HEC/Announcement

The Higher Education Center is pleased to make the following announcements:

1) Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act - Audio Conference

October 28th is the compliance date for the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention
Act. Does your campus know everything it needs to know? Do you understand
your campus' role in this new federal regulation?

Join us for a live audio conference where panelists will discuss the Campus
Sex Crimes Prevention Act. The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act amends the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and the Campus
Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, and has implications for
all colleges and universities. Panelists will discuss issues,
state-by-state, related to the implementation of this Act.

This 90 minute audio conference will:

   Identify what your institution needs to do to ensure compliance.
   Prepare you for issues that come with compliance.
   Help you understand your role in the compliance process between federal
   agencies, state agencies and local agencies.
   Educate you on how the law is designed to make campuses safer.
   Show you how FERPA has been amended.
   Give you an opportunity to ask questions from a panel of experts.

The audio conference will feature the following speakers:

   S. Daniel Carter - Executive Vice President for Security on Campus
   Karen Simpkins - Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at Eastern
   Michigan University
   Detective Sally Miller - Santa Rosa Junior College Police Department
   Moderated by: Andy McLaughlin, PaperClip Communications

Gain a sense of guidance, for you as well as your campus, on what you need
to do to comply with the act by participating in this 90-minute audio
conference.

DATE: Thursday, October 10th

TIME: 2:00 - 3:30 (Eastern Standard Time)
      1:00 - 2:30 (Central)
      12:00 - 1:30 (Mountain)
      11:00 - 12:30 (Pacific)

PLACE: Your own office or conference room. Invite as many people as you
would like to gather around the speakerphone.

REGISTRATION FEE: $169 per telephone site.

REGISTER TODAY BY:

Phone: Toll free - 1-866-295-0505 or 973-256-1333
Internet: http://www.paper-clip.com/audioconference.html

(After registering, we will provide you with an 800 number, PIN code and
supporting materials for the audio-conference.)

If you have questions or concerns please send an email to
customerservice_at_paper-clip.com or call toll free 1-866-295-0505

<p>2) Do you work at a Community College, and are you concerned about alcohol
and other drug abuse and violence?

If so, plan on attending The U.S. Department of Education's 16th Annual
National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in
Higher Education is being held in Seattle, Washington November 21-24, 2002.
(http://www.edc.org/hec/natl/).

This annual event is the ideal place for community college personnel to
build partnerships with their colleagues and others who are committed to
addressing alcohol, drug and violence issues faced by community colleges
across the United States. At the meeting, community college officials
closest to the problem -- senior administrators, deans of student affairs
and student services, alcohol and other drug prevention specialists,
counselors, and researchers and practitioners -- will learn about the
latest comprehensive substance abuse and violence prevention theories,
strategies and programs.

By attending the National Meeting, community college personnel will
discover new ideas that will contribute to their efforts to prevent
substance abuse and violence. Furthermore, during the meeting, community
college personnel will have the opportunity to collaborate, partner and
learn from colleagues at community colleges and four-year institutions.

Although many community college students are often older and commute to
campus, these students have many similarities to students attending
four-year institutions. When it comes to alcohol and other drug abuse and
violence, the issues that lead to abuse and violence are similar!

Therefore, community college personnel can be certain that they will be
able to make greater strides toward changing the culture on their campuses
after attending this year's National Meeting.

Please join us in Seattle for "Reaching New Heights: Building Partnerships
for Comprehensive Prevention."

<p>3) Updated Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention Web Site

An updated version of the Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention Web
site-sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention/Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration-is now available at
http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpartners.

What is the purpose of the site?

With the goal of decreasing substance abuse by bringing effective
prevention to every community, the site provides a virtual meeting place
for all organizations that want to become involved in a substance abuse
prevention effort or want to expand their current substance abuse
prevention activities. Substance abuse prevention includes preventing the
use of illegal drugs, the abuse of legal drugs or other products (e.g.,
glue sniffing), underage drinking, and underage tobacco use. The efforts to
prevent underage drinking and drug use are also intrinsically linked to
other serious youth problems such as crime, violence, academic failure, and
teen pregnancy. The Web site features a monthly topic focus area, a Voices
>Fromthe Field section, a Partner List area that provides a nationwide list
of organizations involved in addiction prevention, and a Links section.

Who are the Partners?

Partners consist of numerous types of organizations, including national
organizations, foundations, businesses, community coalitions, grassroots
organizations, faith-based groups, educational institutions, criminal
justice organizations, health institutions, professional associations, and
Federal, State and local government entities. You can look through the
directory and sign up online at
http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpartners/partners.asp.

Who should become a Partner?

   Organizations involved in substance abuse prevention.
   Organizations involved in related prevention activities (e.g., the
   prevention of teenage pregnancy or the prevention of juvenile
   delinquency).
   Organizations interested in becoming involved in substance abuse
   prevention.

What are the benefits of becoming a Partner?

As a Partner, your organization can take advantage of networking with other
organizations who are involved in similar efforts. You can access
information about partners, contact them, discuss ideas, and develop
collaborative efforts. By adding your organization to the Partners
database, others will be able to find you. You also increase your
organization's visibility by having your program highlighted on the Web
site's Partner Highlights. Other Partners and organizations can read about
your work and accomplishments.

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HEC/News is a service provided by the Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, Contract No. ED-99-CO-0094 of the U.S. Department of Education. No official support or endorsement by the Department of Education is intended or should be inferred.
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