(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)November 17, 1999

(Mahwah) — Ramapo College of New Jersey has been awarded a grant of $15,000 from the New Jersey Higher Education Consortium on Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention and Education to support a prevention program. Dr. Al Frech, director of Ramapo’s Center for Health and Counseling Services, and the project’s director, notes that, ”Recently, considerable interest has focused upon a social norms prevention approach to decreasing college binge drinking rates by correcting student misperceptions of drinking norms.”
The grant will provide funding for three initiatives:

• formation of a campus-wide alcohol prevention task force involving participants from all sectors of campus life
• implementation of a media campaign and related activities to correct student misperceptions of campus drinking norms
• formation of a partnership with two other institutions of higher education who will serve as control conditions during the grant period.

The Consortium, hosted by Rowan College, is funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Addiction Services.

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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