Events
- Annual Convention
- Great Teaching Round-up
- Leading from the middle
- fall conference for faculty leaders
- Webinars
"I think there is something more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision."
Events: 2009 Counseling and Student Services Schedule
Counseling and Student Services Summary
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Presention of Substance Abuse and Risky Behavior Among College Students"
Speaker: Kim Fromme,
Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Saturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"FERPA--The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Basics for Faculty"
Speaker: Linda Kluck,
Director of Admissions and Records, Austin Community College
Friday, February 20th, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Presention of Substance Abuse and Risky Behavior Among College Students"
Speaker: Kim Fromme,
Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
The college years are marked by important developmental changes that have significant influences on alcohol use and other risky behaviors (e.g., drug use; risky sex). College students report heavier episodic drinking, greater increases in marijuana use, more sexual partners, and have higher morbidity and mortality rates than their same age non-college student peers. Dr. Fromme’s presentation will describe an ongoing longitudinal study of 2,245 first time college students who were assessed annually from the summer after their last year of high school until their senior year of college. Using web-based surveys, daily monitoring, and in-person laboratory assessments, this unique research project has broadened our understanding of the many individual, social, and environmental influences on drinking and other risky behaviors from high school through college. Evidence for both selection and socialization effects, as well as the importance of parental and peer influences, provide important implications for prevention efforts. Current state-of-the art prevention programs for college students will be described, along with the ways that current findings could be used to enhance prevention efforts.
Biography:
Dr. Kim Fromme received her Ph.D. from The University of Washington. Her program of research focuses on the etiology and prevention of alcohol abuse and associated negative consequences among adolescents and young adults. Earlier research by Dr. Fromme documented the fact that outcome expectancies – beliefs about the outcomes of one’s actions -- are important determinants of people’s drinking and risk-taking behavior. These research findings provided the foundation for Dr. Fromme to develop innovative brief interventions for the prevention of alcohol abuse and other risk behaviors. With support from a 5-year $3.2 grant, Dr. Fromme is currently conducting a longitudinal study of the transition from high school throughout college for the cohort of freshmen who entered UT in 2004. This research examines individual, environmental, and social factors that influence the developmental trajectories of alcohol use and other behavioral risks (e.g., sex, aggression, drug use) among students as they progress through college.
Sahara Lab (Studies on Alcohol, Health, and Risky Activities)
Saturday, February 21st, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"FERPA--The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Basics for Faculty"
Speaker: Linda Kluck,
Director of Admissions and Records, Austin Community College
FERPA is the federal law that governs the rights of students and
institutional responsibilities with respect to student records. This
presentation is intended to acquaint members of the faculty with the law
regarding student records as it affects faculty and staff duties, and to
clarify some of the questions that arise in connection with access to and
release of student records.
Biography:
Linda Kluck is the Director of Admissions and Academic Records at Austin Community College District. She has been a college records administrator for over 15 years, having direct responsibility for administering FERPA policy; she delivers training and workshops on FERPA and other student affairs topics for faculty and staff at ACC and other institutions. Prior to ACC, she was the Administrative Coordinator for Student Services at Santa Fe Community College, working in Admissions, Advising, Financial Aid, and Student Life. Ms. Kluck holds a Master of Education in Higher Education from the University of Texas at Austin.
Counseling and Student Services Section Chair: Marge Lapham, Houston Community College-Southwest