A
Message from the Student Trustees
Whew! The end of school is fast approaching, and the time is
right to begin planning for next year's peer education
program. This process can be as exciting and dynamic as
implementing your programs throughout the school year, and
BACCHUS facilitates effective planning.
To look ahead, we must look back. What worked on your
campus this year? What didn't work? Do you have any
evaluations of programs you can review? What can you do
differently? Check out the Starting a Peer Group section under
Group Support on the BACCHUS homepage to review ideas for all
around success, such as keeping peer educators motivated and
gathering a large turnout at your events.
Secondly, find out what works at other campuses.
BACCHUS publishes The Peer Educator and the programming
booklets with each campaign mailing to highlight effective
programs, and this very newsletter, the Facebook group, and
the listserv provide forums for inquiry about what works for
others. Connect with other campuses to ask more, and also
check out the programming resources on the other BACCHUS
websites-FriendsDriveSober.org, TobaccoFreeU.org, and
SmarterSex.org-for ideas on designing and promoting your topic
specific program.
One of the most challenging yet most rewarding
processes of creating your vision for the fall is facilitating
an effective leadership transition. In an activity where we
consider each of our students to be leaders, bringing students
together to entrust knowledge to the next generation may seem
superfluous. In fact, this process can only serve to
strengthen your program. Asking students come to together
throughout this month invites them to not only share
knowledge, but indeed prompts them to reflect upon what they
have learned and conceptualize these lessons in an applicable
way. Not only what we do as peer educators, but how we do it,
is significant, and the people we become along the way is part
of the benefit.
Gearing up for this fall includes taking advantage of
the BACCHUS opportunities and recognizing the impact of what
you do on your campus. Use the print and online sources for
guidance, and use your other affiliates for more ideas.
Contact your SAC or AC with any question that can help you get
more from your BACCHUS affiliation. Last but not least, secure
funding to attend General Assembly in Columbus Ohio this
November, and we will see you this
fall!
Tara Daniel
and Chance Dorland
Student
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BACCHUS
Wants Your
Help
Just face it--there are
certain things that the admission office cannot tell a new
student interested in attending your school, and there is
certain ground that a campus tour cannot cover. That is why
AskBeforeCollege.com has
been created for students who want to know about a
college before they choose to attend.
Guess what makes this endeavor even better? When
you sign up to answer questions about your
college, money is
raised through other students viewing your
answers. The BACCHUS Network is set as the default charity.
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Area Consultant Corner
Hello Area 6!
I hope you all are having a great semester. I can't believe it is
already time for the summer. Some of you may be
traveling, spending time with friends or family, staying home
and relaxing, or, for some of us, working to get caught up on
all the things that may have slipped by while the busyness of
the semester surrounds us. Whatever you are
doing, keep making those healthy choices and stay
safe.
Our spring conference happened back in February, and we
had a great time.
I hope those of you who came had as much fun as we did,
and those of you who didn't will think about joining us next
year.
Congratulations to our award winners, May Luz, Dr. Mary
Wyandt-Hiebert, UT San Antonio- BARR, and Texas A&M
Kingsville- PEP Talk!
It is wonderful to see the many groups in our area
doing such great work.
If you have not yet renewed your membership, I
encourage you to go to the BACCHUS website and do so. We will soon be
calling and bugging everyone who doesn't renew, so I ask you
to save us the time, energy, and long distance and go ahead
and renew now.
Just remember, as your BACCHUS Volunteers, we are here
for you. Feel
free to contact myself or your state coordinators, Kelsey
Bratcher (Texas) and Hope McPhatter (Louisiana), with any help
or support you may need.
If you are interested in volunteering as a state
coordinator, we have the Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico
positions open now.
Have a great spring break!
Kim Harvey-Livingston
BACCHUS Area 6 Consultant
903-566-7197
Kim_Harvey-Livingston@uttyler.edu
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Outside Sam Stabiner's room pumps the
steady drone of ventilators, giving life to his neighbors breath by
breath. Most are in their 80s and 90s, in the twilight of their
years. 
