New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published
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September 18, 2009
The Summer 2009 issue of Catalyst (Vol. 11, No. 1) (pdf file requiring Adobe Acrobat) has just 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. The current Catalyst issue includes articles that address topics such as how a prevention organization should be run, why political savvy is important, how to work across university sectors and link with those who do similar work elsewhere, and how to develop an organization model that leads to sustained prevention efforts.
Articles from this issue include:
- “Campus and Community Coalitions: Getting Organized for Prevention”
Dealing with issues of organization and leadership in forming and working in coalitions can be a challenge for campuses and surrounding communities. - “Organizing Models for Prevention—A Roundtable Discussion”
Robert Saltz, Michael Sparks, and Mark Wolfson talk about different organizing models for campus and community prevention efforts. - “Q&A With Karen Pennington”
The vice president for student development and campus life at Montclair State University reflects on how to organize prevention on campus. - Brief: “Organizing for Sexual Assault Prevention at Miami University”
When Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) decided to establish a staff position to coordinate sexual assault programming, policies, and services, it engaged in a thoughtful process to decide where to locate those services. - Brief: “Exemplary, Effective, and Promising Programs at the 22nd National Meeting”
Learn about the efforts of University of Houston, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wyoming, and Virginia Commonwealth University. - Brief: “College Drinking: New Research From NIAAA’s Rapid Response to College Drinking Problems Initiative”
Fourteen studies published in the supplement detail results of 15 college campuses with serious student-drinking issues selected to work with the agency and other experts in developing programs to combat the problem.
Please visit this Catalyst issue directly to download the issue and learn about organizing models for campus and community prevention. To subscribe to receive the Catalyst newsletter electronically, visit the Catalyst subscription page.