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at least we aren't apathetic.
however, it is 4:18 and i cant sleep. administration wants to do away with the one place on campus that is mine. the place that a boy brought me to long ago to meet some random woman who offered me a job... the Heart House.
i know the house doesnt look like its anything great. in fact, as some have said, it's quite the eye sore. but come on. you wanna tear it down? why....
bc it offers free counseling to students on campus?
bc it provides alcohol awareness to an alcoholic student body?
bc it provides students with the education necessary to drink responsibly and NOT die of alcohol poisoning?
or maybe its because the University would like to pretend like it has the drinking problems of it's school under control with the implementation of a new puppet-sheriff in town.
basically, the heart house is going to be ripped out of it's house and shoved in an office.
no more kitchen
no more cat
no more beds
no more crazy indian murals on the wall
no more scrabble games
no more family
no more house
ok. sweet. lets completely rip the heart out of the program. im sure TONS of students will be flocking to the basement of the oh-so-welcoming Wilbur Cross building to talk about their drug and alcohol issues....
ya. i didn't think so either.
sign a petition. better yet. email these guys and let them know how you feel.
(john.saddlemire@uconn.edu & then copying the e-mail to philip.austin@uconn.edu and peter.nicholls@uconn.edu.)
and if someone asks you to sign a petition... 8 times.... be patient. we are just trying to save our home.
be part of the emailing campaign....
What the Heart Program Does
The Heart Program is a nationally recognized substance abuse program at the University of Connecticut. It is a prevention, peer education, intervention, and service learning program rolled into one. It is estimated that the Heart Program directly reaches over 1/3 of the student body each year. The program raises awareness about alcohol and other drugs, provides free counseling services to all students, and serves as perhaps the most diverse program on the campus by involving any student wanting to become involved.
Recently, there has been a rumor that the Heart Program will have to leave its central location and be relocated to an office setting. The current location is a physical house accessible to all, appropriately named The Heart House. Being away from home, some students long for a comfortable environment to escape the stresses of everyday campus life. The Heart House serves as this home away from home. By taking away the Heart Programs house, there is an elimination of that comfort people seek by going into such an establishment. Dr. Sheila Cummings once wrote in regards to university alcohol and other drug education programs, "The more the university takes a leadership role in this way, the more the program will fail, effectively disappearing when the staff does not attend to it. Students will not make changes until they hear their own voice, for that is a particularly salient developmental task for young adults." This refers to the student's choice to enter a comfortable environment where they can be provided with non-judgmental support apart from the rules and regulations of high up administrative officials. Taking away the Heart House will only lead to the ineffectiveness of a student led program such as the Heart Program.
The Heart Program does not just create a sense of comfort for students, but for parents as well. Many parents, who have had children involved with the Heart Program, are often happy to hear that their child is being provided with education about alcohol and other drugs and social life at a major university in a setting where they feel comfortable.
It is clear to see that by taking away the Heart House, the administration will be doing all levels of the campus a huge disservice. The atmosphere, the effectiveness, and the large reach it currently has over students will be greatly jeopardized. We recognize the fact that the current Heart House will be eliminated, but we feel justified in asking the administration to give us a comparable setting with sufficient space apart from an office setting. It is important that all students, faculty, parents, or anyone else comes forward to help in the campaign to save the Heart House. People can help out by emailing john.saddlemire@uconn.edu & then copying the e-mail to philip.austin@uconn.edu and peter.nicholls@uconn.edu.
however, it is 4:18 and i cant sleep. administration wants to do away with the one place on campus that is mine. the place that a boy brought me to long ago to meet some random woman who offered me a job... the Heart House.
i know the house doesnt look like its anything great. in fact, as some have said, it's quite the eye sore. but come on. you wanna tear it down? why....
bc it offers free counseling to students on campus?
bc it provides alcohol awareness to an alcoholic student body?
bc it provides students with the education necessary to drink responsibly and NOT die of alcohol poisoning?
or maybe its because the University would like to pretend like it has the drinking problems of it's school under control with the implementation of a new puppet-sheriff in town.
basically, the heart house is going to be ripped out of it's house and shoved in an office.
no more kitchen
no more cat
no more beds
no more crazy indian murals on the wall
no more scrabble games
no more family
no more house
ok. sweet. lets completely rip the heart out of the program. im sure TONS of students will be flocking to the basement of the oh-so-welcoming Wilbur Cross building to talk about their drug and alcohol issues....
ya. i didn't think so either.
sign a petition. better yet. email these guys and let them know how you feel.
(john.saddlemire@uconn.edu & then copying the e-mail to philip.austin@uconn.edu and peter.nicholls@uconn.edu.)
and if someone asks you to sign a petition... 8 times.... be patient. we are just trying to save our home.
be part of the emailing campaign....
What the Heart Program Does
The Heart Program is a nationally recognized substance abuse program at the University of Connecticut. It is a prevention, peer education, intervention, and service learning program rolled into one. It is estimated that the Heart Program directly reaches over 1/3 of the student body each year. The program raises awareness about alcohol and other drugs, provides free counseling services to all students, and serves as perhaps the most diverse program on the campus by involving any student wanting to become involved.
Recently, there has been a rumor that the Heart Program will have to leave its central location and be relocated to an office setting. The current location is a physical house accessible to all, appropriately named The Heart House. Being away from home, some students long for a comfortable environment to escape the stresses of everyday campus life. The Heart House serves as this home away from home. By taking away the Heart Programs house, there is an elimination of that comfort people seek by going into such an establishment. Dr. Sheila Cummings once wrote in regards to university alcohol and other drug education programs, "The more the university takes a leadership role in this way, the more the program will fail, effectively disappearing when the staff does not attend to it. Students will not make changes until they hear their own voice, for that is a particularly salient developmental task for young adults." This refers to the student's choice to enter a comfortable environment where they can be provided with non-judgmental support apart from the rules and regulations of high up administrative officials. Taking away the Heart House will only lead to the ineffectiveness of a student led program such as the Heart Program.
The Heart Program does not just create a sense of comfort for students, but for parents as well. Many parents, who have had children involved with the Heart Program, are often happy to hear that their child is being provided with education about alcohol and other drugs and social life at a major university in a setting where they feel comfortable.
It is clear to see that by taking away the Heart House, the administration will be doing all levels of the campus a huge disservice. The atmosphere, the effectiveness, and the large reach it currently has over students will be greatly jeopardized. We recognize the fact that the current Heart House will be eliminated, but we feel justified in asking the administration to give us a comparable setting with sufficient space apart from an office setting. It is important that all students, faculty, parents, or anyone else comes forward to help in the campaign to save the Heart House. People can help out by emailing john.saddlemire@uconn.edu & then copying the e-mail to philip.austin@uconn.edu and peter.nicholls@uconn.edu.
posted by bethanneclements at 10:38 AM
1 Comments:
You should try and shorten that email. Like maybe just mention the high lights. More people will read it that way. Also,I'll be sure to keep this matter in prayer.
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