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Volume 2 / Issue 20
July 2, 2014
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FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS
U.S. Department of Education Announces Action to Help Colleges Keep Campuses Safe
The Obama Administration has announced new steps to address growing concerns about sexual violence on college campuses by requiring institutions of higher education to comply with new campus safety and security related requirements aimed at curbing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Under the proposed regulations, colleges would be required to compile statistics for incidents of dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking, in addition to the currently compiled statistics for sexual assaults and certain other crimes. These data will provide a better picture of the extent to which these forms of abuse occur on our campuses and will better equip colleges, advocates, and policymakers to address these issues.
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NEW RESOURCES
Tobacco Product Use Among Adults --- United States, 2012-2013
Despite significant declines in cigarette smoking among U.S. adults over the past five decades, progress has slowed in recent years, and the use of other tobacco products such as cigars and smokeless tobacco has not changed. Additionally, the use of emerging products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), has rapidly increased. This Center for Disease Control and Prevention's report provides the most recent national estimates of tobacco use among adults aged 18 years and older, using data from the 2012-2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey.
National Center for Campus Public Safety
The National Center for Campus Public Safety is a new resource for campus police chiefs, directors of public safety, emergency managers, and key campus safety stakeholders. With this in mind, the National Center will be a catalyst that brings together all forms of campus public safety, professional associations, advocacy organizations, community leaders, and others to improve and expand services to those who are charged with providing a safe environment on the campuses of the nation's colleges and universities.
The Evolving Curriculum-Measuring Effectiveness of Change
The Evolving Curriculum-Measuring Effectiveness of Change is a compilation of articles and essays on efforts to reshape what and how colleges teach at a time of increased concern about how much students learn. The news and opinion articles -- collected in a print-on-demand booklet -- surveys the landscape of curricular development and learning assessment, examining trends and highlighting best practices. Research shows that creating engaging instructional environments is linked to better student achievement and better retention rates.
Global Learning: Defining, Designing, Demonstrating
Global Learning: Defining, Designing, Demonstrating is a joint publication of NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. This publication provides a definition and rationale for "global learning," which is a term widely used across higher education, although faculty, staff, and practitioners do not always agree about what it means. By exploring how the term and the ideas behind it are evolving, global learning is placed in the context of several important overlapping higher education change efforts, all geared toward creating engaging, supportive, instructional environments.
Higher Learning Research Communications' Special Issue on Retention
Retention and persistence are complex issues. While a single special issue won't address the multifaceted challenges associated with getting students to graduation, Higher Learning Research Communications' Special Issue on Retention, can foster ideas that inform the next generations of research in this area.
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IN THE NEWS
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 25, 2014
Report: California Colleges Must Do More to Combat Sexual Violence
Time, June 24, 2014
Colleges, Seeking Revenue, Consider Beer Sales at Stadiums
USA Today, June 23, 2014
Fighting for Survival
Inside Higher Ed, June 24, 2014
Just Like Amherst? Faced with Epic 'Blarney Blowout'-Type Revelry, State College, Pa., Paid $186K to Keep Booze Out of Town Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 23, 2014 Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2014
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RECENT RESEARCH
Drinking to Reach the Top: Young Adults' Drinking Patterns as a Predictor of Status within Natural Drinking Groups Dumas, T.A., Graham, K., Bernards, S. & Well, S. (October 2014) Addictive Behaviors
A Systematic Review of Primary Prevention Strategies for Sexual Violence Perpetration DeGue, S., Valle, L.A., Holt, M.K., Massetti, G.M., Matjasko, J.L. & Tharp, A.T. (July-August 2014) Aggression and Violent Behavior
Off-Premise Alcohol Outlet Characteristics and Violence Snowden, A.J. & Pridemore, W.A. (June 2014) The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Perceptions of Heavy-Drinking College Students about a Sleep and Alcohol Health Intervention Fucito, L.M., DeMartini, K.S., Hanrahan, T.H., Whittemore, R., Yaggi, H.K. & Redeker, N.S. (June 2014) Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Linking Masculinity to Negative Drinking Consequences: The Mediating Roles of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol Expectancies Wells, S., Flynn, A., Tremblay, P.F., Dumas, T., Miller, P. & Graham, K. (May 2014). Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
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UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES
Webinar
Advances in Suicide Prevention: Research, Practice, and Policy Implications for LGBT Populations
July 10, 2014, 3-4:30 PM EDT
In its efforts to address behavioral health disparities, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has prioritized the goal of suicide prevention among vulnerable populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans. Despite strong indications of elevated risk of suicidal behavior in LGBT people, limited attention has been given to research, interventions, or suicide prevention programs targeting these populations. This webinar will offer participants up-to-date information about what is already known about LGBT suicide risk across the lifespan as well as what is being done to improve future research. Learn more about this webinar.
Conferences
2014 NASPA Student Affairs Fundraising and External Relations Conference
July 20-July 22, 2014, Houston, TX
The Student Affairs Fundraising & External Relations Conference is a three-day professional development forum for professionals with specific fundraising, development, and donor communication responsibility for student affairs divisions. The conference facilitates an exchange of strategies, ideas, and resources between participants regarding fundraising for student affairs. Learn more about this conference.
2014 NASPA Student Affairs Law and Policy Conference
October 23-25, 2014, Denver, CO
The Student Affairs Law and Policy Conference is an exciting event focusing on recent legal trends in higher education law and policy development and the needs of your campus. Learn more about this conference.
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| About NCSSLE's Higher Education e-Digest |
The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments Higher Education e-Digest addresses campus and community engagement, health, safety, and security. Regular contents include news from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and other federal partner agencies and organizations, salient research summaries, examples of effective field practices, announcements submitted by IHEs and other subscribers, and relevant upcoming events. The Higher Education e-Digest also highlights NCSSLE resources and the availability of ongoing services, including technical assistance, products, and tools.
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Engagement | Safety | Environment
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The Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. It is operated by the American Institutes for Research in collaboration with Child Trends; Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning; EMT Associates; the Silver Gate Group; and Vision Training Associates.
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