The Fontaine Center Student Advisory Board

What is the Fontaine Center Student Advisory Board?

The Fontaine Center Student Advisory Board was created in the fall of 2008 to increase student involvement in the efforts of alcohol awareness and education within the John Fontaine, Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education. The group works together to improve the safety and success of UGA students by advising the alcohol awareness and educational endeavors put forth by the Fontaine Center.

The Fontaine Center Student Advisory Board (FCSAB) operates with the understanding that UGA students make a variety of choices and personal decisions regarding alcohol. The work of the FCSAB is to help students make more informed decisions about alcohol use to decrease the risks for legal, health, academic, and social problems.

The FCSAB consists of 15 students from the University of Georgia. Members can include both undergraduate and graduate students, and may include both students who drink alcohol and those who abstain. The FCSAB meets regularly twice per month.

Thinking of joining the FCSAB?

The Fontaine Center Student Advisory Board is recruiting new members! FCSAB members are dedicated, innovative, and excited about improving the well-being of UGA students by encouraging decisions that lower the risks of alcohol-related negative consequences.

Eligibility for the FCSAB requires that you are a current UGA student, either undergraduate or graduate. Members of the FCSAB commit to the group for a minimum of 1 year, and attend every meeting. Additional time commitments may be necessary for events and other outreach efforts. Students applying must have at least one year left of coursework at UGA.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday, September 9, 2009.

Meetings will occur on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
The dates and times scheduled for meetings are:
9/17 -- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
10/1 -- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
10/22 -- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
11/5 -- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
11/19 -- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
12/3 -- 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
As mentioned previously, additional time may be necessary for projects and planning.

What's in it for you?

• Be part of a team that works to improve alcohol education and awareness on campus.
• Provide thoughts and ideas about how to reach UGA's unique student population.
• Have a voice for an issue that may be directly affecting you or those around you.
• Contribute towards making your campus a better, safer place to be.
• Great leadership opportunity and resume builder.
• Tell us what YOU want and need as a student.
• Help shape the future direction of AOD prevention.

For more information, please contact Deanna Walters, Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Prevention Coordinator: dwalters@uhs.uga.edu.

Fontaine Center Student Advisory Board Application -- Fall 2009

Complete and submit the application below online.

Deadline for applying for Fall 2009 is Wednesday, September 9, 2009.
You will be contacted by Friday, September 11, 2009 and informed if you've been selected for an interview.
Interviews will occur on Monday, September 14, 2009.

Name:	Major:
Email:	Phone:
UGA ID#:	Class Standing: (1st year, 2nd year, etc)
Expected Graduation:	GPA: (If this is your first year at UGA, please indicate your final high school GPA.)
Extracurricular Involvement:

1. Please tell us a little about why you are interested in joining the FCSAB.
2. What messages have you received as a student at UGA about drinking alcohol?
3. Where did you hear/learn those messages?
4. What have you learned at UGA about low-risk drinking? Where did you learn it?
5. Tell us about a time that you brought a unique perspective to an organization or student group.
6. What strengths do you feel you could bring to the FCSAB?

Please provide any additional information about yourself that you feel would help us know more about you.
Please let us know where you heard about the Fontaine Center Student Advisory Board.

There are a limited number of vacancies on the FCSAB. As we are not able to extend membership to all those who apply, please indicate if you would be interested in being contacted about an alcohol awareness student outreach group in the future. I am interested in learning more about the outreach group. No, thank you.