Return to National Meeting home page
Confirmed Speakers/Topics
For more than a decade, the National Meeting has provided a forum to discuss alcohol, other drug, and violence prevention issues, data, research, and resourceful programs at colleges and universities. To date, the following NATIONAL LEADERS are CONFIRMED as speakers:
David Satcher, MD, Ph.D., U.S. Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health
Karol L. Kumpfer, Ph.D., Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Edward H. Hammond, Ph.D., President, Fort Hays State University
David C. Lewis, MD, Director, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University
Alan G. Merten, Ph.D., President, George Mason University
H. Wesley Perkins, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Cheryl Presley, Ph.D., Co-Director, Core Institute, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
This year's National Meeting places PARTICULAR EMPHASIS on the importance of building partnerships and creating a collective vision in prevention. Using a variety of workshop formats, including professional development seminars, town meetings, and poster sessions, here is a partial list of topics that you can expect to see addressed at this year's event:
Reducing College Binge Drinking before Students Reach College
Community/Higher Ed Partnerships: Coordinating and Developing Prevention Strategies
Prevention Programming Planning and Accountability
Working with Hospitality Retailers to Reduce Risks
Combining Service Learning and Research on Alcohol and Other Drug Use on Campus
The Interaction of Greek and Athletic Status: Substance Use, Consequences, and Perceptions of the Campus Environment
Also, the Meeting will include a NATIONAL FORUM FOR SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS, cosponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the Network of Colleges and Universities Committed to the Elimination of Dug and Alcohol Abuse. We invite presidents, chancellors, trustees, vice presidents, deans, and major unit directors to join a daylong meeting with peers to consider leadership strategies for promoting safe and healthy learning and living environments.
REGISTRATION FEES:
Early registration by September 15 - $225.00 (general), $95.00 (student)
Regular registration after September 15 - $260.00 (general), $115.00 (student)
Return to National Meeting home page
Higher Education Center