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U.Va.
President John T. Casteen III Selected To Serve On Alcohol And
Other Drug Prevention Leadership Group July 10, 2003-- The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention announced that John T. Casteen III, president of the University of Virginia is one of nine university presidents selected to serve on the Presidents Leadership Group. The group, created by the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Education Development Center, Inc., is comprised of college and university presidents and chancellors who have made student substance abuse prevention a priority on their campuses. The addition today of new members marks the continued commitment by the Higher Education Center to highlight and promote the critical role of presidential leadership in collegiate alcohol and other drug prevention. With support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the PLG represents a broad array of institutions and includes officials from 45 campuses in 27 states. Officials serve as prevention spokespersons, change agents, and models for other presidents; they also support statewide and regional alcohol and other drug prevention efforts, adopting leadership roles in existing regional initiatives or taking the lead in states where statewide efforts have not yet taken hold. “Presidents are in a unique position to invigorate and influence prevention efforts on their campuses and in their communities,” said William Delong, director of the Higher Education Center. “We look forward to working with the new members of the PLG as they continue to demonstrate how presidents may best serve this critical role, drawing upon campus resources and enlisting both campus and community constituencies in prevention.” New members were chosen based on their previous alcohol and other drug prevention efforts as well as their future plans for leadership in this area. The rigorous selection process required applicants to submit personal statements, letters of support from people within their institution and their surrounding community, and their campus’s biennial review reports - a federal reporting requirement under the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations. "It is an honor to be part of the Presidents Leadership Group. Our common interest is the health and well-being of the young people who come to universities and colleges to study and to prepare for the future," Casteen said. “Substance abuse issues remain important, and our work will continue." The following college and university leaders have been selected to be part of the PLG: Institution
President/Chancellor The Higher Education Center formed the original PLG in 1997. That year, the six-member PLG published an alcohol prevention report urging college presidents to become more active leaders on this issue on their campuses and in their surrounding communities. Copies of the PLG report, Be Vocal, Be Visible, Be Visionary: Recommendations for College and University Presidents on Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, and its companion video can be obtained by visiting the Higher Education Center’s Web site at www.edc.org/hec/plg/products.html. The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention serves as the national resource center for institutions of higher education concerned with reducing alcohol and other drug use. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, with supplemental funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Higher Education Center offers training, technical assistance, publications, and other information to assist those who want to take an active part in changing the environment in which students make decisions about alcohol and other drug use. The Higher Education Center is based at Education Development Center, Inc., an internationally known nonprofit educational research and development organization located in Newton, Massachusetts. For additional information, contact the Higher Education Center by telephone (800-676-1730) or through the Internet (HigherEdCtr@edc.org). The Higher Education Center's Web site (www.edc.org/hec) provides one-stop shopping for alcohol and other drug prevention in higher education. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. It concentrates its grantmaking in four goal areas: to assure that all Americans have access to quality health care at reasonable cost; to improve the quality of care and support for people with chronic health conditions; to promote healthy communities and lifestyles; and to reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse - tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. The following presidents and chancellors will continue to serve as members of the PLG: Institution President/Chancellor Bloomsburg
University of Pennsylvania
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