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| HEC/News e-Digest | April 15, 2011 |
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! SAMHSA Focuses on Behavioral Health and Social Media
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed a robust "digital engagement" program with established presences on four major social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. It also uses its blog as the hub for these behavioral health-focused efforts. The goal of this SAMHSA program is to increase and improve communications with the behavioral health field, public and nonprofit organizations, the recovery community, and other audiences concerned with substance abuse and mental health issues.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Prevention Update: Planning Alternative Campus Events, Now Available
According to "Environmental Policies to Reduce College Drinking: Options and Research Findings," strategy at the level of the student body to "de-emphasize alcohol and create positive expectations on campus is to create positive environments that students can enjoy without alcohol use. For example, campuses can offer recreational sports later at night and on weekends or, instead of having a campus pub, campuses can establish a coffeehouse."
To view online or download Planning Alternative Campus Events, please visit the Prevention Updates page on the Center's Web site.
Registration Now Open! Building and Sustaining Statewide Initiatives for Effective Alcohol Prevention Webinar
Statewide initiatives (SWIs), or statewide coalitions, are concerted efforts by institutions of higher education, community organizations, and government officials in a state to change aspects of the campus and community environment that contribute to high-risk alcohol use. This approach is especially effective in limiting alcohol availability; increasing enforcement of local, state, and federal laws; and restricting alcohol marketing and promotion.
This Webinar will highlight lessons learned and best practices from successful SWIs.
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Please visit the Center's Web site for more information about this Webinar and to register.
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"Newly issued Title IX guidelines"
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Biden Launches Sexual Violence Awareness Campaign
NCAA forum takes step toward finding solutions to prevent violence on campus
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Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
(800) 676-1730
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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: Novak Institute for Hazing Prevention The campus of Lehigh University will host the 2011 Novak Institute for Hazing Prevention, offered by HazingPrevention.org. The Institute is geared toward both interdisciplinary teams of participants and individuals who want to take what they've learned back to their communities to implement an interdisciplinary hazing prevention program. The Novak Institute is a highly focused learning experience for people concerned about preventing hazing. The institute utilizes multiple learning strategies: - Feature presentations
- Small group discussions
- Curricular pathways based on your role and orientation in the community
- Individual or team coaching/advising
Dates: June 8-13, 2011 Location: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Early bird registration is due May 6, 2011. For additional information and to register visit HazingPrevention.org. Registration Deadline Today: Sexual Assault Awareness Month Webinar Security on Campus is offering a new Webinar designed to help institutions understand and develop policy statements, procedures, programs, and sex offender policies that are required by the U.S. Department of Education. The Webinar, "Spirit of the Law: Prevention and Intervention of Sexual Assault," will provide participants with a better understanding of the requirements of the federal Jeanne Clery Act and Title IX and of the need to embrace the spirit of the law to create an optimal learning environment. Case studies will be presented for discussion. Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time Please register by today, Friday, April 15, 2011. Job Opportunities The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: Associate Project Director Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Director, Women's Center North Carolina State University Assistant Director for Student Conduct and Programs St. Cloud State University Associate Director of Student Wellness and Outreach James Madison University Education Specialist Harvard University - Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
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| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. Deptartment of Education Proposing New Rules to Safeguard Student Privacy The U.S. Department of Education has announced a series of initiatives to safeguard student privacy while clarifying what and how to share information that is necessary. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the following initiatives: - A Notice of Proposed Rule Making under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is being released. Public comments are sought to the proposed regulations, by the deadline of May 23, 2011.
- The U.S. Department of Education has hired its first chief privacy officer, who will serve as a senior advisor to the secretary on all policies and programs related to privacy, confidentiality, and data security.
- The Privacy Technical Assistance Center has been established within the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a section of the Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences.
- NCES has launched a new series of technical briefs regarding best practices in data security and privacy protections.
Visit the U.S. Department of Education's Web site to view the complete press release regarding initiatives to safeguard student privacy.
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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.
Banyard, V., Moynihan, M. (2011). Variation in bystander behavior related to sexual and intimate partner violence prevention: Correlates in a sample of college students. Psychology of Violence, Online April 11, 2011.
DeMartini, K. S., Carey, K. B., Lao, K., Luciano, M. (2011). Injunctive norms for alcohol-related consequences and protective behavioral strategies: Effects of gender and year in school. Addictive Behaviors, 36(4), 347-353.
More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.
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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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