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| HEC/News e-Digest | September 10, 2010 |
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| From the Center |
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! New Award to Recognize Campus Programming That
Addresses Hazing in 2011
With
this award, Zeta Tau Alpha and HazingPrevention.Org seek to: -
Motivate
higher education stakeholders to counter hazing on their campuses
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Recognize
and reward the good work of campuses that are using true prevention practices
effectively
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Encourage
campuses to initiate comprehensive efforts to combat hazing
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Promote
the most effective practices
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Provide
campus-based personnel with leverage to create campus buy-in for such efforts
One
$10,000 prize will be awarded to the collegiate institution that most excels in
the designated criteria for hazing prevention and intervention programming.
Award applications are due November 15, 2010.
More
information can be viewed at the HazingPrevention.Org Web site.
More
information about This Week! Features can be viewed on the Center's Web site.
Still Time to Register for Strategic Planning 101 Webinar
The
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.
Please click here to register.
Please
note: Participants are asked to review background information prior to the
Webinar, available at http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/strategic-planning-101.
For
more information, e-mail training@higheredcenter.org.
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| New on the HEC/Forum | |
"Campus Community Safety Late Nite Intervention"
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| Recent News Articles |
UW-Stout making
changes after drinking deaths
MSU, East Lansing
efforts seem to impact alcohol-related crime
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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.
Stop the Hate Announces
Training Opportunities for 2010-2011
Stop
the Hate offers a range of programs, from multi-day trainings to webinars.
Stop the Hate
Training For Trainers Program
This
program prepares faculty, administrators, and student leaders to present bias
and hate crime prevention workshops and activities on campus. Participants
receive a manual containing twelve different learning modules and will develop
an action plan.
East Coast
Charlotte, North Carolina - December 6 - 8, 2010
West Coast
Napa Valley, California - March 31 - April 2, 2011
Webinar: How To Create A Bias Incident
Response Team
Bias Incident Response Teams support campus police and administrators when
a hate crime occurs by providing trained personnel to support victims and the
campus community.
November
17, 2010 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
There
are costs associated with Stop the Hate programs. For more information visit: www.stophate.org.
Free Online Course:
Marijuana Prevention in a Legalized Environment
This
course, offered by James Lange, Ph.D., Coordinator of AOD Initiatives and Adjunct
Professor at San Diego State University, is designed to help prevention
professionals adapt to a changing environment regarding marijuana. It will
cover topics such as public health consequences of legalization, impaired
driving, physiological effects, and methods of use.
The
6 week course will include weekly readings and lectures on Fridays from 11:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Enrollment is open through the first day of the class, September 20, 2010.
For
more information, click here.
National Action
Alliance for Suicide Prevention Launched Today
On Friday, September 10, 2010, U.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Defense Secretary
Robert Gates honored World Suicide Prevention Day by launching the National
Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. Among the initial priority
considerations for the committee are: -
Updating and advancing the National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention
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Developing approaches to constructively
engage and educate the public
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Examining ways to target high-risk
populations
Job Opportunities
The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:
Internship
The
Novak Institute for Hazing Prevention
Assistant Director
of Student Involvement and Leadership Center (SILC)
University
of Kansas
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| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
National Meeting Day 2 Highlights
Register 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, MD.
If you have registered for the conference, please reserve your room as soon as
possible. For more information, visit www.osdfshigheredconference.com.
Day 2 highlights include:
- Keynote address: Gil
Kerlikowske,
Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
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A panel of distinguished researchers and government administrators
discussing trends and emerging issues in alcohol and other drug abuse and
violence prevention on college campuses
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Luncheon keynote
address:Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
Department of Justice
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Emerging Issues Forum, Serving Diverse Student Populations: Trends
and Lessons in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention
For
more information, visit www.higheredcenter.org/natl.
September is
Recovery Month
President
Obama has proclaimed September 2010 as National Alcohol and Drug Addition
Recovery Month. This is a great opportunity to raise public awareness about
addiction, celebrate people in recovery, and assist those still
struggling.
Join the Voices for
Recovery: Now More Than Ever!
The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is offering
a variety of materials to help organizations reach out to their communities. Materials
are available at the SAMHSA Web site.
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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.
Fromme,
K., Wetherill, R. R., Neal, D. J. (2010). Turning 21 and the associated changes
in drinking and driving after drinking among college students. Journal of American College Health,
59(1), 21-27.
Yeater,
E. A., & Viken, R. J. (2010). Factors affecting women's response choices to
dating and social situations. Journal of
Interpersonal Violence, 25(8), 1411-1428.
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