Alcohol Policy Initiatives

Review of WGAA Goals and Outcomes Fall 2004

WGAA Core Goals	Measurable Objectives	Strategic Program Activity/Initiative	Outcome
1. Increase and Improve Alcohol Education	1A. Establish effective primary and secondary prevention methods	1Aa. Establish first-year seminar	Absolut Anthropology has been offered since 1999, growing from a seminar to a class enrolling approximately 25 students.
		1Ab. Establish a program for policy violators	The First Step program was developed in 1999 and has seen an increase in referrals each year. The program was revised in summer 2004 to provide more individualized services for referrals.
		1Ac. Establish "Health Liaisons" between health education and College Houses	The Health Liaisons has been established and is successfully serving as a bridge between Health Education and the College House staff.
		IAd. Support increased peer education efforts through DART	DART continues to provide peer education programs to College Houses, new members of the Greek system, and athletic teams.
		IAe. Create more opportunities for students to "Speak Out" about adverse alcohol-related experiences through public meetings, websites, etc.	Annual events have included: a panel on ecstasy, the Better Life Initiative, an alcohol policy debate, etc.
		IAf. Investigate opportunities for curricular integration of alcohol issues in appropriate departments within each of the undergraduate schools.
		IAg. Continue to advise New Student Orientation planners of critical health issues facing first-year students	Penn Life Sketches actors have been trained each year to incorporate appropriate alcohol policy issues and messages into the skit. All incoming students view skit during NSO.
	1B. Disseminate alcohol education materials	1Ba. Provide each incoming student with a copy of the University Alcohol Policy, a Family Alcohol Education Booklet.	Currently, the alcohol policy is distributed online via the AlcoholEDU program that all incoming freshmen must participate in. In past years, a family alcohol booklet was sent to all parents of incoming freshmen.
	1C. Correct misperceptions of college drinking	1Ca. Design and implement a new social marketing campaign	Ads placed in the DP reach 14,000 readers; 200 posters distributed to College Houses; magnets and flyers distributed in a variety of settings.
2. Ensure a Supportive Environment	2A. Removing barriers for students seeking medical attention for alcohol-related issues.	2Aa. Students seeking alcohol-related medical assistance and/or a friend that accompanies them should not be subject to disciplinary action.	Annual survey data reveals that 95% of first-year students are aware of the medical amnesty policy. Over 85% report that they would be more likely to seek medical attention because of the clause.
	2B. Facilitate identification and early intervention for health risk behaviors	2Ba. Assess and refer students with alcohol-related risk factors via First Step program.	Referrals have increased each year. The system is currently at capacity and the wait to participate in the program is several weeks.
	2C. Provide risk-reduction and legal compliance for registered social events involving alcohol and the student population.	2Ca. Train and coordinate alcohol monitors for registered undergraduate events where alcohol is served.	A staff of at least 25 alcohol monitors is maintained annually.
		2Cb. Train (as needed) University-Approved bartenders.	At least 15 University Approved Bartenders are currently available. Over 75% of on-campus registered events use UAB.
	2D. Enact a standing Alcohol Response Team to advise the President and Provost on outstanding aspects of implementation that remain, with issues of interpretation of intent, and with any urgent, new issues related to alcohol.	2Da. ART meeting as needed to discuss critical policy issues	The ART last met in December 2002. The Alcohol Policy Review Group was developed and met throughout spring and fall of 2003. The membership of both committees consists of numerous student leaders.
	2E. Conduct data collection & needs assessment of campus/social environment (qualitative, quantitative).	2Ea. Conduct a web-based survey of alcohol and other drug behaviors.	At least 3000 students participate annually in the survey. (2004 n=3465)
	2F. Provide additional resources and/or personnel to the Office of Health Education	2Fa. Explore additional grant opportunities.	No new personnel or resources have been provided to Health Education.
	2G. Utilize available resources, such as the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention		The Higher Education Center hosts a national conference for dissemination of best practices.
3. Increase Individual and Group Responsibility and Accountability	3A. Individual Responsibility and Accountability	3Aa. Recognize that the primary concern is for the health and welfare of our students and the University community
		3Ab. Enforce University regulations regarding alcohol use on campus and support for full enforcement of local, state, and federal regulations off-campus.	Alcohol monitor system helps achieve this objective through the party registration system.
