Press Releases

3/30/2011 EverFi Acquires Outside The Classroom Creating Largest K-16 Education Platform for Critical Skills

3/17/2011 Innovation in Prevention: Institutions and Organizations Receive Accolades for Excellence in Alcohol Programming

5/28/2010 High School Students Win National Media Competition on Alcohol Awareness

3/11/2010 Raising the bar: Institutions and Organizations Receive Accolades for Alcohol Prevention Excellence

St. John’s University and Chi Omega Fraternity granted Highest Honors; awarded $10,000 donations

11/2/2009 The Gordie Foundation and Outside the Classroom Announce Recipient of 2009 Presidential Leadership Award

10/27/2009 United Educators and Outside The Classroom Announce Partnership to Provide Alcohol Risk Management Services

10/1/2009 Outside The Classroom and StudentVoice Partner to Provide Innovative Assessment Service

New platform will help colleges and universities correlate student alcohol use with other key campus metrics

7/8/2009 Outside The Classroom Wins Stevie® Award in 7th Annual American Business Awards™

Organization receives recognition for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program

4/9/2009 AlcoholEdu® Wins Prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award

Outside The Classroom's alcohol prevention program receives accolades in the Adult Education and Entertainment Category

3/11/2009 College Students Spend More Time Drinking Than Studying

At height of debate on college drinking, new study finds first-year students who use alcohol spend 10.2 hours a week drinking, compared to 8.4 hours studying.

3/10/2009 Advancing the Field: Institutions and Organizations Receive Accolades for Alcohol Prevention Excellence

College of the Holy Cross and Delta Gamma Fraternity granted Highest Honors; awarded $10,000 donations

3/10/2009 Glen L. Sherman Receives Accolade for Excellence in Alcohol Prevention

William Paterson University's prevention expert honored for outstanding contribution to the field

11/20/2008 Dr. William DeJong Receives Accolade for Excellence in Alcohol Prevention

Outside The Classroom's prevention expert honored for outstanding contribution to the field

9/3/2008 University President Honored with National Award for Role in Innovative Alcohol Prevention Work

At height of debate on legal drinking age, Frostburg State University President Dr. Jonathan C. Gibralter receives award for de-emphasizing alcohol within his campus community

3/24/2008 Leading the Way: Institutions and Greek Organizations Recognized for Alcohol Prevention Excellence

The University of Central Florida and Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity granted Highest Honors; receive $10,000 donations

1/15/2008 New Study Demonstrates Efficacy of AlcoholEdu® for College

NIAAA funds $2 million national study of leading online alcohol prevention

12/4/2007 New Presidential Leadership Award to Recognize College Presidents for Work Deemphasizing Role of Alcohol on Campus

$50,000 award supported by seven leading higher education organizations

10/9/2007 Outside The Classroom Launches MentalHealthEdu

Online program helps train administrators, faculty, and staff to identify and assist students in distress

8/15/2007 One-Millionth Student Takes AlcoholEdu® Prevention Program

1 in 4 college freshmen in America to take online alcohol prevention program this academic year

8/15/2007 William DeJong, Ph.D., Joins Outside The Classroom

National prevention expert to head program research and development

8/15/2007 Outside The Classroom Expands Offering to Include Innovative Mental Health Promotion Program

MentalHealthEdu™ supports healthy campus environments with tools and strategies for identifying and assisting students in distress

7/30/2007 Outside The Classroom Launches Innovative Update of AlcoholEdu® Prevention Program

New version offers enhanced personalization and interactivity for both students and administrators, as well as new sexual assault prevention module

4/18/2007 Taking Initiative: Colleges and Universities Recognized For Alcohol Prevention Excellence

The University of Alabama granted Highest Honors; receives $10,000 donation

12/11/2006 Outside The Classroom and Educational Benchmarking, Inc. Partner to Offer Interactive Reporting on College Drinking

New tools give colleges, universities, and Greek organizations unprecedented ability to analyze students' attitudes and behaviors

9/12/2006 Outside The Classroom and CAMPUSPEAK Partner To Offer Coordinated Prevention Programming

Sessions Provide Opportunity for Colleges, Universities, and Greek Organizations to Expand Prevention Efforts with Seamless Approach

5/4/2006 Bergen-Cico joins SU's College of Human Services and Health Professions, assumes leadership role with Outside The Classroom

4/4/2006 Eight Colleges and Universities Recognized for Excellence in Alcohol Prevention Programming

Syracuse University takes home top honors; receives $10,000 donation to general scholarship fund

8/15/2005 130 Colleges, Universities, and Greek Organizations Mandate Online Alcohol Prevention

Trend Illustrates Renewed Effort to Help College Students Make Safe Decisions About Alcohol

7/13/2005 Outside The Classroom Releases Enhanced AlcoholEdu® Prevention Program

Online program features new case-based learning opportunities, expanded customization, and improved user experience

6/2/2005 Free Online Intervention Tool From Outside The Classroom Enables Colleges To Help Problem Student Drinkers

Alcohol Innerview™, a brief motivational intervention (BMI) tool designed to help students assess their drinking behavior, is available free of charge to colleges

