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| HEC/News e-Digest | April 27, 2012 |
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| From the Center | |
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! Study Examines the Effect of Racial Diversity on the Number of Hate Crimes on Campus
Researchers from the University of Hawaii conducted a study to determine the effect of racial diversity on the reported number of hate crimes that occur on campus.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Prevention Update: The Role of Media in Prevention Now Posted
Campus media and communication channels range from the formal channels of on- and off-campus newspapers, radio, and television broadcasts to the informal word-of-mouth communications that reflect campus norms and values. The media and communication environment on and off campus also influences perceptions about the role of drinking in college life. Media strategies are often key components of programs and projects aimed at preventing problems related to alcohol, other drug use, and violence. Typical activities can include information campaigns that try to raise awareness of the problem, usually with the intent of motivating students to avoid engaging in high-risk alcohol use, drug abuse, or violent behavior; social norms marketing campaigns that try to correct misperceptions of current norms regarding alcohol and other drug use and violence; and advocacy campaigns that attempt to stimulate support for institutional, community, or public policy change. Media strategies are also used to support enforcement activities.
To view online or download The Role of Media in Prevention, please visit the Prevention Updates page on the Center's Web site. |
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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.
Register Now for NYS Conference: "Weaving a World Without Violence - Sexual Assault Prevention and Intervention"
The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYCASA) two-day multitrack conference will include such workshops as "Conducting Clery Training on Your Campus"; "One Campus's Response to the Dear Colleague Letter"; "Town-Gown Dynamic"; "Engaging Bystanders"; and "Engaging Men."
Dates: May 9-10, 2012
Location: Albany, New York
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2012
For more information and to register, please visit the NYCASA Web site.
Collegiate Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Conference
This conference will be held at The Ohio State University and will include presentations of issues, resources, and best practices for collegiate prescription drug abuse prevention. The intended audience comprises teams of individuals from colleges and universities across the nation to develop "take-home plans" for campus prevention efforts; competitive small grant funding will be available for the implementation of these plans. Conference planning is underway to include such topics as scope, causes, and consequences of prescription drug abuse among collegians; resources for prescription drug abuse prevention; peer education models; parental programming; use of social media in prescription drug abuse prevention; issues for law enforcement and judicial affairs; data-gathering and environmental assessment techniques; best practices for prescription drug abuse prevention; and development and presentation of institutional take-home plans.
Dates: August 8-9, 2012
Location: The Ohio State University's Blackwell Inn and Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio
For more information, please contact Dr. Kenneth M. Hale or visit the Conference Web site.
Campus Sentinel App Is Now Available for FREE!
Campus Sentinel, a mobile application designed by Margolis Healy & Associates, LLC, provides students and parents with campus crime statistics, safety resources, and security news and information for more that 4,400 universities and colleges throughout the United States. The app provides the ability to compare institutions by self-reported crime stats across years and locations. Parents and students can access a number of important resources on topics that include travel abroad safety; mental health needs; questions to explore on campus visits; off-campus housing; gender and sexual violence; crime prevention, and more.
A Campus Sentinel Demo Video is available here.
For more information, please visit the Margolis Healy Web site.
Job Opportunities
The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:
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.
2012 Promise Neighborhoods Competition Open, $60 Million Available to Continue Reform and Award New Planning and Implementation Grants The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released the 2012 application for the Promise Neighborhoods program, which will provide $60 million to continue support for existing implementation grantees and award a new round of planning and implementation grants. Nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes are invited to apply for funds to develop or execute plans that will improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in distressed neighborhoods.
The Department will provide around $27 million for up to 7 new implementation grants with an estimated first-year grant award of $4 million to $6 million. Implementation grantees will receive annual grants over a period of three to five years. An additional $7 million will fund up to 14 new one-year planning grants with an estimated grant award of $500,000 each. Promise Neighborhoods grants provide critical support for the planning and implementation of comprehensive services ranging from early learning, K-12, to college and career, including programs to improve the health, safety, and stability of neighborhoods, as well as to boost family engagement in student learning and improve access to learning technology.
Officials from ED's Office of Innovation and Improvement will conduct several Webinars for potential applicants. All Webinars require participants to register in advance.
Application Available: April 20, 2012
Date of Planning Pre-Application Webinars: May 15, 2012 and/or June 12, 2012
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2012
Applications due: July 27, 2012
More information about the competition is available in the Department of Education press release.
For more information about the upcoming Webinars for potential applications, please visit the Promise Neighborhoods Web pages.
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.
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| 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.
Glass, K., & Flory, K. (2012). Are symptoms of ADHD related to substance use among college students? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26(1), 124-132.
Grant, S., Labrie, J. W., Hummer, J. F., & Lac, A. (2012). How drunk am I? Misperceiving one's level of intoxication in the college drinking environment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26(1), 51-58.
More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site. |
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 Healthy Students, 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.
For more information visit http://higheredcenter.ed.gov/services/assistance/news/disclaimer |
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