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| 09/01/2009 | Student Video contest judging sheet | Mary Beth Vassar |
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| 09/01/2009 | Student Video contest entry form | Mary Beth Vassar |
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| 09/01/2009 | Student Video Contest | Mary Beth Vassar |
| I wanted to share with everyone the results of the video contest "Shaken & Stirred." UVM students finished the sentence "The life I live looks like..." in 1-5 minute videos showing what they do to have fun and live the life they believe in that doesn't involve excessive alcohol use. Go to www.youtube.com/UVMHealthPromotion to see the winners and entries. |
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| 09/01/2009 | Statement from the National Association of State A | Mary Beth Vassar |
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| 09/01/2009 | Gambling " 21 " Lesson Plan from Joy Mitchell | Anonymous |
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| 09/01/2009 | Call for Community participation | Mary Beth Vassar |
| Hello Community Member, Would you like to participate in our VCAN meetings? VCAN, Vermont College Alcohol Network, is looking for community members like you to participate in our meetings by: • Providing an overview of your agencies’ services • Lead a training or a discussion on substance abuse prevention efforts, programming ideas or specific treatment modalities. ~For instance, you may want to highlight your over all services and have a particular strength in group counseling or opiate treatment and would want to provide an in depth information session about that specific topic. This is a “win-win” • For you to promote your agency’s services and/or lead a training! & • For VCAN to be more adept at making referrals, providing the best possible substance abuse support and prevention efforts available to our students & continuing to develop our professional growth. Please let us know if you are interested! We have openings for 2009 : Jan, Mar, May, Sept and Nov. (All places and dates to be determined by your availability and other institutional factors.) Please email Mary Beth Vassar and Melissa Culver, VCAN Co-chairs, at mbvassar@champlain.edu with any questions and • Your preferred month to present an overview • The topic of your training or discussion ~Your time frame can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours. ~If appropriate, we will apply for CEU credits and invite other local community professionals to attend. Our mission is: “The Vermont College Alcohol Network recognizes that the abuse of alcohol and other drugs represents a serious threat to the academic missions of our member institutions and the welfare of our campus communities. We seek to provide Vermont colleges and universities a vehicle for collaboration concerning campus alcohol and other drug abuse. We recognize the complexity and primacy of the problems created by alcohol and other drug abuse. In a climate of mutual respect that crosses disciplines, professions and institutional hierarchy and status we seek to build a spirit of collaboration for the benefit of member institutions and the well being of our communities. ….” |
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| 09/01/2009 | Alcohol Policies from JSC | Mary Beth Vassar |
| JSC Alcohol/Drug Policy The mission of the JSC community centers around its role as an educational institution. The life of this community is comprised of the same components as any community, one of which is the social interaction of its citizens. As in any setting, social events may vary in size and purpose and at times may include the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Recognizing the potential risks and costs associated with alcohol or drug use and misuse, the College has adopted a policy regarding such use. Residence Halls and College Apartments All resident students and visitors to campus housing facilities must abide by Federal and Vermont State laws and the College regulations concerning the purchase, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Students are responsible for enforcing the alcohol policy with their guests. Any drinking behavior that disrupts the academic or social climate will result in disciplinary action. The College reserves the right to limit alcohol quantities in individual students’ possession on campus. Alcohol may be consumed only within individual private living areas by persons of legal drinking age, unless the living area is designated alcohol free. No alcohol is permitted in the alcohol free residence hall regardless of the age of the resident or guest. Kegs and any other large - quantity serving containers (such as beer balls and wine boxes) are prohibited within the College housing facilities, including the College Apartments. The consumption of alcohol in public areas is strictly prohibited. All alcohol transported through public areas must be unopened. Public areas include, but are not limited to stairwells, balconies, laundry rooms, lounges, public restrooms, outside ground areas, elevators, hallways, lobbies, office areas, and vending areas. 1. Students of the legal drinking age are limited to having no more than the following in their own room at one time: one 12 pack of 12 oz. malt beverages (beer, wine coolers, alco-pops) or one bottle of liquor or one bottle of wine 2. Johnson State College does not allow empty alcohol containers in the rooms of anyone under the age of 21. Public Intoxication Behaviors that constitute potentially life-threatening intoxication will be confronted and verified by at least two staff members. Should two staff members confirm any combination of the following behaviors, students will be considered in violation of the alcohol policy unless they can produce documentation that they are suffering from illness or prescribed medication that produces similar behaviors. • Impaired fine and gross motor skills as evidenced by significantly slurred speech, staggering gait, or inability to stand without support, • Impaired level of consciousness as evidenced by significant degree of confusion or inability to clearly express awareness of information relating to time and place, • Display of a barely conscious or semi-stuporous state despite verbal and tactile attempts to waken student. College officials are authorized to contact emergency and/or law enforcement services to safeguard community members well being when life-threatening behaviors are exhibited. Students who are removed from campus due to high alcohol or drug levels and/or unsafe behavior are subject to a campus removal fee. The fee reflects the serious nature of this violation and allows the College to offer the student transportation back to campus from law enforcement or detoxification facilities. Policy On Drugs/Controlled Substances On Campus The possession, distribution, or use of illegal controlled substances on college property is strictly