Overview
Visions and Partnerships in Action
As indicated by the theme, this year’s National
Meeting places particular emphasis on the importance of building partnerships and
creating a collective vision in prevention. As all of us continue to examine the many
issues related to alcohol, other drugs, and violence on our campuses and in the
surrounding communities, the Planning Committee for this year’s event has established
four areas of focus upon which a foundation is created for effective prevention efforts.
- Research-Based Programs that support what works in
prevention and that document effectiveness in reducing alcohol and other drug abuse and
violence on campus and in the surrounding community, or that identify strategies designed
to address alcohol, other drugs, and violence concerns, including documentation of
effectiveness and insight for replication.
- Professional Development Topics will include
managing conflict, being an effective change agent, building leadership skills, working
with the media, finding funding and preparing grant applications, getting published,
developing cultural competence, developing a curriculum infusion program, conducting
appropriate needs assessments, doing evaluations, getting community involvement, and
developing helpful marketing strategies.
- Current Issues and Controversies will include the
debate over alcohol industry sponsorship of prevention programs, college responsibility
for off-campus behavior, the value of federal intervention, and language issues such as binge
drinking and responsible drinking.
- Networking and Collaboration that include model
campus and community partnerships, now increasingly important because of limited staffing
resources and funding dedicated to prevention.
WORKSHOP TOPICS:
- Reducing underage and other high-risk drinking
- Countering violence, assaults, harassment,
vandalism, and other crimes
- Creating and sustaining safe, healthy, and
learning-conducive environments
- Campus judicial systems: exploring their future
- Campus, community, and statewide partnerships
- Initiatives focused on specific campus problems
and populations
- Using assessment and evaluation data for planning
programs and policies
- Fraternities and sororities: examining their
systems
- Addressing risk and protective factors on campus
- Emerging prevention theories, science,
methodologies, and technologies
- Showcasing effective programs that employ
comprehensive environmental strategies, public policy, and advocacy efforts
TO GIVE A PRESENTATION:
While the call for presentations process,
which has informed the development for much of this year’s National Meeting agenda,
technically concluded in May, the Planning Committee may still entertain additional
abstracts. Contact Program Chair Paul Kesner at pkesner@wvu.edu
for details.
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