HEC/News Digest: Week of March 16, 2009

HEC/News Digest
Week of March 16, 2009
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THIS WEEK! SAMHSA Report: Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse Increases Among
Young Adults

The following feature has been added to the This Week! section of the
Center's Web site:

According to a report based on a series of nationwide surveys, young adults
aged 18 to 25 currently using pain relievers for nonmedical reasons
increased from 4.1 percent in 2002 to 4.6 percent in 2007.

For more details, please visit the This Week! section of the Center's Web
site: http://www.higheredcenter.org/.
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HEC/NEWS (DAILY EDITION)

The following news articles were featured in HEC/News this week
(http://archives.higheredcenter.org/hecnews/):

Energy drinks with alcohol face new regulations
Billings Gazette (MT) March 14, 2009
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/03/14/news/state/20-legislature
drinks.txt

Normal seeking to track kegs through registration
Pantagraph (IL) March 15, 2009
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/03/15/news/doc49bd78ebaac45560921858
.txt

SIUC launches campus crime watch Web site
The Southern (IL) March 17, 2009
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/03/17/breaking_news/doc49bf9
a66cf163900512461.txt

Md. state parks banning alcohol without permit
The Washington Post (DC) March 17, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031702
546.html
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

1) Men Can Stop Rape Annual Conference: Men and Women as Allies

Men Can Stop Rape is hosting a Conference, "Men and Women as Allies:
National Conference on the Primary Prevention of Men's Violence Against
Women," April 14-15, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill,
in Washington, DC. Registration is $225 before March 31, 2009, and $245
after this date.

The conference will:

Present cutting-edge theory and practice
Feature keynote addresses by members of the new presidential administration
Offer meetings with congressional members
Set a new agenda for prevention-focused collaborations
Emphasize the voices of young people

Rape crisis and domestic violence center personnel, educators, youth-serving
professionals, health care professionals, mental and behavioral health
providers, social workers, health professional students, health policy
leaders, activists, advocates for victims of domestic violence, and others
are encouraged to attend.

To learn more, and to register online, please visit the Conference section
of the Men Can Stop Rape Web site: http://mencanstoprape.org/conference/.

2) Webinar: Measuring Impact

EDC and the Jed Foundation are hosting a Webinar, "Measuring Impact,"
Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. There is no
registration fee for this Webinar.

This Webinar will provide a basic orientation to the design and
implementation of process and outcome evaluations for programs that promote
mental health and reduce risk factors for suicide and suicidal behavior.

This session will cover:

Key methods of quantitative and qualitative program evaluation
Experiences of one campus in planning an evaluation of a widely-used
training program
How to work with your program evaluator in developing an appropriate
evaluation plan

To learn more, and to register online, please visit the Campus Mental Health
Action Planning Webinar section of the Jed Foundation Web site:
http://www.jedfoundation.org/professionals/campusmhap-measuring-impact.

3) Webinar: Alcohol and Drug Education for Student-Athletes

myPlaybook is hosting a Webinar, "Alcohol and Drug Education for
Student-Athletes," Thursday, March 26, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
There is no registration fee for this Webinar.

myPlaybook is an evidence-based program designed to reduce alcohol and other
drug use among student-athletes.

The myPlaybook program includes:

Standardized education regarding the NCAA banned substances
Easy to use method of meeting NCAA minimum guidelines for drug education
Interactive web-based learning exercises
Tools to track student progress
Tools to track dissemination of NCAA banned substances list

To learn more, and to register online, please visit the myPlaybook Webinar
Web site: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/295963513.

4) Job Opportunities

The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities
section of the Center's Web site:

Assistant Director, Health Promotion & Prevention Services
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Coordinator, Maine Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse
Maine Association of Substance Abuse Programs (MASAP)

Student Services Program Coordinator II
University of South Carolina

Director, Counseling and Behavioral Health Services
New York University

For more information on these and other recent job postings, please visit
the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:
http://www.higheredcenter.org/jobs/.
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CAMPUS PRESS WATCH

The following campus news articles were posted to the Campus Press Watch
section of the Center's Web site:

Dating violence a problem in young couples
Illinois State University Daily Vidette

ASU police reaches out to students with Facebook
Arizona State University The State Press

Editorial: Vandalism is violence too
Drury University The Mirror

Tasers sold on campus
Bakersfield College The Rip

Police pursue pot users
San Jose State University Spartan Daily

On-campus alcohol policy sobering
University of Missouri at Columbia The Maneater

Center promotes alcohol-free events
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Collegiate Times

Canines sniff out campus crime
San Diego State University The Daily Aztec

To read this week's and previous weeks' stories, visit the Campus Press
Watch section of the Center's Web site:
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/news/campus.
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INCIDENTS

The following campus news articles were posted to the Incidents section of
the Center's Web site:

Tech student arrested at Wal-Mart
The Ruston Daily Leader (LA)

Coroner: Dead student in IUP dorm drank heavily
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)

Possible drug lab found near U.Va. campus
Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA)

Settlement reached with fraternity in Dallas teen's hazing death
The Dallas Morning News (TX)

Father says Grand Valley State student shot during police drug raid released
from hospital
The Seattle Times (WA)

Student with prior convictions arrested
The Ball State Daily News (IN)

Police say marijuana found after traffic stop on Sunday
The Oxford Press (OH)

Police seek 3 suspects in rape at UH
Houston Chronicle (TX)

Campus police officer arrested, charged with drug trafficking
The Tech (MA)

Hazing: One fraternity is booted, another halts appeal
The Arizona Daily Star

To read this week's and previous weeks' stories, visit the Incidents section
of the Center's Web site:
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/news/incidents.
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Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other 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 Drug-Free
Schools, the Department funds the Center under contract number
ED-04-CO-0137. The contracting officer's representative is Phyllis
Scattergood. The content of HEC/News 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.

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Received on Fri Mar 20 2009 - 15:23:03 EST