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| HEC/News e-Digest | September 3, 2010 |
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| From the Center |
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! Study Shows How Colleges Are Doing Six Years after NIAAA College Drinking Task Force Recommendations
In 2002 the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) College Drinking Task Force issued recommendations to reduce heavy drinking by college students. In 2008 the authors surveyed a nationally representative sample of administrators at more than 350 four-year colleges in the United States to assess their familiarity with and progress toward implementation of the NIAAA recommendations. Results indicate that although administrators at most colleges were familiar with the recommendations, few have implemented a full range of the most effective strategies recommended to address student drinking.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed on the Center's Web site.
Register Now for Strategic Planning 101 WebinarThe Higher Education Center will offer a Webinar, Strategic Planning 101: How to Develop Effective Campus Alcohol Prevention, on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This hands-on Webinar will allow participants to apply the strategic planning process to their campus; develop skills to address alcohol-related problems in their campus communities; and use a strategic planning work sheet to identify problems, goals, resources, partners, and effective strategies to bring about long-lasting change. The Webinar will be presented by Tracy T. Downs, Ed.D., Associate Center Director at the Higher Education Center and Stacy Hill, M.S.W., Training and Technical Assistance Associate. This Webinar, like all Center services, is offered free of charge. To register, please visit http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/strategic-planning-101-how-to-develop New Case Study Now Available On Center's Web siteEchoing the mission of Savannah State University, which is " . . . to foster engaged learning and personal growth in a student-centered environment that celebrates the African American legacy while nurturing a diverse student body," one of the unit goals of the Division of Student Affairs is to increase collaboration in order to promote student development. This has been the vision of Jacqueline Awe, director of student development, in her quest to enhance social functioning of students through interventions geared at their social and collegial environments. To read more about Savannah State University Collaborations, please visit the Case Studies section of the Center's Web site.
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"Campus Community Safety Late Nite Intervention"
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| Recent News Articles |
College students snagged in under-age drinking raids
Alcohol and college really don't mix
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| Announcements from the Field | Upcoming conferences and events, new resources and publications, and job opportunities in the alcohol, drug abuse, and violence prevention field. The Center does not necessarily endorse the events and resources listed below, but offer this information as a service to the AODV prevention field.
Register now for the 2011 APPLE Conferences!
Choose from 2 locations/dates: Charlottesville, VA - January 21-23, 2011 Austin, TX - January 28-30, 2011 Registration is only $250 per institution (or $300 after October 30th) which includes lodging and meals from Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast for up to 6 people per campus. Registration is limited to 70 NCAA-affiliated colleges and universities. Each campus must bring at least two student-athletes. Celebrating its 20th year, the APPLE Conferences are the leading national training symposia dedicated to substance abuse prevention and health promotion for student-athletes and athletic department administrators. The conferences are presented by the University of Virginia and are funded by a grant from the NCAA's Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. More information about registration, agendas, and speakers can be viewed on the Web at http://www.virginia.edu/case/apple/index.htm. If you have any questions, please e-mail appleorg@virginia.edu or call 434-924-5276.
National Campus Safety Awareness Month 2010: Coming Together to Strengthen Campus Communities Toolkit Security on Campus has developed a toolkit which includes a sample proclamation to be customized by universities, program ideas for events throughout the month of September and beyond, and product information for National Campus Safety Awareness Month materials. More information can be found at http://www.securityoncampus.org/pdf/NCSAM2010Toolkit.pdf.
A Safer Campus: A Guidebook for Prevention and Response to Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking for Ohio Campuses
A consortium of Ohio college campuses has created a guidebook for administrators, "A Safer Campus: A Guidebook for Prevention and Response to Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking for Ohio Campuses." Even though this was written for Ohio Campuses much of the information can be translated to campuses across the nation. More information can be found at http://www.odh.ohio.gov/ASSETS/9C2AFFEF755A42B4B3DCBDFE01B0A84F/Campus%20Guidebook.pdf.
The following position was recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:
Program Statistician
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
Register Now for the National Meeting and Reserve Your RoomRegister now for the National Meeting on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, October 18-20, 2010 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland. If you have registered for the conference, please reserve your room while the federal rate is still available. For more information, visit www.osdfshigheredconference.com. At the National Meeting you will:
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Hear from leading AODV researchers and innovative practitioners in higher education.
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Learn about new and emerging issues in AODV prevention on college campuses.
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Have opportunities for skills-building.
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Acquire information from college presidents, senior administrators, and prevention leaders.
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| The Latest Research | | The latest research related to campus-based alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions.
Nelson, T. F., Lenk, K. M., Xuan, Z., Wechsler, H. (2010). Student drinking at U.S. college sports events. Substance Use & Misuse, 45(12), 1861-1873.
Nguyen, H. V., Kaysen, D., Dillworth, T. M., Brajcich, M., Larimer, M. E. (2010). Incapacitated rape and alcohol use in White and Asian American college women, Violence Against Women 16(8), 919-933.
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The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention as a way to disseminate news and information related to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence prevention on campus and in surrounding communities. Through its Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the Department funds the Center under contract number ED-04-CO-0069/0005. The contracting officer's representative is Phyllis Scattergood. The content of HEC/News e-Digest does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.
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