Area 10: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
The BACCHUS Network is a university and community based network focusing on comprehensive health and safety initiatives.
It is our mission to actively promote student and young adult based, campus and community-wide leadership
on healthy and safe lifestyle decisions concerning alcohol abuse, tobacco use,
illegal drug use, unhealthy sexual practices and other high-risk behaviors.
 revised 04/15/2008

Area 10 Spring Conference
 "Beyond the Box: Creativity & Diversity in Peer Education"
 Wesleyan University ~ Middletown, CT
April 5 & 6, 2008

Thank you to all participants and contributors for making
this year's Area 10 Conference a huge success!

Congratulations to our Area 10 Award Winners:

  • Outstanding Peer Educator: Meagan O'Keefe, Bridgewater State College

    • A peer educator who has demonstrated commitment to their peer education program, excelled in leadership roles, maintained academic success and sought involvement in other campus activities.

  • Outstanding Advisor: Nancy Hood, Roger Williams University

    • An advisor who has shown commitment to their peer education group, leadership in health and wellness, positive role modeling, and has brought unique perspective/talents to their role as advisor. (Award sponsored by The Network.)

  • Outstanding Program: "How to Fight the SHU Blues", Sacred Heart University

    • A program which has impacted individuals and/or the campus community, effectively involved peer educators, fostered growth of individual peer educators or the group as a whole, created collaboration with other campus groups or organizations, and incorporated creativity and appreciation of diversity.

  • Outstanding Peer Education Group: Roger Williams University P.E.E.R.s

    • A peer education group which shows commitment to impacting their campus community, accepts growth and leadership opportunities, works effectively as a team, collaborates well with campus groups and organizations, and demonstrates passion, creativity, and follow-through in activities.

  • Outstanding Alumnus: Haley McCarthy, Alumnae of the University of Connecticut Sexperts

    • An alumnus of either a peer education group or an advising role who has, since graduating or leaving the position, contributed to their community through their work or philanthropy and has served as a positive role model to BACCHUS.

Presenters...the Planning Committee will send you a summary of
your evaluation results by the end of April.

Interested in hosting the area conference in the future?
Contact Lisa Currie at 860.685.2466 or lcurrie@wesleyan.edu for an application.

 

Area 10 Leadership Team

Area Consultant/Conference Host
Lisa Currie, Wesleyan University
lcurrie@wesleyan.edu or 860.685.2466

State Coordinator - Connecticut & Rhode Island
Joleen Nevers, University of Connecticut
joleen.nevers@uconn.edu or 860.486.0772

State Coordinator - Massachusetts
Laura McAvey, Emerson College
laura_mcavey@emerson.edu or 617.824.8597

State Coordinator - Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont
Ryan Travia, Harvard University
rtravia@uhs.harvard.edu or 617.496.0133

Student Advisory Committee Member (SAC)
Courtney Cydylo, Central Connecticut State University
area10sac@bacchusnetwork.org
 

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