Professional Development & Events

Explore opportunities designed to help campus health and safety professionals grow, start conversations, and make a lasting impact on their campuses.

By participating in our professional development events, you will stay informed, inspired, and connected with peers dedicated to promoting healthy and safe campus communities.

CHASCo Membership Meetings 2026-2027

CHASCo meetings educate and inform its members about new and pressing issues in the field of campus health and safety, including issues of substance use and misuse and violence prevention. You will receive an updated agenda for each meeting after you are registered. 

  • September Meeting

    Friday, September 11, 2026

    This meeting will be in-person at Cumberland University from 11:00am-2:00pm Central. Register here.

  • November Meeting

    Friday, November 13, 2026

    This meeting will be virtual from 11:00-1:00 CT.

  • February Meeting

    Friday, February 26, 2027

    This meeting will be in-person in West, TN from 11:00-2:00 CT. Location TBD.

  • April Meeting

    Friday, April 16, 2027

    This meeting will be virtual from 11:00-1:00 CT.

  • PiP Statewide Training Event

    May 18-19, 2026

    Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Franklin: 1874 W McEwen Dr, Franklin, TN 37067

  • Please plan to join us for our September Membership Meeting scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2026. The meeting will take place at Cumberland University and is scheduled from 11:00-2:00 Central. Lunch will be provided. CHASCo members are encouraged to invite colleagues who may be interested. All are welcome to join us. Please register by Friday, September 4, to confirm your attendance.

    Professional Development: Beyond the Game: Understanding Gambling and Student Well-Being on Campus: As sports betting become increasingly accessible, college students are navigating a rapidly changing gambling landscape. Dr. Jim Whelan from The Gambling Clinic will explore what we know about gambling among college students, including emerging legislative trends, prevalence, gambling-related harms, and the factors that contribute to gambling problems.

    Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the risk and protective factors associated with gambling-related harm and examine the connections between gambling, mental health, substance use, and overall student well-being. The session will also look ahead to opportunities for prevention and intervention, with a focus on how colleges and universities can partner with The Gambling Clinic to better support students and promote campus well-being.

    Join us to move beyond the game and consider how campuses can recognize, prevent, and respond to gambling-related harm in today’s college environment.

    PRESENTER BIO: Dr. Whelan is a Clinical Psychologist HSP and Professor of Psychology at the University of Memphis. He also holds the title of Executive Director of the TN Institute for Gambling Education and Research. Like the others on this team, Dr. Whelan received his doctoral training at the University of Memphis. He has published widely on important questions related gambling, prevention and gambling harms and gambling disorders. 

    Educational & Prevention Items for Distribution: During this meeting, we will have several items to give out for educational and prevention purposes. 

Connect, Share, and Innovate

Our CHASCo Chat Series offers an opportunity for members to exchange ideas and connect with AOD professionals across the state. Modeled after the water cooler chats initiated by the Higher Education Center in 2020, these sessions are exclusively for CHASCo members.

CHASCo Chat Series

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CHASCo Chat Schedule:

  • Join us virtually for June's CHASCo Chat! This session will provide an overview of recent policy developments and legislative updates impacting higher education and substance use prevention in Tennessee. Attendees will hear key takeaways from the latest Tennessee General Assembly session and learn about emerging statewide prevention priorities affecting college and university communities.

    Register Here

  • From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Tobacco & Vaping Prevention on Campus is a collaborative virtual meeting focused on sharing ideas and strategies across institutions. Participants will exchange lessons learned, discuss challenges, and highlight promising practices related to policy implementation, student engagement, enforcement, and prevention programming.

    Join colleagues from other campuses to gain practical insights and fresh approaches you can adapt to strengthen your own tobacco and vaping prevention efforts. We will hear from our partners at Middle TN State University, UT Chattanooga, and Partners in Prevention Missouri. 

    March 23, 2026  at 11:00 CT

  • Join us for a virtual Chat on November 19th at 11:00 CT. Building on insights from our November Membership Meeting, this interactive session will dive into real-world strategies for promoting mental health and resilience within higher education. You’ll connect with colleagues across campuses to share innovative ideas, proven approaches, and inspiring success stories that make a difference in student and staff wellness.

  • Join us for a virtual CHASCo Chat, on October 24, 2025, from 9am-10:30 Central. During this session, we will introduce our Elevate Naturally resources for addressing cannabis prevention. These resources include an overview of the new Cannabis Prevention Toolkit and our Elevate Naturally social media toolkit for your use and distribution. These materials have been developed with a focus on implementing strategies featuring natural ways to boost mood and elevate our mental health without using substances. 

    In addition, our friends with the Missouri Partners in Prevention Coalition will share a Cannabis 101 presentation that participants will be able to edit and tailor to use with your campus populations. 

Share Your Ideas

Have a topic you'd like to see discussed in our next chat? We'd love to hear your ideas!

Reach out and let us know what interests you this semester.

Partners in Prevention

Partners in Prevention is CHASCo’s annual prevention training event, bringing together Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) professionals from across the state for two days of insightful discussions, informative workshops, and networking opportunities. Each year, the event focuses on a theme relevant to current challenges and innovations in the field of campus prevention.

Partners in Prevention ON MAY 17 & 18, 2027

Save the Date! Check out our website at piptennessee.com for details.

We're planning another exciting conference filled with informative sessions, networking opportunities, and innovative strategies to promote healthy and safe campus communities.

Additional Professional Development Opportunities

  • Session 1 – Social Norming 101 & Introduction to Time to Ungrind

    Friday, September 12 from 11:30-12:30 Central

    In collegiate prevention, we recognize that college students are bombarded with a persistent messaging that has become part of higher education lore: “everyone is misusing alcohol and other substances.” The unfortunate result of this messaging is that it becomes self-fulfilling – as student misperception overestimates prevalence, use becomes more permissive, and misuse and related consequences rise. Join us to learn the science behind social norms campaigns and explore the success of “Time to Ungrind”- a social norms campaign that aims to resist society’s culture of grinding and hustling all day, every day, and address college student stimulant misuse and mental health challenges related to college life. This session will show you how you can support your students by utilizing the campaign in collaboration with your campus’s health and well-being champions.

  • Session 2 – Social Media Planning & Programming Strategies

    Friday, November 7 from 11:00-12:00 Central

    Join us for an interactive TA session focused on strengthening your social norms campaign media planning and programming strategies. Together, we’ll build out a programming calendar and outreach strategies to prepare for the spring semester. To wrap up, we’ll explore effective social media approaches to ensure your campaigns resonate and reach students where they are.

  • Session 3 – If You're Not Assessing, You're Guessing: Prioritizing Program Assessment and Evaluation

    Friday, February 6 from 11:00-12:00 Central

    Are you consistently assessing and evaluating your programs, or just guessing what programs work for your students? Need confirmation that your programs are evidence-based/evidence-informed? Join us to learn about program assessment and evaluation, writing meaningful learning outcomes, and implementing creative methods for collecting assessment and evaluation data. The presenter will also share tips for creating and strengthening a culture of assessment and evaluation on your campus.

Member Institutions

We are proud to collaborate with 46 institutions dedicated to enhancing campus health and safety.

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By uniting our efforts, we can create a safer, healthier educational environment for all students. Join CHASCo today and be part of the solution!
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