SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY REVIEW OF UNIVERSITY’S DRUG AND ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM 2010-11 ANNUAL REPORT
November 2011
Submitted by: Leanna Fenneberg, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President for Student Development Meredith Osborn; MA/NCC/PLPC/CSAPP Counselor
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In accordance with the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations, the following compliance report is submitted to review the policies, programs, assessment strategies, reports, findings, and recommendations for the 2010-11 academic year. The purpose of this review is to evaluate institutional effectiveness in curtailing the trend of unlawful and harmful use of drugs and alcohol by students at Saint Louis University. The compliance checklist provided by the Higher Education Center, pages 5-9, provides the outline for this report and will serve as the template for future annual reports that review the alcohol and drug education program as part of the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations compliance report. Highlights for each section below are included in this introductory executive summary. Policies Compliance Programs Reports Assessment Findings Recommendations Human Resources Review for Faculty/Staff The following offices contributed to this report: Alcohol Vision Team Office of the Vice President for Student Development Dean of Students Office Office of the General Counsel Office of the President Office of the Vice President for Human Resources Office of Student Conduct Student Success Center Department of Athletics Department of Public Safety and Security Services Department of Housing Residence Life Department of Student Health and Counseling Student Involvement Center Student Government Association
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2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS Policies: There were no significant changes to the alcohol and drug policies during the 2010-11 academic year. Compliance: In compliance with the Federal Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, the Division of Student Development notified all full- and part-time SLU students of the alcohol and substance abuse policies and programs on September 7, 2010 and January 27, 2011. Students were notified via a mass e-mail communication with links to policies and procedures. The Department of Public Safety published the Saint Louis University’s annual campus security report – as required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 USC 1092(f) – and informed students of the website to view the report. Strategic Planning: The Saint Louis University Alcohol Vision Team joined the Missouri State-wide Coalition, Partners in Prevention (P.I.P.) grant program in Fall 2009. Involvement in the initial year prompted the development of a thoughtful strategic plan for alcohol risk reduction. The 2010-2011 school year marked a time of reviewing the first year of implementation, and updating the plan accordingly. Programs: A number of initiatives highlighting alcohol risk reduction and education were implemented in the 2010-2011 year. For the second continuous year, SLU implemented the AlcoholEDU program prior to the fall orientation program. AlcoholEDU is an online alcohol prevention program that was designed for population-level, primary prevention. Its personalized approach provides an experience that impacts both individual behavior and campus culture, reducing your institutional risk. In its second year, the “Billikens After Dark” program offered latenight alcohol-free alternatives for underage students to have fun in a safe environment without the peer pressure of consuming alcohol. OkSoberfest and the 21st Birthday Card programs continue to be key alcohol awareness program initiatives. OkSoberfest is a month of alcohol education, prevention, and alternative programming. We continue to facilitate 21st Birthday Cards where students who are turning 21 years old receive an e-cards from the Vice President for Student Development wishing them a happy birthday and providing information about partying safely, the dangers of binge drinking (doing 21 shots, etc) and the signs of alcohol poisoning. The University 101 firstyear transition course for freshmen highlighted decision-making and introduce issues and resources surrounding alcohol and drug use. The SHAPE (Student Health Advocate and Peer Education) program offered peer-education opportunities. Additional alcohol free programs were offered on a regular basis through the residence halls and the Simon Recreation Center. Specific student populations (including fraternities and sororities and athletes) initiated individualized education as well. Reports and Assessment: For the second contiguous year, SLU participated in the Missouri College Health Behavior Survey (MCHBS) in Spring 2011, as a part of our obligation through the P.I.P. Grant. We additionally collect and analyze data to guide strategic planning from both the Alcohol Edu survey, and tracking through the Office of Student Conduct. Highlights of this data by theme are outlined below.
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PROBLEM #1: THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DRINKING IN BARS OR IN APARTMENTS OFFCAMPUS; ESPECIALLY WITHIN UNDERAGE POPULATION. According to the MCHBS 2011: N=647 1.
