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FSC counselor participates in 
national meeting on substance abuse prevention

LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 14, 2003) - Tom Hall, counselor and coordinator of the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention program at FSC, will participate in a presentation at the U.S. Department of Education's 17th Annual Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education (AODV). The conference takes place Oct. 16-19 in Austin, Texas. 

Hall and representatives from three Florida universities will present a workshop, "Creating Statewide Change in the Culture of High-Risk Drinking: The Florida Higher Education Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (FHE ASAP)." The hands-on practical workshop will describe the history, mission, objectives, and plans, as well as prevention techniques and strategies used by FHE ASAP. 

Other presenters include: 

• Dr. Barry M. Gregory is the Assistant Director of Counseling and Director of Substance Abuse Prevention and Research Programs at Florida Atlantic University.

• Laura Riddle is Director of Alcohol & Other Drug Programming in Student Development and Enrollment Services at University of Central Florida 

• Michael P. Smith is Executive Director of The Florida Center for Tobacco Education at Florida State University

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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