University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has partnered with 3rd Millennium, whose mission is to help students address critical life skills such as alcohol abuse prevention, drug abuse prevention, relationship violence prevention and sexual assault prevention, in high schools and higher education institutions across the country.

As part of our comprehensive prevention program for new incoming first year and/or transfer undergraduate and graduate students, UMBC requires that new, undergraduate students complete Alcohol-Wise and Other Drugs and new, graduate students complete Other Drugs. These online courses will empower you to make healthy, well-informed decisions about issues that affect your college years and beyond.

Important: For each of the courses: 

• Part 1 is due August 13, 2021 and
• Part 2 is due October 22, 2021 [Alcohol-Wise ONLY]

All courses open July 2, 2021.

Alcohol-Wise For College 

1. Always sign in at: https://my.umbc.edu/go/alcoholwise
2. You will be directed to the myUMBC login page. Sign in with your UMBC username and password, and you will then be taken directly to the registration page for the Alcohol-Wise course.

Passing Exam Score: 75%

Other Drugs

1. Always sign in at: https://my.umbc.edu/go/otherdrugsprevention
2. You will be directed to the myUMBC login page. Sign in with your UMBC username and password, and you will then be taken directly to the registration page for the Other Drugs course.

Other Important Information:

• You will need Internet access and audio capabilities.
• To avoid technical issues, please use any major web browser released within the previous two years.
• You may take the course(s) in multiple sittings.
• The courses may include surveys to help personalize your experience and measure students’ attitudes and behaviors.
• Should you experience any technical issues, including issues with course login, 3rd Millennium has technical support and can be accessed by emailing help@3rdmil.com or clicking on the “Help” link within the courses.
• Should you experience login problems related to myUMBC, contact the DoIT Help Desk by visiting https://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help or call 410-455-3838.
• If you have any additional questions or concerns about these courses, please email uhs@umbc.edu.
• Upon completion of this course, you DO NOT need to send a copy of your completion certificate to University Health Services.

Thank you, and welcome to UMBC!

For Challenge Day 7 we are going to focus on what happens when we combine the values, skills, and efforts that we all hold. This challenge made it a point to highlight an inclusive approach to leadership, rather than solely a positional one. The reason being to bust common misconceptions as it relates to leadership, while enriching the development of leadership qualities in all aspects that it appears— especially within your collegiate journey. 

As we previously touched on earlier in the challenge, leadership work is done within groups of people with a common goal and a shared vision. And the process of leadership is typically in response to the needs of our community. Social responsibility and positive change for the betterment of others, the community, and society is at the core of the social change concept and essential when becoming a change agent in your community.

According to the Social Change Model of Leadership Development: 

• Leadership is concerned with effecting change on behalf of others and society

• Leadership is collaborative

• Leadership is a process rather than a position

• Leadership is values-based

• All students (not just those in formal positions) are potential leaders

• Community service is a powerful vehicle for developing leadership skills

Day 7 Challenge Questions:

What is your reaction to these ideas? How does this differ from the ways leaders and those learning how to become better leaders (the process of leadership learning) are portrayed on the news? 

BONUS Question:

In what other ways does (or can) this model show up in the current state our society is facing? What are your roles and responsibilities in the UMBC community as it relates to the Social Change Model?