47.9% of students reported typically drinking in bars/restaurants.
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52.6% reported typically drinking at a social gathering off campus (in a friend’s house).
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The majority, 43.0%, report they pre-party off campus at a friend’s house.
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For those students under 21 years old, the majority report they receive alcohol by:
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39%- getting their friends at/over 21 to buy it.
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19.2%- go where ID’s are not checked.
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15.9%- use a fake ID.
Increase in drinking since 2010 at: Bars (48%) Vs (43%), Greek spaces (4%) Vs (2%) and Residence halls (15%) Vs (14%).
According to the AlcoholEdu data 2010-2011:
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42% of students report drinking in an off campus residence.
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25% of SLU students report drinking in bars/nightclubs vs. national average of 10%.
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23% of SLU students report drinking in on-campus residence vs. national average of 21%.
PROBLEM #2: NUMEROUS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES STUDENTS REPORT EXPERIENCING DUE TO HEAVY DRINKING. According to the Office of Student Conduct data 2010-2011: 1.
There were 9 reportable “Endangerment to Self Alcohol: no Transport”.
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There were 17 reportable “Endangerment to Self Alcohol: with Transport”.
According to the AlcohoEdu data (2010-2011), SLU’s drink related risk behaviors were higher than the national average on the following: 1.
Pre-gaming: SLU- 46%, National- 38%.
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Doing shots: SLU- 44%, National- 39%.
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Choose drinks containing more alcohol: SLU-20%, National-17%.
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Chugging alcohol: SLU- 19%, National-18%.
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SOME OF THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OUR STUDENTS REPORTED WERE HIGHER THAN OUR COUNTERPARTS IN THE JESUIT ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR (JASPA) CONSORTIUM: (SLU N=1192; JASPA N=15461) 1.
53% of SLU students had reported having had hangovers vs. 47% of our JASPA counterparts.
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44% of SLU students reported blacking out, while 38% reported for JASPA.
According to the MCHBS 2011: SLU N= 647, PIP= 8905 1.
48.40% of SLU students (drinkers) report binge drinking (having more than 4 or 5 drinks in 2 hours) vs. PIP 41.80%.
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37.5% of SLU students (all types of drinkers) report binge drinking vs. 31.20%.
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11% of SLU students have experienced alcohol poisoning in the past year compared to 7% of the state.
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85% of SLU students have experienced negative effects of other people’s drinking compared to 77% of the state.
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Drinking games, especially Greeks (78%) is much higher compared to SLU students (54%) and the state average of (44%).
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Blackouts of Greeks (74%) are much higher compared to average SLU student (34%) and the state (26%).
According to the AlcoholEdu data 2009-2010 and 2010-2011: 1.
The last 3 weekends of September into the first weekend of October are our highestrisk weekends, with students reporting heavy drinking during these peak times. The weekends of September 16th-17th, 2010 and September 30th-October 3rd, 2010, students reported heavy drinking that was higher than the national average for this timeframe.
Student Conduct Data: During the 2010-2011 academic year 287 students committed 324 alcohol- and drug-related offenses. This is a decrease of 68 students and 100 offenses compared to the alcohol and drug offenses reported last academic year. These offenses were classified as either alcohol reportable (any alcohol-related offense that is also a violation of state, federal, or local law) or a combination of other alcohol offenses (alcohol/endangerment/trophies) or drugs related incidents. Observations: A number of observations may be made by comparing the demographic characteristics of non-offenders, single offenders and multiple offenders. 1.
The majority of the offenders (89%) committed only one offense each, while 32 students (11%) committed two or more offenses.
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Males were generally more likely to be offenders than females. Males were much more likely to be repeat offenders.
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Freshmen were the most likely offenders; 72% of one-time offenders and 81% of multiple offenders were freshmen.
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While most of the violations were committed by students who were not part of the Greek system, the number of incidents among Greeks was very high on a relative basis. While Greeks made up just 16% of the Undergraduate population, 28% of single offenders and 32% of multiple offenders were Greek.
