Dartmouth will collaborate with 14 other colleges and universities on a new initiative the Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking to address alcohol use on campuses across the country. The Collaborative will use information exchanges to determine effective ways to combat alcohol abuse, according to a College press release.
The Collaborative is a product of a partnership between the College and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the press release said.
Each school will appoint a team consisting of students, administrators and faculty members to participate in a monthly conference call to discuss various approaches to alcohol policy implemented on member campuses, College President Jim Yong Kim said in an interview with The Dartmouth Editorial Board. The teams will meet in person every six months beginning in June, according to the press release.
Boston University, Cornell University, Duke University, Northwestern University, Ohio University, Princeton University, Purdue University, Stanford University, Wesleyan University, the University of Wyoming, Stony Brook University, Frostburg State University and Sewanee: The University of the South also joined the Collaborative, according to the press release.
The Collaborative will host three learning sessions in June 2011, January 2012 and July 2012, and will publish its findings at the conclusion of the meetings, the press release said.