And now, University Police have a new building that better supports and advances all those efforts. One of the University s safety measures is its system of blue-light emergency telephones located all around the campus. In an emergency, a caller need only open the phone box and pick up the phone to talk directly to the University Police dispatcher on the line. To increase the visibility of these phones, the University has added blinking blue lights at the top of selected poles with emergency phones. One of only six programs to receive this recognition from the U.S. Department of Education, the Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program offers a variety of services including a campus hotline, peer education programs, and an interactive peer theater initiative.
Data indicate that the program has been effective in reducing binge-drinking.
The new funding is helping Middle Earth to disseminate more and better information to students about peer drinking behaviors and to provide technical assistance concerning its prevention program to other colleges and universities. I competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1999-2000, as the University took steps to further develop and strengthen the intercollegiate athletics program. McElroy had been serving as director of athletics at American University in Washington, D.C. Only a few weeks after arriving at UAlbany, McElroy named a new men s basketball coach, Scott Beeten , who was associate head coach at the University of California-Berkeley. A major goal for the athletics program is conference membership for all UAlbany teams. I schedules in 1999-2000.