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Page 1: Pamela Paulmann, M.P.H. Dolan Hall 147 203.254.4000 ext 2369 ppaulmann@fairfield.edu.

Pamela Paulmann, M.P.H.

Dolan Hall 147

203.254.4000 ext 2369

[email protected]

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WHAT IS BE SMART?

A grant funded campus-community coalition committed to making educational, academic, and policy changes to create a healthy and safe environment for students so they can fully engage in the college experience.

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OUR GOALS

Reduce 30-day use and binge drinking by helping students make healthier choices

Reduce negative consequences associated with excessive drinking

Enhance student decision-making skills

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HOW?

Start a dialogue and reflection process with students about their personal drinking habits

Use individual and environmental strategies, such as motivational interviewing, education, and media

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WHAT IS CURRICULUM INFUSION? “…is the process of seamlessly fitting … prevention content

into courses that are regularly offered.” The Network for the Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion

Engaging faculty to bring relevant information about alcohol use into the classroom.

Faculty-designed content may comprise a focused unit of a course, or wind thematically throughout.

CI focuses on the interpersonal and the group processes using peer-to-peer communication and learning to change student norms and perceptions.

Managing the Link: Faculty and Prevention, by Ryan and DeJong. US Department of Education Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention 1998. 6

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WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoxFShdO

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Improve community culture and increase faculty-student engagement

Foster a social, academic and residential environment that supports health-promoting norms

Create a safer and healthier atmosphere that is more conducive to academic achievement

Promote responsibility to each other and community

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DOES IT WORK? YES

Impact of Curriculum Infusion on CollegeStudents’ Drinking BehaviorsPub:Journal of American College HealthVOL. 58, NO. 6  Sabina White, MA; Yong Sue Park, PhD; Elizabeth Diane Cordero, PhD

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•Findings show that CI is effective in reducing negative outcomes related to drinking behaviors .

•Found CI to be equally effective across diverse student demographics (e.g, gender, race, class level, and housing) in reducing negative consequences.

•Findings suggest that the effectiveness of CI does not vary across course subject. CI was effective in a broad range of topics and in both upper and lower division classes.

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BENEFITS OF CI

Developing an alcohol prevention curriculum can:

Increase knowledge / perception of personal risk;

Develop decision making skills;

Promote pro-social norms;

Better integrate students into intellectual life;

Identify students in trouble with substance use. 9

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FACULTY PARTICIPATION IS ESSENTIAL Faculty participation is vital to the success of

prevention efforts

Faculty members have substantial impact on campus culture, especially in light of deep roots and long periods of service

Faculty participation helps to strengthen campus wide prevention messages and programming

Managing the Link: Faculty and Prevention, by Ryan and DeJong. US Department of Education Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention 1998.

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CURRENT CAMPUS CLIMATE: FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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Fairfield University Student Snapshot

73% of Fairfield U students drank within the last 30 days (75% male, 73% female)

56% of students consumed 5 or more drinks in a sitting in the 2 weeks prior to survey. (65% male, 47% female)

* American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II Institutional Data Report, College Undergraduates (ACHA-NCHA II) , 2013

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INCOMING FAIRFIELD STUDENTS DRINK MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE

MEASURED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL ON CAMPUS

Source: AlcoholEdu (2012-13)

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High-risk drinkers includes: 8% Problematic for Fairfield; 5% for National Ave

Based on at least one occasion in the past two weeks-Light/Moderate drinkers: 1-3 drinks for women; 1-4 for men High-Risk: 4+ drinks for women; 5+ drinks for menProblematic: 8+ for women; 10+ for men

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FIRST YEAR DRINKING RATES AMONG FAIRFIELD U STUDENTS ALSO HIGHER

MEASURED MID-WAY THROUGH FALL SEMESTER

Source: AlcoholEdu (2012-13)

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High-risk drinkers includes: 14% Problematic for Fairfield; 7% for National Ave

Based on at least one occasion in the past two weeks-Light/Moderate drinkers: 1-3 drinks for women; 1-4 for men High-Risk: 4+ drinks for women; 5+ drinks for menProblematic: 8+ for women; 10+ for men

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FAIRFIELD U STUDENTS EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FROM

DRINKING

Percentages reflect portion of students who reported experiencing that particular consequence in the preceding 2 weeks

Source: AlcoholEdu 2012-13

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CURRICULUM INFUSION AT FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

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SOME NUMBERS….

423 Fairfield University students have attended a CI course since the 2011-2012 school year

23 CI integrated courses have been offered at Fairfield University since 2011-2012

12 Fairfield University professors have taught a CI course since 2011-2012

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CURRICULUM INFUSION COURSES :

Argument & Advocacy Communications Course Communication in Healthcare Organizations Creative Non-fiction: The Memoir Business Ethics Contemporary Latin American & Caribbean Society Intro to Forensic Science Legal Environment of Business Educational Psychology Interpersonal Communication Health Communication Italian Mass Media & Society American Media/American History Drugs and Behavior

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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH CURRICULUM INFUSION PROGRAMS

College of William and Mary Colorado State Eastern Michigan University Illinois State University Hobart William Smith Temple University University of Connecticut University of Louisville University of Richmond Virginia Tech 19

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CURRICULUM INFUSION STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS

30-Day Use Students drank an average of 7.7 days at

pre and 6.9 days at post Students drank 5 or more drinks an average

of 4.3 days at pre and 3.9 days at post

Course feedback78% of students felt that the alcohol portion of the course caused them to become more aware of alcohol and alcohol-related issues

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STUDENT SURVEY QUOTES:

“Yes. I learned many of the realities of drinking and …I must admit I am now more cautious and think about my actions though I have not completely changed my ways.”

“Yes. .. I have made smarter decisions and although I may occasionally drink, it’s not something I plan on consistently doing. The speeches from this course have definitely helped.”

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STUDENT SURVEY QUOTES CONT’D:

“Yes. My thoughts/behaviors have definitely changed after hearing speeches on alcohol in the course. I’ll remember the statistics on how frequent alcohol is involved with sexual abuse, the permanent changes in the brain it can cause, and what actually constitutes a serving size of beer, shot, etc. It has definitely made me more conscious of my own and my friends drinking patterns.”

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CURRICULUM INFUSION FACULTYSURVEY RESULTS

Faculty members felt the students responded very well to the material taught in the class and were engaged during the alcohol related module

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prklA6PcirE

How did this module contribute to the overall course? Faculty responses:

…the module provided good examples of ethical issues in this area, and was a topic that the students could understand and relate to.

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How did this module contribute to the overall course? Faculty responses:..\..\..\Videos\IMG_barbara.MOV

…the (substance abuse) module was a logical extension to the discussion about how media contributes to a social construction of reality. ..\..\..\Videos\IMG_2965.MOV…the module contributed to the course by allowing for a discussion of drugs that are most prevalent in the U.S. and their forensic analysis. Drug analysis is a major part of forensic science and the increase in drug use and abuse has contributed to the growth in forensic science labs in the past 50 years or so.

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FACULTY COMMENTS “It is something that is very prevalent in their experience

here on campus, and I believe it is important to give the students opportunities to learn about the topic from their classmates and from me“

“The CI material seemed to make otherwise theoretical material quite ‘real’ and pertinent to their everyday relational experiences”

“I think it helped to raise the bar in terms of what students were prompted to examine in terms of their own lives.”

“I would never teach the course again without including CI. While there are indeed compelling speeches given on texting and driving, diseases that warrant our attention, gun control and the like, more deaths and assaults and behavior problems are related to alcohol use/abuse than all of the above combined. “

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