Alcohol abuse prevention program wins national award
The University's wellness program, in collaboration with the
Richmond College dean's office and other departments on
campus, has won a national award for its alcohol abuse
prevention program.
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW)
presented Richmond a $5,000 prize for efforts to reduce
alcohol abuse among students. Winners' programs are used
as models by the Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol
and Other Substance Abuse Issues for other colleges and
universities.
"It's a really high compliment to our university and our
committed staff to be recognized by an outside group of
experts who have compared our programs with those of
other institutions and to be selected among the top three
or four programs in the country," said Len Goldberg, vice
president for student development.
Goldberg, along with Carol Johnson, director of
wellness, and Dan Fabian, associate dean of Richmond
College, traveled to Washington, D.C., for the award presentation
Sept. 14 and also met with Virginia's senators and
congressional representatives about alcohol abuse prevention.
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