Listen to UMC Insight "AODAP and Alcohol Awareness Week" with Peggy Miller, Coordinator of UMC's Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program Hosted by Dana Prudhomme, UMC scientific and technical communication major working for University Relations

UMC to Host “Oct-SOBER-fest” Oct. 22-26

The University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) will host “Oct-SOBER-fest” October 22-26 with a series of programs and events on campus.  The events coincide with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW), an annual national awareness week observed by more than 3,000 other campuses across the country.  

During “Oct-SOBER-fest” UMC students will participate in a variety of events, all designed to reinforce personal responsibility and respect for current state laws and school policies when it comes to the consumption of alcohol beverages.  

UMC staff member and AODAP (Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention) Program Coordinator Peggy Miller, who also teaches sociology on the campus, says she wants to make the week’s events thought provoking. 

All sessions will be held on the UMC campus and are open to the public.  For more information about the week’s events or for disability accommodations, contact Miller at 218-281-8527. 

The Clothesline Project, a visual display focusing on domestic violence and alcohol abuse, will be on exhibit Monday, October 22, through Wednesday, October 24, in the Bede Hall student lounge.  It will also be on exhibit on Bede Ballroom on Thursday, October 25.

Other events in the week-long series include:

Monday, October 22

• “AODAP Open House”
  1:30-3:30 p.m., Bede Student Center 211
  Meet Peggy Miller, the new AODAP Coordinator, in her office.
  Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Tuesday, October 23

• “FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) 101”
  Noon, Brown Dining Room A  (Bring your lunch)
  Becky Gronberg, Polk County Nursing, will present basic information on the affects of drinking on the unborn child and the problems that go with FAS after birth

·         “Mentoring Session”
7:00 p.m., Sahlstrom Conference Center 131
Mark Rath, Grand Forks Youth Guidance Director, will present an Informational session for people who are interested in mentoring youth in the Polk county area.
Visit www.youthguidanceonline.com for more information.

Wednesday, October 24

• “Working with the FAS Child”
  2:00 p.m., Brown Dining Room A
  Becky Gronberg, Polk County Nursing, will discuss how to work with a child that has been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Thursday, October 25

• “Memorial Service for Victims of Domestic Violence”
  Noon, Bede Ballroom  (Bring your lunch)
  Each year over a million crimes are committed against persons by their current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend.  This memorial service is for those victims.
  Co-sponsored by CVIC (Community Violence Intervention Center) of Crookston

 

• “An Attorney, An Officer and a Gentleman”
  1:00 p.m., Brown Dining Room A
  This will be a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) Simulation Session featuring Attorney Anne Rasmusson, Officer Ryan Bergquist, and a UMC student.  The session will address the changing DUI laws and how they affect the individual on a legal, financial, and personal basis.  Goggles that simulate the affect alcohol has on a person’s vision when intoxicated will be available.

 

• “Road Rally”
  7:00 p.m., Bede Hall Student Lounge
  Teams of four UMC students will test their knowledge of alcohol and its effects while competing for prizes.

Friday, October 26

• “Family Violence and Alcohol”
  10:00 a.m., repeat session at Noon, Dowell 207
  Crookston CVIC will address topics of family violence and its relation to alcohol in Peggy Miller’s two sociology classes.  Everyone is welcome to sit in on this discussion.

 

 

Posted  10/16/2001
Contact: Andrew Svec, 218-281-8435

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