, most places that rent out their spaces such as Liberty Hall have their own insurance that covers all of the events that take place in their building. Businesses that are open to the public such as Anduzzi's or Luna are also most likely to have insurance that covers them in case of any accidents. When people like us are organizing an event in such places, the business will present some sort of contract that will be signed by both sides. If we are able to agree on a date and event, the business will then present this contract, which we will then bring to the Campus Life office so that somebody who is authorized to sign such documents will read and hopefully sign it. As long as we aren't planning on doing something extraordinarily dangerous we should be fine. But first we must convince the business to go through with our plans and be willing to host our event. Next step: negotiate with businesses.