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Upcoming conferences and events, new resources and publications, and job opportunities in the alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention field. The information shared on this site does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Education or the Higher Education Center. The U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Education Center do not necessarily endorse the events and resources listed below, but offer this information as a service to the AODV prevention field.  

Jeanne Clery Act Training Seminars

The Security On Campus (SOC), Inc., training includes the latest developments addressing emergency response and sexual violence in both legislation and best practices from the fields of student affairs and campus public safety. Each day-and-a-half seminar will include presentations on emergency response and alerting the campus community; the who, where, when, and what of crime reporting; building a safer campus community (prevention education and sexual violence guidelines); and bringing it all together in the annual security report. Sessions will include information for those working in campus public safety, administration, counseling, student conduct/judicial affairs, risk management, or as legal counsel. SOC encourages institutions to send collaborative teams to maximize the benefit of the training and offers teams a special, reduced rate.

For more information, please visit SOC's Web site.

Call for Program Proposals and Abstracts: 35th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Meeting

The primary goal of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) meeting is to provide a forum for alcohol researchers - from all disciplines - to present their latest findings and to learn about new research developments in an environment that will promote interaction at both the professional and personal level. The Program Committee invites RSA members and nonmembers to submit proposals for symposia, roundtables, and workshops. 

Conference Dates: June 23-27, 2012

Location: San Francisco

Program proposals and speakers' abstracts deadline: December 5, 2011

Individual (poster) abstracts deadline: January 9, 2012

For more information, please visit the RSA Web site.

10th Annual Conference on Depression on College Campuses

The University of Michigan Depression Center conference seeks to reframe the campus mental health mission to include prevention of depression through a focus on student strengths. The conference will focus on new research findings and innovative strategies to help college campuses integrate prevention, resilience, and positive mental health into their ongoing efforts for students.

Dates: March 7-8, 2012

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

To view the preliminary agenda and to register, please visit the University of Michigan Web site.

Save the Dates! Bystander Intervention Conference

This Mentors in Violence Prevention conference will provide an opportunity for educators, activists, funders, and others to explore the history, development, and current state of efforts to engage bystanders in the prevention of sexual and domestic violence. Plenary sessions and panels will discuss such issues as men and women working together; designing effective bystander initiatives in diverse socioeconomic and racial and ethnic environments; working with organized athletics and fraternities and sororities on college campuses; bystander pedagogy; and efforts to design comprehensive bystander initiatives that address gender violence as well as bullying, gay-bashing, and other significant social problems.

Dates: May 31-June 1, 2012

Location: Northeastern University, Boston

Information on registration, submissions, and lodging will be available in December 2011.

Upcoming Publication: College Drinking and Drug Use

Substance use among college students can result in serious academic and safety problems and have long-term negative repercussions. This Guilford Press volume (to be published December 2011) draws on the latest research on student alcohol and drug use to provide suggestions for how to address this critical issue on college campuses. Leading researchers from multiple disciplines examine the prevalence and nature of substance use by students; biological and neuropsychological considerations; psychological and social aspects; prevention; and policy. Exemplary programs are presented - including brief interventions, comprehensive prevention programs, and recovery support programs - enhancing the utility of the book for campus-based clinicians and administrators.

More information about this publication is available at the Guilford Press Web site.

Job Opportunities  

The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:

Violence Prevention Coordinator

Washington State University

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Specialist

DePaul University

Coordinator, Sexual Health/Violence Prevention

DePaul University

Health Educator and Outreach Coordinator

State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Program Coordinator

Vassar College

Health Promotion Specialist

Columbia University

Health Promotion Coordinator

Louisiana State University

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