Friday, September 17, 2010
The fall 2010 semester marks the renewal of a sustained, broad-based campaign to reduce the negative consequences of alcohol in the Penn State community, according to Damon Sims, vice president for Student Affairs, during a presentation today (Sept. 17) to the University's Board of Trustees. "The challenge of dangerous alcohol misuse among college students reaches nationwide and is far from new," said Sims, who also co-chairs The Partnership - Campus and Community United Against Dangerous Drinking with Borough of State College Manager Tom Fountaine. Sims and panelists Fountaine; Linda LaSalle, University Health Services' associate director for educational services; Joe Puzycki, Student Affairs assistant vice president; and Max Wendkos, Interfraternity Council president, outlined the campaign's efforts during their presentation. (more)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Beginning on Friday Aug. 27, there will be a weekly meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous from 5:15 to 6 p.m. in room 105 of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the University Park campus. The meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to stop drinking. (more)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
In a recent annual survey of Penn State students, three-quarters describe themselves as "light" or "moderate" drinkers and 64 percent reported trying alcohol before they turned 18. (more)
Monday, May 24, 2010
Research over the past decade has seen a dramatic increase in scientific evidence of the effect of drugs and alcohol on the adolescent brain. (more)
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Breaking an alcohol addiction is always a challenge, but the dependency may be even more difficult to escape for a young adult at college. A new book edited and co-authored by H. Harrington "Bo" Cleveland, associate professor of human development and family studies, explores one successful method for facilitating recovery in college students: alcohol recovery campuses. (more)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Students who engage in underage or dangerous drinking may find themselves facing consequences much more serious than a hangover. Whether the behavior results in a citation or arrest by police, or is written up by Residence Life staff, students face the additional consequence of going through the Judicial Affairs process to determine whether or not they have violated the Code of Conduct. Evan (not his real name) knows this all too well. "You have to be cautious about the decisions you make when you drink because there is a steep price to pay," he said recently. (more)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Measuring a set of protein changes in the blood linked to alcohol use may potentially lead to a more accurate diagnostic test than those currently available, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. (more)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Penn State Lehigh Valley will promote alcohol and drug awareness with a campus-wide event from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. on March 4, in room 135 at the campus in Center Valley. The event will begin with a selection of "mocktails" for students to sample, and will be followed by a presentation and open discussion about the use of drugs and alcohol on college campuses led by Tammy Yocum Cwienkala, campus counselor. For more information, contact Cindy Nguyen at 610-285-5042 or ctn109@psu.edu. (more)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
State College Police Chief Tom King and Capt. Dana Leonard co-authored a column in yesterday's Centre Daily Times (Feb. 22) on the issue of dangerous drinking. The column speaks to the town-gown partnership that is trying to raise the visibility of the very serious problems of underage and excessive drinking, in the hopes of having an impact. This is a problem shared by colleges and universities across the nation and all are searching for ways to curb this dangerous behavior. Read the column by clicking the link below, or going to http://www.centredaily.com/2010/02/22/1807501/we-must-work-together-to-curb.html online. (more)
Monday, January 18, 2010
Damon Sims, vice president for student affairs at Penn State, and Tom Fountaine, State College borough manager, co-authored a column in today's Centre Daily Times on the issue of dangerous drinking. The column speaks to the town-gown partnership that is trying to raise the visibility of the very serious problems of underage and excessive drinking, in the hopes of having an impact. This is a problem shared by colleges and universities across the nation and all are searching for ways to curb this dangerous behavior. Read the column by clicking the link below, or going to http://www.centredaily.com/331/story/1734879.html online. (more)
