May 1, 2007

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Campus Substance Abuse Reports Indicate Need for Action
Two new reports call for stronger efforts to combat the increase in campus substance abuse.

How Three Campuses Are Managing Substance Abuse
Here is how the University of Georgia, the University of Mississippi, and the University of California, Santa Cruz have taken action in an effort to decrease substance abuse on their campuses:

On-Campus Report Capsules
We hope you didn’t miss the annual Freshman Survey report from UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute (go to www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/norms06.php), which is the largest and longest-running survey of American college students. The wide-ranging study has many interesting findings, including that the income level of the families of the nation’s college freshmen is higher than at any point in the last 35 years. More news capsules follow.

Laying Down the Law: Addressing Alcohol Liability
By Dennis Black, JD
In light of the recent reports about the increase in substance abuse on college campuses, Dennis Black, JD, editor of Magna’s Campus Legal Briefing, describes the current legal terrain and provides recommendations. – C.S.

Student Leaders Share Best Student Leadership Programs
At our recent National Conference on Student Leadership, college students from around the country described the best student leadership programs on their campuses. Here is a sampling from their list.

Colleges Are Spending 50 Percent More on Marketing Than in 2000
Political candidates are not the only ones to increase their marketing budgets. According to a nationwide study by Lipman Hearne, Inc., and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), colleges are spending 50 percent more on marketing programs than they did in 2000. And for good reason: Schools that invest more heavily in marketing are more likely to attract quality applicants and increase their enrollment yield than institutions that do not, according to the researchers.

More Than Programming: Thoughts on Selecting Methods of Practice
By Kathleen Manning
Thirty years of practice and discovery in student affairs has led me to question our reliance on programming as a primary means of delivery. Do we rely too much on programming to deliver student development, engagement, and success?