New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published

Each week, the Higher Education Center showcases recent developments in the field of AOD abuse and violence prevention in higher education that may include new data and resources, upcoming events and programs, funding opportunities, and learning opportunities. To see a listing of previous This Week! features, visit the This Week! archive.

January 8, 2009

The Fall 2008 issue of Catalyst (Vol. 10, No. 2) (pdf file requiring Adobe Acrobat) has been published and posted to the Higher Education Center’s Web site. Catalyst discusses emerging issues and highlights innovative efforts on campuses that may be helpful to institutions of higher education. It also includes news from The Network Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Issues. The current Catalyst issue provides an overview of the importance of campus leadership and includes articles highlighting several presidents who have shown exceptional leadership in prevention over the past five years.

Articles from this issue include:

  • “Presidential Leadership: The Catalyst for Effective Prevention,” by William DeJong

    • What presidents can do to advance prevention—experiences from three campuses.

  • “A Call for Values Congruence”

    • Presidents of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and executive directors of national and international Greek organizations joined together to develop a presidential initiative to transform the collegiate Greek environment.

  • “Q&A With Pat Leonard on the Importance of Senior Administrator Support for Prevention”

    • Senior leadership is critical for a successful campus substance abuse prevention program and the top student affairs officer must exert leadership in this area.

  • “Governance and Prevention”

    • Governing boards can build an infrastructure for prevention programs. But what can be done to engage their involvement in prevention?

The Network section includes:

  • “The Network and Senior Administrators: Support for Prevention—A Roundtable Discussion”

    • Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Paul Kesner, director, Drug-Violence Prevention, State Programs, and acting director, Character and Civic Education at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Carla Lapelle, associate dean of student affairs at Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.; and Deb Walker, counseling center director at Northern State University, Aberdeen, S.D., talk about the importance of senior leadership for prevention.

  • “Welcome New Network Members”

    • Link to names of new member institutions, April 1–November 30, 2008.

    Please visit this Catalyst issue (pdf file requiring Adobe Acrobat) directly to download the issue and learn about the importance of campus leadership. To subscribe to receive the Catalyst newsletter electronically, visit the Catalyst subscription page.