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Students who were not first generation college students were much more likely to be offenders than were first-generation students.
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About 5.5% of one-time offenders, and none of the multiple offenders, were involved with Intercollegiate Athletics. The overall percentage of the population involved in Intercollegiate Athletics was about 5%.
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Only three of the 208 freshman offenders were transfer students and they committed a total of three offenses.
Some observations may be made regarding the timing of the incidents. 1.
The four months with the greatest number of incidents were August, February, January and September.
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January 21, 2011 had the greatest number of incidents (21) of any day of the academic year. It was followed closely by August 27, 2010 and August 28, 2010 with 15 incidents each.
Recommendations: The Strategic Plan for Alcohol Risk Reduction initiated through the Alcohol Vision Team will continue to be implemented throughout the upcoming academic year in the five focus area: 1) Harm Reduction; 2) Education and Awareness; 3) Health Alternatives; 4) Responsibility and Accountability; and 5) Assessment and Evaluation. The plan should be evaluated annually to determine opportunities for establishing a more comprehensive alcohol prevention and awareness program.
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COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST In accordance with Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations, the compliance check-list provided below was used to develop this report. The compliance checklist highlights the legal requirements of the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations. Completing this checklist will ensure that your campus has a sense of what has been done to satisfy the minimum requirements of the DFSCA. To read the exact letter of the law, please visit the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations. Staff & Students Faculty Yes No Yes No 1. Does the institution maintain a description of its alcohol and drug prevention program? If yes, where is it located? 2. Does the institution provide annually to each employee and each student, who is taking one or more classes for any type of academic credit except for continuing education units, written materials that adequately describe and contain the following: a) Standards of conduct that prohibit unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol on its property or as a part of its activities
b) A description of the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol
c) A description of applicable legal sanctions under local, state, or federal law
d) A description of applicable counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation or re-entry programs
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e) A clear statement of the disciplinary sanctions the institution will impose on students and employees, and a description of those sanctions 3. How are the above materials distributed to students?
a) Mailed to each student (separately or included in another mailing)
b) Through campus post office boxes
c) Class schedules which are mailed to each student
d) During freshman orientation
e) During new student orientation
f) In another manner (describe) _____________________________________________________________
4. Does the means of distribution provide adequate assurance that each student receives the materials annually?
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5. Does the institution’s distribution plan make provisions for providing these materials to students who enroll at some date after the initial distribution? 6. How are the above materials distributed to staff and faculty?
a) Mailed
b) Through campus post office boxes
c) During new employees orientation
d) In another manner (describe) _____________________________________________________________
7. Does the means of distribution provide adequate assurance that each staff and faculty member receives the materials annually? 8. Does the institution’s distribution plan make provisions for providing these materials to staff and faculty who are hired after the initial distribution? 9.
How and by whom does the institution conduct biennial reviews of its drug prevention program to determine effectiveness, implement necessary changes, and ensure that disciplinary sanctions are enforced?
