The Lamar University Jack Brooks Chair in Government and Public Service, in collaboration with the Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Council, will host the 2010 Brooks Conference Thursday, March 25, on the Lamar campus.
Jefferson County Sheriff Mitch Woods will be the keynote speaker for the event, which will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the John Gray Center, Building A. Woods will speak at a luncheon from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
The conference will bring Lamar University faculty members and students together with the government, civic and nonprofit leaders who are being invited to attend, said James Vanderleeuw, Jack Brooks Chair at Lamar University and conference director.
The event will include eight panels, four of which will focus on substance abuse and four of which will focus on issues pertaining to local public administration and policy. Topics include underage drinking, prescription drug abuse and recent trends in substance abuse (studies and prevention/treatment and intervention). Other topics are local economic development, non-profit organizations, and public administration and criminal justice.
Joining Vanderleeuw in conference organization are Terri Davis, conference coordinator, and Michael Pennington, assistant coordinator. Davis and Pennington are assistant professors of political science. Amanda McLaughlin, program specialist with the Substance Abuse Division of the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission, is coordinating the substance-abuse panels.
Additional information is available from Vanderleeuw at (409) 880-2288.
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