Show i Jeff Ross director the of the Alcohol and Drug Education Program awarded grant MaryAnne Anderegg Contributing Writer WriterS ALT Lake Community College and seven S SALT other colleges and universities across the state have been awarded for two years from the D Department of Educations Education's Fund for the Improvement of Secondary Post-Secondary Education Jeff Ross the director of the Alcohol and Drug Education program will be the 1 coordinator coordinator coordinator coor coor- for the project The purpose of the grant is to share information between the various institutions about what works and what doesn't according according ac- ac cording to Ross The grant also will assist schools which have minimal programs enrich their activities The grant will develop a network network net network net net- work among the secondary post educators The major goal of the project is to promote institutional efforts to develop operate and improve higher education al alcohol alcohol alcohol al- al cohol and other drug prevention programs and related institutional policy a and d procedures procedures ce- ce dures stated Ross The consortium will promote free drug-free campus environments through increased skills knowledge and support of students faculty and staff as well as proactively foster prevention concepts and activities at each institution institution institution in in- Ross noted There were only 32 grants given out across the nation last year You can help more people through prevention than through treatment If we use our money more effectively we can start making an impact We want to help students realize before they smoke drink or use drugs They should learn enough nough to make an informed informed informed in in- formed decision dedsion Ross explained I Members of the are invited to give input on the design of the program If you think theres there's something we should be tell doing us Tell us if you think theres there's something wrong too Ross said Ross would like to see a broad-based broad student stu- stu student stu stu- dent dept involvement in the planning fC for the campus campt s. s If you are helping or re receiving more information call Ross at |