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Students
Staff & Faculty
Yes No Yes No
a) Conduct student alcohol and other drug use survey
b) Conduct opinion survey of its students, staff and faculty
c) Evaluate comments obtained from a suggestion box
d) Conduct focus groups
e) Conduct intercept interviews
f) Assess effectiveness of documented mandatory drug treatment referrals for students and employees
g) Assess effectiveness of documented cases of disciplinary sanctions imposed on students and employees h) Other (please list)
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_______________________________________________________________________ i) By whom _________________________________________________________________________________ 10. If requested, has the institution made available, to the Secretary and the public, a copy of each required item in the drug prevention program and the results of the biennial review? 11. Where is the biennial review documentation located? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 12. Comments ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ In order to prevent high-risk and illegal use of alcohol and other drugs on campus effectively, a comprehensive prevention program is key. The Higher Education Center has prepared an additional checklist, the Supplemental Checklist, which goes beyond the letter of the law to embody the goals and spirit of the DFSCA and help campuses create all-encompassing prevention programs. Additionally, this supplemental checklist may guide efforts for those wishing to infuse environmental management methods into their existing prevention program. For more information on the DFSCA, visit the DFSCA Web page. For questions regarding the DFSCA, please visit the Center’s DFSCA FAQ page. Last Update: April 05, 2002
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POLICIES Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy: The Drug Free Schools and Communities Amendments of 1989 require Saint Louis University to certify that it has adopted and implemented a drug and alcohol abuse prevention program as a condition of receiving federal funds and financial assistance. As a Catholic, Jesuit University dedicated to the search for truth through education, and improving the temporal and spiritual well-being of all persons, Saint Louis University has had a long-standing policy of promoting a campus environment free from drug and alcohol abuse. In accordance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 and Saint Louis University’s Catholic, Jesuit mission, this policy restates the University’s commitment to maintaining an environment which is free of impairment and conducive to the physical, emotional, and psychological, and spiritual development of all persons. Scope: This policy applies to all students taking courses for academic credit at Saint Louis University, including students enrolled at the Frost Campus, Medical Center Campus, and Saint Louis University at Madrid and other academic programs located overseas. Definition: For the purposes of this policy, the following definitions will be applied: • The term “Illicit drugs” includes any controlled substance listed in the Schedule 1-V of Section 202 of the Federal Controlled Substance Act and those listed under Illinois, Missouri or other applicable laws. • The term “University” includes Saint Louis University and Saint Louis University at Madrid. • The term “University premises” includes all land, facilities, and other property in the possession of or owned, used or controlled by the University (including adjacent streets and sidewalks. • The term “University activities” includes academic programs affiliated with the University or in which students have matriculated for academic credit at Saint Louis University, including study-abroad programs overseas, and any on-campus or off-campus event or function conducted, approved, sponsored or funded, in whole or in part, by the University or any officially recognized student organization. Standards of Conduct: Saint Louis University prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, sale, possession or use of illicit drugs or alcohol on its premises or as part of any University activities. Conduct involving prescription drugs which have not been prescribed by a physician will be treated as a violation. This policy supplements and does not limit rules of conduct pertaining to alcohol or drugs which are published in other official University publications. Overseas Programs/Sanctions: Students visiting foreign countries to attend academic programs overseas are reminded that they may be subject to arrest and legal sanctions for drug and alcohol offenses under the laws and regulations of that particular country or institution in addition to the University sanctions described on the previous page. Counseling and Assistance: Saint Louis University offers confidential, professional counseling and referrals for students needing assistance for problems relating to alcohol and drug abuse. Students may obtain information and assistance by contacting the following Counseling and Consultation Center locations:
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Campus
Location
Telephone
Frost
Marchetti Towers
314-977-2323
Medical Center
Wohl Institute
314-577-8740
Madrid
Manresa Hall
314-533-9624
For assistance off-campus the following organizations provide local referrals and information on alcohol or drug abuse through nationwide hot-line services:
Organizations
Toll-Free Number
Alcohol and Drug Referral
1-800-252-6465
Alcoholics Anonymous
1-800-344-2666
National Council on Alcoholism
1-800-NCA-CALL
National Institute on Drug Abuse
1-800-662-HELP
Parents’ Resource Institute for Drug Information
1-800-241-9746
Alcohol Policy: In observance with the law of Missouri and the ordinances of the City of St. Louis, no person under the age of 21 may purchase, attempt to purchase, or have in his or her possession any alcoholic or intoxicating beverage on University premises or at University activities. Therefore, no alcohol beverage may be served or sold to anyone under 21 years of age on University premises or at University activities. Students must present two forms of valid photo identification or comply with our reasonable age verification procedures at events held on University premises at which alcohol is available. Students found presenting false identification or taking other steps to acquire alcohol as a minor will be subject to disciplinary sanction under the Code of Non-Academic Student Discipline and Responsibility, and risk criminal prosecution. Consumption of alcoholic beverages by those who are over 21 years of age, on University premises, is permitted ONLY at those student events or locations that have been expressly approved by the Student Involvement Center and ONLY in those locations for which the University has a license. Approval for alcohol service at events sponsored by University departments must be obtained from the appropriate director, dean, or Vice President of Provost. University funds may not be used to pay for any portion of an event at which alcohol may be served to or consumed by minors. Arrangements for food and beverages for on-campus events must be made with University Dining Services, which has the responsibility for verifying the legality of persons seeking to purchase or obtain alcohol. No food or beverages may be brought into an event by an outside caterer except with special authorization.
