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| HEC/News e-Digest | April 20, 2012 |
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| From the Center | |
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! College Students Have Difficulty Assessing Their Blood Alcohol Concentration Level While Intoxicated
Researchers from Loyola Marymount University conducted a study to assess whether students can accurately estimate their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level or drinking behaviors while intoxicated.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Job Opening at the Center: Training and Technical Assistance Associate
The training and technical assistance associate (1) designs and delivers training and technical assistance to a variety of campus-based audiences via telephone, e-mail, in-person, and through Web-based methods on alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention; (2) assists in creating and delivering content for online trainings, Webinars, Training Institutes, special meetings, and conference presentations; (3) develops Web site content and contributes to other writing projects; and (4) supports all senior staff in researching and developing content for presentations and other project-related tasks.
For information regarding this full-time position and about the qualifications sought, and to apply, please visit the EDC Web site. No phone calls, please.
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| Recent News Articles | |
Students keep drunks from drowning in Wisconsin
Prescription drug monitoring, synthetic drug laws hot topics in state legislatures
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| Announcements from the Field | |
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.
2012 National Drug Control Strategy Now Published
The 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, released on April 17, builds on the foundation laid down by the Obama Administration's 2010 and 2011 National Drug Control Strategies and serves as the nation's blueprint for reducing drug use and its consequences. The new strategy provides a review of the progress made over the past three years and looks ahead to continuing efforts to reform, rebalance, and renew the national drug control policy to address the public health and safety challenges of the 21st century.
For more information and to download 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, please visit the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Web site.
CADCA Webinar: "Developing Statewide Alliances to Create Policy Change"
Statewide alliances are coalitions of community organizations, state government agencies, and state-level elected officials working together to change behaviors related to substance use and abuse among youth and adults. This Webinar from Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will cover the principles of co-work and the power of building collective capacity to advocate for systems and policy change at the state level, employing a state alliance to affect policy and systems changes.
Date: May 24, 2012
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
To register, please visit the CADCA registration page.
BASICS Training Workshop at Columbia University
Columbia University's two-day workshop will provide an in-depth training on Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), both the theory behind it and the specifics with regards to implementation.
Dates: June 18-19, 2012
Location: Columbia University, New York City
Registration is available at the Columbia University Web site.
National Center for Victims of Crime 2012 National Conference
The National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) 2012 National Conference will emphasize a multidisciplinary approach to sharing promising practices, current research, and effective programs and policies that are victim-centered, practice-based, and research-informed. The conference is a forum for law enforcement, victim service professionals, allied practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to share current developments and build new collaborations.
Dates: September 19-21, 2012
Location: New Orleans
More information is available at the NCVC Web site.
2012 Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Symposium
In 2012, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (UDETC) will hold an Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Symposium rather than the traditional EUDL conference that has been in place since 1999. The decision to hold a symposium rather than a conference is to provide an opportunity for EUDL coordinators and invited guests to have a focused conversation about best practices, proven tools, new resources, sustainability, and next steps for the EUDL program. OJJDP intends to hold the traditional EUDL conference in 2013. The 2012 symposium is for EUDL coordinators and invited guests only but, as always, the 2013 conference will be open to the public.
Job Opportunities
The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:
Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Associate
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention
Assistant Director of the Center for Health Promotion (CHP)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Director of Prevention, Assessment, & Treatment (AI:MS Program)
Columbia University Medical Center, Center for Student Wellness
Coordinator for Wellness Programming (Generalist) (Two Positions)
Southern Illinois University
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| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
Preregister for Webinar: "Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)"
There are many issues to consider when faced with the possibility of short-term or long-term school closures or disruptions in providing business and educational services. A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is essentially a program that ensures continued performance of essential functions across a full range of potential emergencies. COOP is not the same as an Emergency Operations Plan but rather supplements it, in the event the normal facility or human resources are not available. This Webinar will focus on COOP as it pertains to colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education (IHEs). Participants will learn about the 10 elements of planning for continuity of operations, including determining essential functions; ensuring continuity of communications; and the importance of testing, training, and conducting exercises to ensure a broad spectrum of capabilities following an emergency.
The Webinar will discuss COOP activities as they occur within each of the four phases (prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery) of emergency management and will highlight key considerations for IHEs for planning to continue business and educational activities during a school closure.
(Lines will open 15 minutes prior to the Webinar for questions on using Webinar format. This presentation is expected to last about 1 hour, with 30 minutes following for a Question and Answer session.)
Date: April 24, 2012
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern time
Register by: April 23, 2012
OVW Announces FY 2012 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) of the U.S. Department of Justice FY 2012 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program solicitation is now open and available on Grants.gov and the OVW Web site.
Applications due: May 22, 2012
For more information, please see "Campus Grant Program (PDF)" on the OVW Web site.
ED's OSHS Prevention News Digest
If you would like weekly e-mail updates on Office of Safe and Healthy Students programs, as well as other information related to school safety, substance abuse and violence prevention in education, and the promotion of student health and well-being, you may be interested in subscribing to ED's OSHS Prevention News Digest. Subscription information is at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/listserv/preventioned.html. |
| The Latest Research | The latest research related to campus-based alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions.
Finlay, A. K., Ram, N., Maggs, J. L., & Caldwell, L. L. (2012). Leisure activities, the social weekend, and alcohol use: Evidence from a daily study of first-year college students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(2), 250-259.
Garnier-Dykstra, L. M., Caldeira, K. M., Vincent, K. B., O'Grady, K. E., & Arria, A. M. (2012). Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants during college: Four-year trends in exposure opportunity, use, motives, and sources. Journal of American College Health, 60(3), 226-234.
More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.
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