HEC/News-Announcements

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

1) Higher Education Center's new publication, Strategic Planning for Prevention Professionals on Campus, now available

The Higher Education Center has just released its new publication, Strategic Planning for Prevention Professionals on Campus, by L. Langford and W. DeJong. Many years of prevention research and practice support the use of a systematic planning and evaluation process when organizing complex, multifaceted interventions. This publication describes such a process for planning campus-based programs and policies that address alcohol and other drug abuse and violence. It provides an overview of the elements and purposes of sound planning, consistent with the U.S. Department of Education's principles of effectiveness for prevention programs. Effective planning involves conducting a problem analysis; establishing long-term goals; consulting research, program experience, and theory to identify promising strategies that address the identified problems; creating a strategic plan; and evaluating and using the results for improvement.

To view online or download Strategic Planning for Prevention Professionals on Campus, please visit the Strategic Planning Publication section of the Center's Web site: http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/publications/strategic-planning-p.... You may order this publication in hard copy (from mid-January onward) or on CD through the Publications page or by calling 1-800-676-1730; TDD Relay-Friendly, Dial 711.

2) New Higher Education Center Web Resource: Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking

A new Web resource on the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking has been posted to the Higher Education Center's Web site. For more information, please visit the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking page in the Research & Reports section of the Center's Web site: http://www.higheredcenter.org/prevention/reports/surgeon-general.

3) Building Bridges Across Disciplines Conference: Developing Safe and Accessible Services for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence who have Disabilities or who are Deaf

The Vera Institute of Justice's Accessing Safety Initiative and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women are pleased to host the Building Bridges Across Disciplines Conference: Developing Safe and Accessible Services for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence who have Disabilities or who are Deaf, December 16-17, 2008, at the Nashville Convention Center & Renaissance Marriott Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference is free. Please note: registration closes Saturday, November 15, 2008.

The Building Bridges Across Disciplines conference will provide participants with information to assist their organizations and communities to better meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and deaf individuals who have experienced domestic and sexual violence. In addition, participants will receive foundational information on disability, deaf culture, and violence against women that is necessary to effectively work at the intersection of these issues. The conference will feature an array of experts in the fields of violence against women, disability and deaf services, as well as those working at the intersection. Training opportunities will focus on the intersection of violence against women and survivors with disabilities and deaf survivors.

For more information, and to register online, please visit the National Conference section of the Accessing Safety Web site: http://www.accessingsafety.org/index.php/main/safety_menu/national-confe....

4) Job Opportunities

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

Assistant Director, Counseling & Advising
Monroe Community College

Training and Resources Coordinator, Campus Program
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)

Director, Alcohol and Drug Initiatives
Yale 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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The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the U.S. 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 Tara Hill. 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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