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Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the policy and guidelines are the responsibility of the Department of Public Safety and Security Services for outside events, and/or the director/manager of the building for inside events. Compliance with the policy in residence halls is the responsibility of the Director of Housing and Residence Life and the Residence Life staff. University departments and student organizations also may impose additional, more stringent restrictions on the use and distribution of alcohol by their members. Additional University alcohol-related policies include the Dry Recruitment Policy (section 3.1.8); Advertising and Alcohol Policy (section 3.5.3); and the Residence Life Alcohol Policy, published in the Residence Life Guide section of the Student Handbook. Alcohol guidelines for student athletes can be obtained from the Athletic Department, located in Chaifetz Arena. Copies of the Greek Social Event Policy, intended to provide risk management guidelines and govern the use and distribution of alcohol at fraternity and sorority events, are available in the Student Involvement Center, Room 319, Busch Student Center. As a Catholic, Jesuit education institution, Saint Louis University expects its students to develop a responsible philosophy on the appropriate use of alcoholic beverages. The University encourages students to consider all the implications of drinking and to arrive at a conscientious decision about how they will personally use alcohol. The University is obligated to respect civil law, and it attempts to provide the rights of others threatened by illegal or immoderate drinking on University premises or at social events sponsored by the University. The University, therefore, prohibits drinking that infringes on the rights of others, prohibits misconduct due to drinking or drinking by anyone under 21 years of age. The University prohibits any drinking patterns that lead to behaviors detrimental to the health and welfare of the individual, student group or University community. Social activities are expected to have clear purposes, other than the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The University encourages moderation in the use of alcohol, for those of legal age, who choose to drink. The University strongly asserts that choosing not to drink is as socially acceptable as choosing to drink. Finally, in accord with our policy, the University will sponsor programs and develop guidelines to help community members understand the advantages of a healthy lifestyle, the consequences of use and abuse of alcohol, the moral implications of alcohol use, and the importance of personal and community responsibility. In accordance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, the University annually notifies each employee and student information which includes the University Alcohol and Drug Policies, counseling and assistance programs, University and legal sanctions, health risks, and uses and effects of controlled substances. For assistance and information on issues relating to alcohol please contact the Student Health and Counseling Center at 977-2323. Alcohol Guidelines: Saint Louis University permits the lawful possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages on University premises or at University activities by persons who are of legal drinking age, consistent with the following guidelines: 1. Students who are not of legal drinking age (21 years) are not permitted to be under the influence of alcohol in residence halls/apartments.
