[326] MTSU Organizations Offer Alcohol Awareness Events March 2-3

Release date: Feb. 26, 2010

News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Health Promotion contact: Lisa Schrader, 615-494-8704 or thomason@mtsu.edu


MTSU Organizations Offer Alcohol Awareness Events March 2-3


(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU Health Promotion, as well as several other campus offices and organizations will offer two spring break safety programs related to alcohol awareness in early March, event organizer Lisa Schrader said recently.
Guest speaker Mark Sterner will share his emotional, life-altering experience when he brings the message “DUI – a Powerful Lesson” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room, said Schrader, Health Promotion director. The event is open to students, faculty and staff.
The Sterner program is co-sponsored by the Office of Greek Affairs, Health Services, the Student Athlete Enhancement Center, Student Programming Council and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
From 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, in Keathley University Center Room 313, students can attend TIPS – Training for Intervention Procedures – “to help students learn how to intervene when they see their friends or peers use alcohol irresponsibly,” Schrader said.
The TIPS training is co-sponsored by the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Rutherford County.
Sterner, who speaks at high schools, colleges and universities across the country, shares a powerful message, Schrader said.
His life changed dramatically in 1994 when three of his best friends and fraternity brothers were killed in a drunk-driving crash during spring break. Sterner was intoxicated when he was driving the vehicle. He was convicted on three felony manslaughter charges and served three years in a Florida prison.
Sterner was supposed to be the first in his family to graduate; instead, he was the first family member to go to prison.
For more information about either event, contact Schrader by calling 615-494-8704 or e-mail her at thomason@mtsu.edu.
Health Promotion is located in the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center.

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