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National Experts to Take Part in Middlebury College

Alcohol Symposium Sept. 30-Oct. 8

Tackling topics ranging from common misperceptions

of college student drinking to the media’s “selling of addiction”

to the college population, a symposium on alcohol at Middlebury

College will take place from Sept. 30-Oct. 8. All events are free

and open to the public.

According to symposium organizer Yonna McShane, Middlebury

College director of health/wellness education, “Alcohol is

an important issue that involves everyone in the community-both

the college and the town. We’ve tried to look at it from many

sides by inviting experts on a wide range of topics, such as athletes

with substance abuse issues, the needs of the gay community, and

drinking among young adults in Vermont.”

“We want to educate, dispel myths, and, in particular,

to involve both the campus and the public in discussions about

alcohol and its impact,” added McShane. “There

is a new initiative in the State of Vermont for community coalition

building in addressing alcohol issues andour event is in step

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The symposium begins on Sept. 30 from 4:15-5:30 p.m.

with a panel discussion, “Middlebury Alumni Share Their Expertise,”

featuring experts on alcohol prevention, intervention and recovery.

The panelists include Dr. Jan Carney, director of the Vermont

Health Department, who will discuss statistics specific to Vermont,

which leads the nation in per capita teenage alcohol-related car

accidents.

Other alumni panelists are Guy Kettelhack, who has

written extensively on the topic of recovery-particularly in the

gay community-for the Hazelden Foundation, a leading national

alcohol foundation devoted to treatment, intervention and education;

Robin Harris, director of the Athletic Health Enhancement Program

at the University of Massachusetts, who has worked extensively

with college athletes with substance abuse issues; and John Coffin,

director of Out Patient Adult Services at the Howard Center for

Human Services in Burlington, who has many years of experience

in the acute and long term treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

Following the panel discussion there will be break-out

discussion groups from 5:30-6:15 p.m. A panelist will lead each

group.

On Oct.1, the symposium continues with two lectures.

At 4:15 p.m., Guy Kettelhack will give a talk entitled “When

Jekyll Dances with Hyde-A New Look at Getting High.” A recovery

expert, Kettelhack will focus on spirituality and recovery.

At 7:30 p.m., Dr. Wes Perkins will give a talk entitled

“Misperception of College Student Drinking Norms: The Reign

of Error.” Perkins will discuss how incoming college students

often drink excessively in part because they consistently overestimate

the amount of drinking that takes place on campus, therefore perpetuating

the drinking cycle. A professor at Hobart College and a nationally

recognized expert, Perkins will discuss his research as well as

the impact of social influence on college student drinking, offering

practical strategies for addressing these issues.

On Oct. 7 at 4:15 p.m., Dr. Gerald Garrett’s talk

will be entitled “Faculty as a Critical Link in Alcohol Prevention

Strategies.” A member of the department of

sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Garrett is the director

of alcohol and substance abuse studies.

Closing the symposium on Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m., Dr.

Jean Kilbourne, an internationally recognized expert on alcohol

and the media, will give a talk entitled “Under the Influence:

The Selling of Addiction.” Accompanied by a slide show, her

talk will focus on the media’s “selling of addiction”

to the college population in the United States, and is particularly

relevant to high school students. She has spoken at Middlebury

College in the past to standing-room-only audiences. A reception

will follow at 9:15 p.m.

All events, except the Kilbourne lecture and reception,

will take place in the main social space of McCullough Student

Center on Old Chapel Road, off South Main Street (Route 30). The

Kilbourne lecture will take place in Mead Chapel on Hepburn Road

off College Street (Route 125). The Kilbourne reception will be

in the Redfield Proctor Room on the second floor of Proctor Hall

across Hepburn road from Mead Chapel. Contact Yonna McShane of

health/wellness education at Middlebury College at 802-443-5141

for more information.

Schedule of Events:

Wednesday, Sept. 30

4:15 - 5:30 p.m. “A

Panel of Alcohol Experts: Middlebury Alumni Share Their Expertise”

will be held in McCullough Student Center on Old Chapel Road

off South Main Street (Route 30). A panel of Middlebury alumni

who are experts on the topic of alcohol prevention, intervention

and recovery includes: Dr. Jan Carney ‘76, director of the Vermont

Health Department; Mr. Guy Kettelhack ‘73, writer on the topic

of recovery for the Hazelden Foundation; Ms. Robin Harris ‘84,

director of the Athletic Health Enhancement Program at the University

of Massachusetts; Mr. John Coffin ‘67, director of Out Patient

Adult Services at the Howard Center for Human Services.

5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Discussion

groups will be held in McCullough Student Center on Old Chapel

Road off South Main Street (Route 30). Following the panel discussion

there will be break-out discussion groups. Each group will be

led by a panelist.

Thursday, Oct. 1

4:15 p.m. “When Jekyll

Dances with Hyde-A New Look at Getting High” will be held

in McCullough Student Center on Old Chapel Road off South Main

Street (Route 30). Mr. Guy Kettelhack, writer on the topic of

recovery for the Hazelden Foundation.

7:30 p.m. “Misperception

of College Student Drinking Norms: The Reign of Error”

will be held in McCullough Student Center on Old Chapel Road

off South Main Street (Route 30). Dr. Wes Perkins, professor at

Hobart College and a nationally recognized expert on the impact

of misperceived norms on college drinking.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

4:15 p.m. “Faculty

as a Critical Link in Alcohol Prevention Strategies” will

be held in McCullough Student Center on Old Chapel Road off South

Main Street (Route 30). Dr. Gerald Garrett, director of Alcohol

and Substance Abuse Studies and a member of the department of

sociology at University of Massachusetts’ Boston campus.

Thursday, Oct. 8

7:30 p.m. “Under

the Influence: The Selling of Addiction” will be held in

Mead Chapel on Hepburn Road off College Street (Route 125). Dr.

Jean Kilbourne, an internationally recognized expert on alcohol

and the media.

9:15 p.m. Reception and

discussion with Dr. Kilbourne will be held in Redfield Proctor

Room of Proctor Hall on Hepburn Road, off College Street (Route

125).

The public is invited to attend all symposium events,

which are free of charge. Contact Yonna McShane of health/wellness

education at Middlebury College at 802-443-5141 for more information.