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2. No alcoholic beverages may be sold or furnished to persons under the age of 21. Those residents who are of legal drinking age may bring alcoholic beverages in closed containers into the residence halls/apartment living units, only if they are contained in paper bags or other coverings. 3. Residence hall students who are of legal drinking age may consume alcohol only in their room/living unit. The door must be closed. No non-residential individual or underage persons (other than a roommate) can be present. 4. Students residing in apartment living units and their guests who are of legal drinking age may consume alcohol in the apartments but without the presence of underage person (other than a roommate). 5. No alcohol, whether in open or in uncovered unopened containers, is permitted in lounges, hallways, or other residence hall/apartment living unit public areas by anyone, of any age. No alcohol is permitted on the balcony of any University apartment. 6. Kegs, party balls, beer bongs and similar large containers of alcohol are not permitted in the residence halls/living units. If found, they will be disposed of and the owner(s) brought to disciplinary review. 7. Irresponsible use of alcohol resulting in public intoxication, disorderly conduct, vandalism or similar conduct may result in disciplinary action. 8. Intoxicated residents may be prohibited from escorting guests into the residence halls/living units. In addition, obviously intoxicated visitors may not be escorted into University housing, regardless of their escort. 9. Should a student be found in a room/living unit in which an alcohol policy is being violated, the student will be subject to disciplinary action, regardless of age (Refer to “implied consent”). 10. Failure to comply with these regulations may result in disciplinary action, including but not limited to: discussions with Residence Life staff and Counseling Center staff concerning alcohol use, educational tasks, probation, and/or removal from University housing. Alcohol and Student Groups: Student groups, such as hall councils or other groups receiving University funds, are not allowed to use those funds to purchase alcohol. Alcohol may not be served as a function of a formal or other hall-sponsored event. The establishment where the event is being held may serve alcohol, but they may not establish an oncampus location specifically for the sale of alcohol at the event. Residence hall floors may not use floor funds at events involving alcohol. University Sanctions: Students who violate the University’s Standards of Conduct pertaining to alcohol or the Alcohol Policy and Guidelines will be subject to the maximum sanction of disciplinary probation or any lesser sanction authorized under the applicable student code. Repeated violations will constitute sufficient grounds for dismissal from the University.
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Anyone found in violation of the University’s Standards of Conduct pertaining to illicit drugs will be subject to the maximum sanction of dismissal or any lesser sanction authorized under the applicable student code. Appropriate disciplinary action for violations of the University’s Standards of Conduct and Alcohol Policy and Guidelines may include counseling and/or a satisfactory completion of a rehabilitation program. The University may, at its discretion, refer cases to the proper law enforcement authorities for arrest or prosecution. To the extent that the University serves society by developing and sustaining an environment free of alcohol and drug abuse, the University reserves the right to take disciplinary action against students involved in violations of the Standards and Alcohol Policy Guidelines occurring off-campus. Disciplinary measures will be administered consistent with local, state and federal laws. Health Risks: There are numerous, serious health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol. Substance abuse, when left untreated, may lead to damaged vital organs such as the liver, brain, and kidneys. Other problems normally associated with substance abuse include nausea, vomiting, loss of memory, slurred speech, blurred vision, and violent acts of aggression. These effects, more often than not, lead to poor academic performance, loss of jobs, arrests, arguments with family and friends, and serious accidents. A detailed description of the health risks associated with abuse of illicit drugs and alcohol are provided within this pamphlet. Effects of Alcohol : Alcohol consumption causes a number of marked changes in behavior. Even low doses significantly impair the judgment and coordination required to drive a car safely, increasing the likelihood that the driver will be involved in an accident. Low to moderate doses of alcohol also increase the incidence of a variety of aggressive acts, including spouse and child abuse. Moderate to high doses of alcohol cause marked impairments in higher manual functions, severely altering a person’s ability to learn and remember information. Very high doses cause respiratory depression and death. If combined with other depressants of the central nervous system, much lower doses of alcohol will produce the effects just described. Repeated use of alcohol can lead to dependence. Sudden cessation of alcohol intake is likely to produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations, and convulsions. Alcohol withdrawal can be life-threatening. Longterm consumption of large quantities of alcohol, particularly when combined with poor nutrition, can also lead to permanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and the liver. Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol syndrome. These infants have irreversible physical abnormalities and mental retardation. In addition, research indicated that children of alcoholic parents are at a greater risk of becoming alcoholics than other children. Legal Sanctions: Because of the harmful effects of alcohol and drug abuse, local state and federal governments have enacted laws making it a criminal offense to unlawfully possess, use or distribute illicit drugs or alcohol. These laws cover the one time, “social or recreational” users as well as the alcoholic and drug addict. In order to assist you in understanding the potential legal implications of such conduct, a summary of the criminal sanctions which may be imposed under local, state, and federal laws is provided below:
