III. Campus Concerns
- Are you interested in law? debate? psychology? government, international relations, business, medicine, education...? If any of these interest you, then you NEED to check us out! Mediationis a voluntary process of dispute resolution in which people in conflict meet with a neutral third party, a mediator, to come to a mutually beneficial resolution. Mediation is in high demand in the corporate, legal, medical and other professional fields...and we can make it work for you! Mediators for the Dartmouth Community is an organization that serves the campus and surrounding community by providing conflict resolution, facilitation, and communication services so as to enable individuals and groups to better deal with conflict. In addition to mediating disputes and facilitating conversations for students, faculty, staff, administrators, or community members, MDC also focuses on training community members to become mediators themselves; our 30-hour training enables mediators to serve both on campus and in the Small Claims Court in Woodstock, VT. MDC will be offering mediation training September 29-30 and October 6-7. Take advantage of a great opportunity and get trained in a valuable and useful skill before LSA's and FSPs lure you away from campus! You'll use your mediation and conflict resolution skills for the rest of your life, either informally or formally in business, as a lawyer, professional mediator, diplomat, educator...the sky's the limit! MDC invites all interested 04's to an information session on September 21, 2000. For more information, blitz M4DC!
- Dartmouth Alliance for Children of Color: WHAT'S GOING ON? For many of the minority children in the Upper Valley, it is not uncommon to find themselves in situations where they are the only person of color in school or community settings. OUR MISSION: The DACC volunteer program is designed to promote positive cultural awareness & expression and to foster strong relationships between involved students of color at Dartmouth, and Upper Valley minority children and their families.
- DREAM (Directing through Recreation, Education, And Mentoring) is a community service program that matches Dartmouth kids with about 50 kids aged 5-14 from a housing development in nearby Vermont for one-on-one as well as group activities. There is also a fledgling Teen DREAM program. The program takes place on Friday afternoons and a few additional weekends each term. Because DREAM stresses individual and continuous relationships, it is a great chance to make a visible difference, but it is also a big commitment. The mentors all run the program together, and it is an incredible experience for everyone involved! Blitz: Devon Green.
- Rape Education Action Committee (REACT) is a peer education group who informs students about how to respond to instances of sexual abuse, and promotes attitudes and values that break down myths and stereotypes about sexual abuse.
- Members of the Student Health Advisory Board (SHAB) work directly with the director of the Health Service on issues relating to student health and various policies at the Health Service.
- PEAC (Peer Education Action Corps) is an extensive curriculum offered each Fall, Winter and Spring for health opinion leaders. In this program, students learn information and skills that empower them to change social norms around important health issues such as alcohol and other drugs, sexual abuse, disordered eating and exercise, STDs, stress, depression, as well as, diversity training and leadership skills. Students who complete the PEAC curriculum receive one Physical Education credit and are give priority to sign up for Health Service Peer Advisor programs sponsored by the Health Resources Department.
- DAPA (Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors) are students who have been trained to respond to their peers about alcohol use and misuse. DAPAs can provide factual information and serve as a referral point for other alcohol-related resources on campus. Trainings are held during Winter and Summer terms.
- EDPAs (Eating Disorders Peer Advisors) are students who have been trained to provide support and resources for peers concerned about eating disorders and disordered eating for themselves or friends. Trainings are held during Spring and Summer terms.
- SAPA (Sexual Abuse Peer Advisors) members have been trained to respond to their peers' questions about the legal, medical, and emotional issues surrounding sexual abuse. Trainings are held during Winter and Summer terms.
- From time to time, students have organized educational efforts to enhance peer education and outreach on campus. The Health Resources Department works with students on such initiatives when the appropriate resources are available.
- SAAF (Sexual Abuse Awareness Facilitator) This group promotes sexual abuse awareness through the facilitation of workshops for student groups on campus. Blitz: saaf
- SAFE (Students Against the Abuse of Food and Exercise) This group works to raise awareness and to educate about the consequences of disordered food and exercise behaviors. Blitz: safe
- STAACC (Students Targeting Abusive Alcohol Consumption on Campus) This group addresses abusive use of alcohol on the college campus. Blitz: staacc
- Do you like to help sick children out? Do you want to help put a smile on the faces of children in the hospital? The Wishing Well is a student group that works to grant wishes to children in the hospital. The wishes range in size from staging WWF matches with Dartmouth Student wrestlers to giving a child a copy of Green Eggs and Ham and reading it with him. We have granted hundreds of wishes and found that there are few things as enjoyable as granting a wish to a sick child. Blitz: wishing well
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