We are signing this petition to express our disappointment with the status of the course PSY206- Alcohol: Individual, Brain, and Society. We believe that this course has tremendous value to students on our campus. The area of alcoholism and alcohol abuse is a substantial health problem with many undergraduates.This course helps increase awareness of these issues and make us more empathetic individuals by having speakers in class who are fighting addiction, going to TROSA, and bringing in a family who has a child with FASD. These offerings in the course have helped enhance our learning experience and enhance the traditional classroom learning experience. Moreover, the value of this course is enriched by the outreach of the students who take the course to other students or family members whom they know, who have alcohol use problems. Not one of us understand why our university would take a course like this away.
The Psychology Department heads say that the faculty, Dr. Rezvani, needs $10K to teach this course, and the reason this course if no longer being offered is due to budget cuts. We feel as students and future donors to this university, Duke, we should have say in which courses we enjoy and those we don't. Without fail, every single semester there is a waiting list for this course and it is actively sought out by students on ACES. We personally know students who are very disappointed that this course will no longer be offered in the Spring 2016 semester and about its unclear status in the future.
We feel passionately about this course continuing to be offered at Duke, and we would like for the recipient of this petition to reconsider the funding of this course and re-instate it.
Updates
November 19, 2015
I have been in contact with several members of the department to discuss the future of the curriculum. The arguments we have presented regarding the necessity of this course are being reviewed by the administration. Your continued commitment to this issue ensures that the importance of this specific academic experience remains clear.
November 19, 2015
The momentum behind this petition highlights how much the student body values the unique curriculum offered by this course. It is clear that the educational impact of these lessons extends far beyond the traditional classroom.
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By far the most practical class i've taken at duke. Not only has it helped me manage my own behaviors and habits, but it has equipped me to recognize problematic behaviors in others - which I now have the resources to direct them to for help. The most important aspect of this class is exposing people to the disease view of addiction rather than placing the blame on addicts themselves.
This class has had an HUGE impact on me and the way I approach addiction. Not only have I changed my own habits but the class has also helped me approach addicts and their issues
This course seems really meaningful and I would love to take it in the future.
This is so important. If there really is a lack of funding, this is NOT where cuts need to be made. Do better, Duke.
I was planning on taking this class next semester. I would still love to!!!
Wish I could've taken this class!
Save this course!!!
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We are signing this petition to express our disappointment with the status of the course PSY206- Alcohol: Individual, Brain, and Society. We believe that this course has tremendous value to students on our campus. The area of alcoholism and alcohol abuse is a substantial health problem with many undergraduates.This course helps increase awareness of these issues and make us more empathetic individuals by having speakers in class who are fighting addiction, going to TROSA, and bringing in a family who has a child with FASD. These offerings in the course have helped enhance our learning experience and enhance the traditional classroom learning experience. Moreover, the value of this course is enriched by the outreach of the students who take the course to other students or family members whom they know, who have alcohol use problems. Not one of us understand why our university would take a course like this away.
The Psychology Department heads say that the faculty, Dr. Rezvani, needs $10K to teach this course, and the reason this course if no longer being offered is due to budget cuts. We feel as students and future donors to this university, Duke, we should have say in which courses we enjoy and those we don't. Without fail, every single semester there is a waiting list for this course and it is actively sought out by students on ACES. We personally know students who are very disappointed that this course will no longer be offered in the Spring 2016 semester and about its unclear status in the future.
We feel passionately about this course continuing to be offered at Duke, and we would like for the recipient of this petition to reconsider the funding of this course and re-instate it.
Updates
November 19, 2015
I have been in contact with several members of the department to discuss the future of the curriculum. The arguments we have presented regarding the necessity of this course are being reviewed by the administration. Your continued commitment to this issue ensures that the importance of this specific academic experience remains clear.
November 19, 2015
The momentum behind this petition highlights how much the student body values the unique curriculum offered by this course. It is clear that the educational impact of these lessons extends far beyond the traditional classroom.
10 Comments
The most impactful course I ever took at Duke, by far. It taught about addiction from so many perspectives, and exposed me to Durham community resources (AA, Alanon, TROSA) I'd never otherwise have seen or been able to participate in.
By far the most practical class i've taken at duke. Not only has it helped me manage my own behaviors and habits, but it has equipped me to recognize problematic behaviors in others - which I now have the resources to direct them to for help. The most important aspect of this class is exposing people to the disease view of addiction rather than placing the blame on addicts themselves.
This class has had an HUGE impact on me and the way I approach addiction. Not only have I changed my own habits but the class has also helped me approach addicts and their issues
This course seems really meaningful and I would love to take it in the future.
This is so important. If there really is a lack of funding, this is NOT where cuts need to be made. Do better, Duke.
I was planning on taking this class next semester. I would still love to!!!
Wish I could've taken this class!
Save this course!!!
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The most impactful course I ever took at Duke, by far. It taught about addiction from so many perspectives, and exposed me to Durham community resources (AA, Alanon, TROSA) I'd never otherwise have seen or been able to participate in.