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APEC committee to replace BRC
The new committee will be known as the Alcohol/Drug Policy and Education Council (APEC) and will be chaired by Tracy Downs, senior health educator with Wellspring, the UD student wellness program. Downs was project director of the former Building Responsibility Coalition (BRC). The BRC was associated with the decade-long Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants, which were designed to educate students and the community about the adverse effects of high-risk drinking. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants ended this summer and with them the BRC. However, UD plans to continue many of the educational and policy efforts begun as a result of the funding and will do so through the new council. John Bishop, UD associate vice president for counseling and student development and professor of individual and family studies, said the council’s primary goals will be to share information about alcohol and drug issues and make recommendations to the UD administration about the associated campus policies and to coordinate the campuswide efforts to provide students with accurate information about alcohol and drug issues. UD professional representatives to APEC are expected to be appointed from the offices of Campus Life, Public Safety, Athletics, Student Services for Athletes, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Centers, Campus Ministries and the Study Abroad program. Student representation will be invited from student government organizations and campus programming groups. "The new council will give us an assurance that the important discussions and actions about alcohol and drugs issues that occurred during the course of the two Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants will continue,” Bishop said. “The importance of establishing policies and educational programs that emphasize the responsible and legal use of such substances cannot be underestimated on any college campus." Article by Neil Thomas To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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