Workshop Presentation 1997 Summer Curriculum Development Workshop on Alcohol and Other Drugs

This workshop was designed to provide some time and resources for faculty from a variety of disciplines to get together to discuss ways in which they might integrate readings, discussion, projects, etc. about alcohol and other drugs into their existing courses or into new courses they plan to develop.

Workshop Participants

Workshop Schedule

July 1, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Time Activity
9:00 - 9:30 Overview Design of Workshop and Particular Interests of Participants
9:30 - 10:30 Curricular and Research Resources (Craig and Perkins)
  • HWS Library and Alcohol Education Project Holdings
    Journals
    Bibliography of Books
    Video Documentaries and Educational Programs
    Feature Films
  • Recently Published Books
  • Web Sites
10:30 - 10:45 Refreshment Break
10:45 - 11:45 Topic Presentation:
Student Patterns of AOD Use and Misperceptions of Norms (Perkins)
11:45 - 12:30 Topic Presentation:
BAC levels as a Curricular Example (Craig)

July 2, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Time Activity
9:00 - 10:00 AOD in Student Lives and Learning Communities(Capraro)
10:00 - 10:30 Topic Presentation:
Gender and Life Course Influences (Perkins)
10:30 - 10:45 Refreshment Break
10:45 - 11:15 Topic Presentation:
Gender and Life Course Influences (continued)(Perkins)
11:15 - 12:30 Topic Presentation:
Genetics of Alcoholism: Twin/Adoption and Animal Studies (Craig)

September 4, 2:00pm - 5:30pm
Time Activity
2:00 - 3:00 Discuss Common Readings
3:00 - 3:45 Participants share resources they found
3:45 - 4:00 Refreshment Break
4:00 - 5:30 Participants present their ideas for introducing alcohol and other drug issues into their courses

This workshop is provided through the generous support of the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation,
the U.S. Dept. of Education, and Hobart & William Smith Colleges.

page last modified: 11/5/1999

Address comments and suggestions to Prof. David Craig ( craig@hws.edu ) or Prof. H. Wesley Perkins ( perkins@hws.edu )