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Announcements
Friday, November 6, 2009

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

1) Save the Date! Higher Education Center Webinar - January 20, 2010

The Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention is launching its Webinar series with its first free Webinar on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Title: A Comprehensive Approach to Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention

Speaker: John Clapp, Director, Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this 90-minute Webinar, participants will be able to:

-Describe national data about college student AOD use.
-Explain the environmental management approach to AOD prevention.
-Begin to assess AOD issues unique to your campuses.
-Explain how these concepts can be applied to a real-world AOD issue.
-Access the Center resources and services for tailored assistance for your AOD prevention needs.

Stay tuned! More information about registration will be available on the Center's Web site in early December 2009.

2) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Risky Drinking Webinar

On behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Laufer Green Isaac Strategic Communications is delighted to moderate a 90-minute, no-cost Webinar, which answers questions about to high-risk drinking as related to adolescents, primarily on college campuses.

When:
Friday, November 13, 2009
11:00AM (PST) / 1:00PM (CST) / 2:00PM (EST)

Why:
This 90-minute Webinar will focus on the latest research, best practices, suggested resources, tools and references useful to the public, community and student health, and college leaders who are working to address college drinking problems across the country.

The Webinar will feature remarks by experts who will identify critical gaps in knowledge, practice and approaches, review and synthesize evidence-based findings about the effectiveness of prevention approaches for moderating alcohol use, and the related harms by college youth resulting in a framework for evidenced university leadership, followed by brief presentations on selected research and the framework for evidenced action. Tools that you can implement that day for fast, effective change will be shared.

Following these presentations, the experts will take all questions about high-risk alcohol use and answer them on the spot.

To reserve your space, RSVP to: Stacey@lgicommunications.com by Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:00PM (EST). If you have questions or problems registering, you may call Stacey at: (310) 575-9200. Dial in and log on information will be provided following your RSVP.

3) Job Opportunities

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

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Risk Reduction Health Educator
University of California, Davis

Assistant Director, Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention Orientation & Student Success
North Dakota State University

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