5/24/2005 Academic Study Finds Online Alcohol Prevention Reduces Negative Consequences of College Drinking

University of Illinois researcher concludes students who completed AlcoholEdu® reported 50% fewer health, social, and academic consequences

11/29/2004 MADD, Outside The Classroom Develop Online Alcohol Prevention Course for Youth Offenders

Course Gives Court Officers New Tool to Fight Underage Drinking

6/28/2004 Drinking Reduced by College Fraternities and Sororities Through Population-Level Prevention

High-risk drinking moderated at college Greek organizations implementing AlcoholEdu, an online prevention program

1/29/2004 MADD, Outside The Classroom Introduce AlcoholEdu for High School Online Prevention Program

Creating an 'Epidemic of Healthy Behavior' Among High School Students

11/24/2003 Outside The Classroom Raises $2.5 Million in Venture Capital Financing

Population-Level Prevention™ Pioneer Expands Market, Diversifies AlcoholEdu Product Line

11/12/2003 AlcoholEdu for Sanctions Helps Colleges Prevent Additional Alcohol Policy Violations

Interactive Experience Helps Students Avoid Future Problems with Alcohol

10/9/2003 NASPA Announces 'Population-Level Prevention' As Effective Curb on High-Risk College Drinking

Aggregate Results from Schools Mandating Online Alcohol Prevention Highlight Reduction in Consumption and Harmful Behaviors

9/8/2003 Hobbs Group/Kirklin & Co Endorses AlcoholEdu™

Insurance and Risk Management Specialist Recommends Outside The Classroom's Online Alcohol Prevention Program for All Collegiate Fraternity Organizations

8/13/2003 Outside The Classroom Introduces New and Improved AlcoholEdu™

New Version of Best-Selling Population-Level Prevention™ Program Enhanced Based on Largest Evaluative Data Set in Educational Programming History

7/9/2003 Population-Level Prevention™ Reduces Drinking Among College Students

Schools requiring AlcoholEdu™ of all first-year students see increased abstention and moderation of high-risk drinking behaviors

6/25/2003 Entrepreneurs Foundation of New England To Honor Corporate Community Service Award Winners

Five Local Companies To Receive Awards for Exceptional Corporate Community Service

6/23/2003 Outside The Classroom Launches Online Alcohol Prevention Program For College-Bound High School Students

AlcoholEdu™, a best-seller in colleges, now available to help secondary schools address student drinking

2/20/2003 AlcoholEdu Prevention Course Facilitates Drinking Behavior Change

2/11/2003 Outside The Classroom Taps David A. Copithorne for Chief Marketing Officer Position

New Role to Focus on New Markets, Expanded Customer Base

1/8/2003 Outside The Classroom Names Susan L. Katz Vice President of Sales

Former Blackboard, Inc., Executive To Drive Growth Of Online Alcohol Education Leader

11/6/2002 MADD, Outside The Classroom Join Forces to Develop Online Alcohol Prevention Program for Youth

Call on States to Make Online Alcohol Prevention Course Part of Existing Driver's Education Courses

10/15/2002 Major Universities Motivate Students With Outside The Classroom's Innovative Alcohol Education Program

Duke, Northwestern, Tufts, Others Utilize Online Course as a Cornerstone of their Prevention Programs

8/20/2002 University of Connecticut Adopts Online Alcohol Education Program

Administers AlcoholEdu Course to All First-Year Students, Senator Lieberman Praises School

7/31/2002 Kappa Alpha Theta, Nation’s First Greek-Letter Fraternity for Women, Mandates Alcohol Awareness Education for Members

Sets Standard for Preemptive Alcohol Education by Administering Online AlcoholEdu Course to More Than 12,000 Students

7/31/2002 Fraternal Information and Programming Group (FIPG) Endorses AlcoholEdu

Recommends All Member Organizations Adopt Online Prevention Program

5/13/2002 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and Outside The Classroom Announce Partnership to Deploy TheHealthSurvey

Survey Recognized as Best-of-Breed

4/15/2002 American College Personnel Association and Outside The Classroom Announce Partnership

Groundbreaking Study to Evaluate Alcohol Prevention Efforts

2/19/2002 Outside The Classroom, Inc. Announces $2 Million in Series C Financing

Also Announces Finalist Status in the MIT Sloan eBusiness Awards

1/7/2002 Outside The Classroom and Security On Campus Partner to Deliver Online Alcohol Education to Concerned Parents

11/26/2001 California State University - Chico Adopts AlcoholEdu

10/16/2001 Zeta Psi Becomes First Fraternity To Adopt Online Alcohol Education Program

9/6/2001 Villanova Adopts AlcoholEduTM for All First-Year Students

8/1/2001 Outside The Classroom and Education Development Center Announce New Partnership to Improve Health Education for College Students

7/24/2001 Outside The Classroom Appoints Vice President of Prevention Programs

4/18/2001 Outside The Classroom and NASPA Announce Partnership

11/27/2000 Outside The Classroom Gains 30 Schools for Beta Test of Online Alcohol Course