HEC/News-Announcements

Announcements
Friday, January 22, 2010

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

1) Higher Education Center's January 2010 e-Fact Sheet, Guns on Campus: A Current Debate, Now Posted

Guns on Campus: A Current Debate: Almost all U.S. college campuses ban concealed weapons. But in the aftermath of the tragic shooting deaths at Virginia Tech in 2007, the debate on whether guns should be permitted at colleges and universities has intensified. Dozens of states have considered proposals to lift bans on concealed weapons at colleges and universities, but so far none have been successful. According to The Christian Science Monitor (Dec. 5, 2009), "despite pleas from gun rights groups and even many college students, the result of the Virginia Tech shooting has been a focus on controlling guns on campus, not allowing more students to carry."

To view online or download Guns on Campus: A Current Debate, please visit the e-Fact Sheet (http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/e-factsheet/guns-campu...) page on the Center's Web site.

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2) North Carolina A&T State University's 4th Annual REMBA Conference

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University's Rehabilitation Counseling Program is proud to present its 4th Annual Rehabilitation of Racial & Ethnic Minorities with Behavioral Addictions (REMBA) Conference, "People, Innovation & Progress: Enhancing Addiction Services in Underrepresented Communities," April 15-16, 2010 at the "Greenest Hotel in America," the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, NC. Registration is $35 for students and $60 for non-students and is due on April 2, 2010.

The conference will address effective counseling techniques for individuals experiencing behavioral addictions such as criminal offense and alcohol and drug abuse, among others, and sessions will specifically focus on the impact these addictions have on racial and ethnic minority group members. Rehabilitation counselors, counselors, counselor educators and supervisors, human resource professionals, administrators, students, and other human service personnel are encouraged to attend. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for attending the sessions, and a call for presentation proposals is open until March 1, 2010.

Contact Ms. Brandy Baldwin at 336-285-4383 for additional information and visit http://www.ncat.edu/~schofed/index.html to download the call for proposals and registration form.

3) Call for Proposals: New England College Health Association Annual Meeting

The New England College Health Association has announced a call for proposals for its annual meeting: October 27-29, 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island. The initial deadline is Tuesday, February 23, 2010. More information can be viewed on the New England College Health Association?s Web site at http://www.nechaonline.org/.