prohibited. Violators are subject to internal disciplinary action as well as criminal penalties provided for by State and local laws. Students are separately accountable to civil law and to policies of the college. When these areas of jurisdiction overlap, the College reserves the right to follow its normal disciplinary process whenever a student is accused of a criminal act that also violates college policy, regardless of legal disposition. Consequences for Violations of Alcohol/Drug Policy The health and safety of our community depends largely on the choices that individual students make as they live and interact together. Students are expected to abide by state and federal laws and JSC policy regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs. Failure to fully comply with one level of sanction within the specified period may result in imposition of the next level of sanctions. The College reserves the right to place a hold on student academic records (i.e. transcripts, registration, grades, etc.) in cases of failure to comply with administrative sanctions. Following are minimal consequences that students can expect if they choose to violate the JSC alcohol/drug policy. Additional consequences may apply as determined to be appropriate by Residence Life staff members or as mandated within state and federal law. First Violati |
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| 09/01/2009 | Core Survey | Mary Beth Vassar |
| CORE Survey correspondence update: Wednesday, 5-17-08 From VCAN Hi John & Katie, Just wanted to get an update from you about where things stand with the CORE Survey. I'm also hoping you could answer a couple of questions that came up at our 5/8 meeting: 1) Are you still planning to conduct the survey this fall? 2) Can you reimburse schools for the forms and processing costs that they have already gone ahead and paid out of pocket for? (Landmark just conducted the survey this spring by paper form, Champlain has paper forms and Middlebury is looking into purchasing.) 3) What does VCAN need to do next to support the survey? Thanks for your help. Melissa VCAN Co-chair Friday, 5-16-08 From John S. Searles, Ph.D. Here is an update on our current and future plans: 1. Yes, we are definitely planning on conducting the CORE Survey in the Fall. Most of the schools in Vermont have been in contact with Katy with positive responses for which we are very grateful. VCAN has been a tremendous help in getting the information out to the schools in an efficient manner. A few of the schools have already administered the CORE this year, but they have indicated a willingness to share those data with us. 2. PIRE has informed us that they will be able to reimburse Landmark and Champlain for paper surveys already purchased. We are hoping to maximize the opportunity to use the Web methodology, but it is ultimately up to the individual institution. Incidentally, the Web version allows institutions to add twice as many college-specific questions than does the paper and pencil version (10 vs. 5). 3. PIRE is now developing a general protocol for administration of the survey which will be finalized in the next couple of weeks and then sent to the schools in early-mid June, 2008 for their review and input. This is a necessary step prior to PIRE submitting the protocol to their IRB. Also, since VDH is involved, the survey has to be approved by an internal panel, but we do not expect any delays in this regard. 4. Perhaps we (Katy & I) should make another VCAN appearance shortly after the Fall term begins as a general orientation event as well as to provide more specific details about the administration dates, expectations of completed surveys, and other logistical details that may arise. Let me know if this is possible and if there is a VCAN meeting scheduled early in the semester that we could attend. We very much appreciate your help and cooperation. We are certain that we would not have been able to accomplish so much so quickly without the very generous cooperation of the VCAN representatives. Thanks for all that you and VCAN have done to facilitate this important effort. John John S. Searles, Ph.D. Substance Abuse Research and Policy Analyst Vermont Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs 108 Cherry Street PO Box 70 Burlington, VT 05402 TEL: (802) 657-4264 FAX: (802) 651-4151 jsearle@vdh.state.vt.us |
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| 09/01/2009 | Recovering Housing Program Attendees: Stacey Mill | Mary Beth Vassar |
| Recovering Housing Program Attendees: Stacey Miller, Kim Martin-Anderson, Amy Boyd, Christina Olstad, Derek George, Diana Gonzalez Minutes: Group met to discuss feasibility of opening a recovery-dedicated residential hall, to discuss what’s needed to support this type of program, and who we need to connect with in order to build it. We discussed the Augsburg model where Christina both went to school and worked. She outlined their program. Requirements, structure, staffing, space, feeder programs, etc. We discussed the need on campus based on Derek’s work with students trying to work a program of recovery with current system, and how often these students end up in CSES, suspended, or otherwise lost in the system. We discussed potential spaces for this type of program. Though Redstone currently houses SAFE, this is a very strong and very specific program that we don’t want to disrupt, but may work to ascertain how many folks in it are already in recovery. Considered Redstone’s SAFE to potentially be a “sister program” to a recovery program. Also considered having Redstone’s SAFE waitlisted students housed in the recovery program. We discussed the Cottages and the Back Five (Trinity) as options, and felt the Back Five were our best option. We discussed the layout (suite-style, 20 per floor, space for community meetings, kitchens per floor, office space) as particularly suitable. We discussed how we would market this program, as well as potentially staffing and funding it. Potentially a similar model to the RLC with a 50% time director, as well as RAs and RDs who are attuned to the issues of addiction/recovery. We discussed next steps. Christina will contact Patrice at Step UP in Augsburg and speak to her about potentially coming to UVM for a consultation and development retreat (1-2 days). Christina will ascertain how much time Patrice thinks this will take, as well as how much time she’ll offer us. She will look for times in the summer. Amy will follow up with John Sama to inquire about the potential of this being under the guise of RLC, or how to go about finding funding for this type of program. The next meeting shall include all current participants, plus Kim Parker, Todd Weinman, John Sama, and John Abbott. We will schedule the next meeting after we hear back from Christina regarding Patrice’s feedback. Diana shared research she found on effective strategies for dealing with college drinking. |
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