1. A Model Course for Alcohol Abuse Prevention in Higher Education Prof. H. Wesley Perkins Department of Anthropology and Sociology Prof. David W. Craig Department of Chemistry

2. New Interdisciplinary Minor Requirement is Creating a Structure that is Stimulating Curricular Reform n n New Connections Between Departments are Being Developed n n Departmental Curricula are Evolving n n New Programs and Mapped-Minors are building coherence and connection n n New Collaborations Between faculty across the disciplines are being developed

3. Public Policy Program

4. Bidisciplinary Course Structure and Philosophy n n Two Faculty from two different disciplines n n Students from across all disciplines n n Confronting complex societal issues and problems that demand interdisciplinary answers n n Connecting the Curriculum with the Co-Curriculum n n Re-Connecting the Sciences n n Value for Majors n n Value for non-Majors n n Value for Faculty

5. Academic Credit for Bidisciplinary Courses n n Departmental Majors and Minors n n Individual Majors n n Interdisciplinary Program Majors and Minors

6. 1996 Drug and Violence Prevention Program in Higher Education "Reducing Misperceptions and Raising Curricular Interest About Drinking and Other Drug Use and Violence on Campus" n n Wes Perkins (Sociology) & David Craig (Chemistry) n n Refinement of “Alcohol: Use and Abuse” n n Curriculum Infusion n n Mass Media – –Factoids, Herald, Display Cases n n Interactive Online Survey

7. Alcohol Use and Abuse: Causes and Consequences n n Interdisciplinary Research Course on the phenomeon of alcohol use in society n n Extensive use of modern research tools including www n n Extensive use of faculty publications and students’ research on the HWS campus population n n Emphasis on Theory-Based proactive prevention approaches to reduce misperception of peer norms n n Active learning strategy incorporates building of campus multimedia information network for community

8. Campus Factoids!

9. Preliminary Assessment and Outcomes for Prevention n n Communications to the Community – –Student Poster Show in the Library – –Letter to Editor in Local Paper – –Dormitory discussion groups – –Invited presentations to various campus groups n n Living/Learning Theme House formed n n Survey Assessment and Factoid Exposure

10. Winter and Spring 1997 “Hits” on Campus Factoids!