U.S. Dept of Education’s National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education Highlights
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September 24, 2010
Register now for the National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, October 18–20, 2010, at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.
If you have registered for the conference, please reserve your room as soon as possible.
Opening Day highlights include:
Morning Plenary
During the opening morning plenary session, featured keynote speaker Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education, will speak about the Obama Administration's higher education policies and how they relate to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence prevention.
Presidents Panel
The Presidents Panel members will discuss how alcohol and other drug abuse and violence problems exist in a variety of college and university settings and how they are trying to address them, the challenges they face, and specific advice on how to engage senior administrators on these issues. The Presidents Panel includes:
- Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter, Frostburg State University
- Dr. Johnnie B. Watson, LeMoyne-Owen College
- Dr. Ana M. Guzman, Palo Alto College
- Dr. Kathleen Waldron, William Paterson University
Senior Administrators Forum
The Senior Administrators Forum will discuss legal cases and pressing issues senior administrators face. Featured speakers include:
- Peter Lake, Stetson University College of Law, and author, Beyond Discipline, co-author, The Rights and Responsibilities of the Modern University
- Beverly Ledbetter, Vice President and General Counsel, Brown University
Day 2 highlights include:
Gil Kerlikowske, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will deliver the keynote address.
A panel of distinguished researchers and government administrators will discuss trends and emerging issues in alcohol and other drug abuse prevention on college campuses. The panel includes:
- Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Ralph Hingson, Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Frances Harding, Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, will deliver the keynote address during the luncheon plenary.
Two Emerging Issues Forums, as well as workshop and poster sessions, will round out the agenda during the second day of the conference.
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