HEC/Announcements

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

1) WHAT CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITIES ARE DOING - NEW CASE STUDY

Missouri Partners in Prevention: Missouri Partners in Environmental
Change (PIEC) - A judicial coalition

The U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol
and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention is proud to announce the
addition to its WCCAD page of the case study on the Missouri Partners in
Prevention program, Missouri Partners in Environmental Change (PIEC) - A
judicial coalition. The Center prepared the case study on behalf of the
Department's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.

PIEC is dedicated to reducing underage drinking among Missouri's college
students. The main focus of the PIEC proposal is to empower law
enforcement, campus judicial officers, and prevention professionals from
colleges throughout the state to become change agents in their
communities. This coalition promotes effective environmental management
strategies that utilize coalition building, policy review, and limiting
students' access to alcohol.

This statewide coalition was designed to provide communication, support,
and training and technical assistance related to environmental
management strategies to decrease underage drinking. Since 2003, this
group has met monthly, providing training to law enforcement and
judicial officers on best practices in their field, and funding the
implementation of best practice operations or educational events in each
campus community.

To view this new case study, please visit the Higher Education Center's
Web site, http://www.higheredcenter.org/casestudies/missouri.html.

2) NATIONAL MEETING 2007: FOCUS ON LONG-TIME ATTENDEES

Have you been to almost every National Meeting? If so, then this message
is for you. Your continued participation in the National Meeting is
evidence of your commitment to the field of prevention. As a "veteran
attendee," we encourage you to make the most of your National Meeting
experience. We have posted tips for making the most of this valuable
experience on our Web site.

Thank you for your dedication. The U.S. Department of Education commends
your leadership in creating and sustaining safe, healthy, and
learning-conducive environments at your campuses and in their
surrounding communities.

To learn more about the National Meeting and tips for making the most of
your meeting experience, please visit
http://www.higheredcenter.org/natl/2007/.

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