HEC/News-Announcements

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

1)New Field Example: Aztec Nights Program at San Diego State University

The Higher Education Center has added a new Field Example to the Web site about the Aztec Nights Program at San Diego State University. After the untimely death of two students at SDSU in 2004 and 2007 related to alcohol and drug abuse and other incidents on campus, SDSU's vice president for Student Affairs and vice president for Business and Financial Affairs appointed an Ad Hoc Alcohol Task Force to study the challenges that face the campus with respect to alcohol and other drugs. The Aztecs Nights program was fully conceptualized during the summer of 2008 based on the task force recommendation for SDSU to establish programs and activities during the first five weeks of the academic year to provide alcohol-free alternatives for incoming and returning students. More specifically, Associated Students, the SDSU student government organization, was asked to provide large, attractive alternative alcohol-free programming from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Thursday through Saturday nights and holidays, during the first five weeks of the academic year.

More information about the Aztec Nights Program can be viewed at: http://www.higheredcenter.org/prevention/examples/san-diego-state-univer...

2) Higher Education Center Publications No Longer Available on CD

Higher Education Center publications will no longer be available on CDs. However, publications can still be viewed online, downloadable as a PDF file, or requested in a hard copy version (as available). The Center has more than 100 publications available, including fact sheets, articles, newsletters, and guides.

More information about Center publications can be found on the Web site at: http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/publications.

3) Webinar: Restorative Justice Implementation in Housing & Residence Life: Integration with the Campus Conduct Office
Outside The Classroom invites you to participate in a day of new insights from recent research and rigorous discussion with peers and experts from the field. The event is free of charge and open to all prevention professionals. Topics featured include the challenge of "institutionalizing" alcohol prevention on our campuses, successfully engaging students in prevention, and unraveling the Age 21 Law Debate.

Sponsored by the Association for Student Conduct Administration and Association of College and University Housing Officers-International

Date: September 23, 2009: 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT

Cost: Member Site License-$180 or Non-Member Site License-$250

Overview: Considering the increasingly un-civil behavior on many campuses, how does the administrative professional impact this learned behavior? Grow your "tool box" and join us to gain a greater understanding of the principles of Restorative Justice: accountability, inclusive decision making, repairing harm and rebuilding trust. Partner with ASCA and acuho-i to learn how to develop the Restorative Justice (RJ) process to meet the needs of your campus residential life program and beyond.

Who would benefit: Residence life staffs of all levels, conduct administration staff, and anyone with a stake in the conduct process in your campus community and residence life.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to create a plan to share RJ concept with stakeholders and campus community.
2. Participants will be able to identify successful practices of integration between residence life and campus conduct office.
3. Participants will understand the methods of implementing RJ in residential staff training.
4. Participants will be able to identify when RJ is not an appropriate option.
5. Q&A-What are the challenges on your campus?

Product
Purchase of the program includes one toll-free telephone connection to the event, one internet connection to the event, one master set of handouts (with permission to make additional copies for the participants at your location), and an unlimited number of participants from your organization.

For more information, call 979-845-5262, or visit the ASCA Web site to view the online registration form: http://online.krm.com/iebms/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=10&ct=0015395&eventi...
The Product registration form can be viewed on the Web at:
http://online.krm.com/iebms/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=10&ct=0015395P&event...

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

Research Associate
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention

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