<p>Got a letter from President Lambert today regarding the alcohol issues and the online alcohol education program. He included a list of initiatives Elon has either already undertaken or plans to work on regarding alcohol. It’s clear they take the problem seriously. Also, he had some talking points for us to discuss with our kids, one of which was something I hadn’t heard from college admins before:</p>
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<p>Sounds reasonable to me! This was just one of 4 talking points, and the list of Elon initiatives took a whole page, and included Campus Awareness & Messages, Academic Issues, Co-Curricular Efforts to Educate Students & Parents, Mentoring, Social Programs and Spaces, Effectiveness of Sanctions, Counseling and Assessment On and Off Campus, and Assessment. I was impressed.</p>