		3Ac. Assure that violations of these regulations will result in adverse consequences consistent with policies of the University and its disciplinary processes.	Enforcement of policy is evaluated via weekly meetings with DAPI, College House administrators, Office of Student Conduct, and UPPD
		3Ad. Adverse consequences will be consistent and specific and should appropriately escalate for students who repeatedly violate University regulations	Weekly meetings with DAPI, College House administrators, Student Conduct and UPPD help identify those students who are repeat policy violators and who need additional help or resources.
		3Ae. Counseling and education will go hand-in-hand with adverse consequences in the context of alcohol violations. Both should escalate simultaneously.	Policy violators are usually referred to education first (First Step) and then to CAPS for subsequent violations.
	3B. Group Responsibility and Accountability	3Ba. All organizations hosting alcohol-related events, either registered or unregistered, recognize their explicit and collective responsibility for violations of University alcohol policy, or of local, state, or federal laws that take place at, or as a consequence of, their events.	Presidents and Social Chairs are trained at the beginning of each semester on responsibility and liability. Students hosting private parties are addressed as their publicity comes to the attention of the DAPI or UPPD
		3Bb. Each student organization having more than 10 members and recognized by DRIA, OFSA, SAC, OSL, or the College Houses will have at least one member, in addition to the organization's leader or president, educated with regard to alcohol abuse policy and able to provide referrals. Failure to meet this requirement could lead to a loss of University recognition.	Annual training of SAC representatives
		3Bc. All violations of alcohol policy during a sponsored event will result in appropriate censure of the sponsoring organization.	Weekly meetings are held with the DAPI, OFSA, OSC, and the Judicial Inquiry Board of the IFC.
		3Bd. Students will be encouraged to develop creative ways to congregate without alcohol. Organizations should apply to VPUL for supplemental funding for such events.	Additional funding for non-alcoholic activities is provided to student groups who request assistance and whose events are held during traditional party times (i.e., weekends after 10pm)
4. Minimize Risk	4A. To structure an on-campus social environment to minimize risks associated with the availability of alcohol	4Aa. Through further discussion, the definition of a registered undergraduate event should be clarified and broadened.	This discussion was resolved by spring 2000.
		4Ab. Hard alcohol will be banned at all registered on-campus undergraduate events	No hard liquor is allowed to be served during on-campus registered events.
		4Ac. Alcohol distribution at all registered undergraduate registered events will end at 1am.	Consistent enforcement of this policy clause by both alcohol monitors and organizational social hosts.
	4Ba. To structure an on-campus social environment to minimize risks associated with the service of alcohol	4Ba. For all registered events, bartenders will be external to the host organization and at least 21 years old. University will develop and support a mechanism for providing an adequate number of trained individuals.	Consistently enforced.
	4Ca. To structure an on-campus social environment to maximize adherence to the alcohol policy	4Ca. All registered events will require non-alcohol consuming monitors identified by the host-organization in the ratio of 1:50 to total expected guests.	Sober hosts are identified at the beginning of the evening and work collaboratively with alcohol monitors.
		4Cb. All registered on-campus parties will require roving University alcohol monitors. The University will develop mechanisms for training and providing monitors.	At least 25 adequately trained alcohol monitors are on staff each year.
	4Da. To improve University support of low-risk events at Third Party Vendor sites	4Da. The Third Party Vendor agreement will be mandatory and strictly enforced to register Third Party events.	The number of events that are registered at Third Party Vendors has remained consistent in the past four years.
5. Expand Social Options	5A. Late night, weekend and early morning programs should be expanded to offer more and varied social events throughout the week, particularly from 10pm to 2am	5Aa. A late-night alcohol-free music club should be established on or near campus	The Foundation was established and continues to attract a large population of students and community members.
		5Ab. Late night intramural athletic and recreation opportunities should be increased	Late-Night Thursday events at Pottruck are funded and promoted consistently
		5Ac. The University should be strategically creative as it plans renovation of the College House system to include recreation space that can be utilized for coffee houses, music rooms, pool halls, etc.	Penn PM regularly hosts non-alcoholic late night activities in each College House every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.