Conversations that Matter
A resource for having meaningful conversations with college students about their drinking behaviors.
Conversations that Matter is an email series that provides tips, background information, and example language for having meaningful conversations with college students about their drinking behaviors. To request new topics, please email Katie Hippen at khippen@umd.edu. To subscribe to the listserv, please click here.
Highlights: Parents and Families as Partners in Reducing Substance Use
Malinda Hollis Kennedy shared the latest research on family engagement in higher education. A 2024 book, Engaging Families in Higher Education: Lessons Learned and Best Practices, highlights parents’ changing role.
Affirmations: What they are and why they might motivate students to reduce their drinking
A student goes to the bar each week to reduce stress from juggling classes and a job. Their GPA is dropping, jeopardizing their scholarship. A good time to use affirmations is in situations where you detect that a student is feeling ambivalent about changing their behavior.
Core Skills for a Meaningful Conversation
A student’s GPA is dangerously close to getting them kicked out. They tell you that they have been overwhelmed by classes, family, and job responsibilities. One of the only highlights this semester has been going out to the bar with their roommates every week.
Conversations with Students Who Minimize Their High-Risk Alcohol Use
A student comes to your appointment, class, or team practice with a broken ankle. When you ask how it happened, they say that they “partied too hard.” The student tries to laugh it off and says, “I don’t have a drinking problem, though.”
Conversations that Matter
A resource for having meaningful conversations with college students about their drinking behaviors.
Conversations that Matter is an email series that provides tips, background information, and example language for having meaningful conversations with college students about their drinking behaviors. To request new topics, please email Katie Hippen at khippen@umd.edu. To subscribe to the listserv, please click here.
Highlights: Parents and Families as Partners in Reducing Substance Use
Malinda Hollis Kennedy shared the latest research on family engagement in higher education. A 2024 book, Engaging Families in Higher Education: Lessons Learned and Best Practices, highlights parents’ changing role.
Affirmations: What they are and why they might motivate students to reduce their drinking
A student goes to the bar each week to reduce stress from juggling classes and a job. Their GPA is dropping, jeopardizing their scholarship. A good time to use affirmations is in situations where you detect that a student is feeling ambivalent about changing their behavior.
Core Skills for a Meaningful Conversation
A student’s GPA is dangerously close to getting them kicked out. They tell you that they have been overwhelmed by classes, family, and job responsibilities. One of the only highlights this semester has been going out to the bar with their roommates every week.
Conversations with Students Who Minimize Their High-Risk Alcohol Use
A student comes to your appointment, class, or team practice with a broken ankle. When you ask how it happened, they say that they “partied too hard.” The student tries to laugh it off and says, “I don’t have a drinking problem, though.”