HEC/News-Announcements

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

1) New Podcast about Sexual Assault on College Campuses Available from the National Institute of Justice

The National Institute of Justice has made available a podcast of an interview with the author of a study about drug-facilitated rape on college campuses.

The podcast and other information on rape and sexual violence are available at the Rape and Sexual Violence section of the National Institute of Justice's Web site: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/crime/rape-sexual-violence/.

2) 19th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference

Registration is now open for the 19th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, "What Works Best in Health Promotion?" The conference will be held March 16-19, 2009, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The registration fee for the Core Conference is $550.

This conference brings together all disciplines, presenting the latest developments in the field of health promotion. The 2009 conference will introduce several new educational tracks including, "Emerging Strategies," "Maximizing ROI," and "Core Principles."

For more information, and to register, please visit the Conference section of the "American Journal of Health Promotion's" Web site: http://www.healthpromotionconference.org/.

3) Job Opportunities

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

Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Tufts University

Assistant Health Educator
Santa Clara University

Health Educator
Carnegie Mellon University

Health Educator
The Marquette 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/.