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Illicit Drugs Missouri Law Conviction for possession of illicit drugs results in up to 7 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $5,000, unless the offense involves 35 grams or less of marijuana which entails up to 1 year in prison and a fine of $1,000. Illinois Law Conviction for possession of illicit drugs results in 4 to 50 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000, unless the offense involves smaller amounts of 200 grams or less of certain drugs, which elicits 4 to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $200,000. Federal Law Conviction for possession of illicit drugs results in 1 to 3 years imprisonment and a minimum fine of $1,000, unless the offense involves cocaine base (crack) which may carry mandatory imprisonment for up to 5 to 20 years. The severity of the sanctions imposed for both possession and distribution offenses depend on the type and quantity of drugs, prior convictions, and whether death or serious injury resulted. Sanctions may be increased for offenses which involve distribution to minors or occur on or near University premises. In addition, other federal laws require or permit forfeiture of personal or real property used to illegally possess, facilitate possession, transport or conceal a controlled substance. A person’s right to purchase a firearm or receive federal benefits, such as student loans, grants, contracts, or professional or commercial licenses, may be revoked or denied as a result of a drug conviction. Additionally, federal law mandates that any student who has been convicted of an offense under any federal or state law involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance during the period on the date of such conviction and ending after the interval specified.
Alcohol Missouri Law The purchase, attempt to purchase, or possession of any intoxicating liquor by a person under 21 years of age is punishable by a fine of $50 to $1,000 and up to a year in jail. The same penalties apply to persons knowingly furnishing alcohol to minors. Illinois Law The purchase and/or possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under 21 years of age is punishable by up to a year in jail. The same penalties apply to persons knowingly furnishing alcohol to minors. In addition, the Village of Cahokia prohibits by ordinance the purchase and/or possession of alcohol by persons under 21 and may impose a fine of $200.
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GREEK SOCIAL EVENT POLICY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF GREEK ORGANIZATIONS (Revised February 2009) Greek organizations have long been a positive part of the co-curricular educational scene at the University. The activities of Greek organizations complement the University's curriculum and programs by stressing scholarship, leadership, and service. As stated in Four Critical Years by Alexander W. Austin, Greek organizations on a campus have the potential of providing an atmosphere which promotes the retention of the individual in the institution. Referring to a portion of the results of a ten year college impact study involving some two hundred thousand students in over three hundred post-secondary institutions, Austin concluded, "Fraternity and sorority membership has a substantive positive effect on persistence, overall satisfaction with college, and satisfaction with institutional and social life." The Greek system at the University contributes to various campus and community philanthropic organizations in the form of monetary donations and a willing work force. Within the context of lifelong membership and loyalty to the alma mater, Greek organizations also offer programs and settings where social interaction and development can take place in numerous instances outside the formal classroom setting. They also provide opportunities for positive faculty and administrative interaction with members of the student undergraduate population. Greek organizations receive and maintain official University recognition through a review and approval process supervised and administered by the Vice President for Student Development. Among the privileges associated with University recognition are: 1. Enrollment of members through participation in Greek organization rush activities at the University. 2. Use of the University name in connection with approved activities and use of all University facilities and services available to students and student organizations. 3. Advice and assistance of a Greek advisor in the Office of Student Life in the areas of operations, programming, business affairs, leadership training, rushing activities, new member programs, and planning. 4. Advice and assistance of staff members of the Office of Student Life in particular and of all University staff members in general who are made available to all student organizations. This includes but is not limited to advice and assistance on programming, leadership development, planning, financial management, and accessibility of available University resources and services. 5. Participation in all educational, intramural, artistic, social, and other group activities or programs scheduled or sponsored by the University for the benefit and enjoyment of all recognized student organizations. Participation, where appropriate, as a separate, identifiable unit in campus activities. In order to receive University recognition, chapters are required to meet certain minimum requirements. Among these are nondiscrimination in membership, a constitution and officers, participation in the governing body for Greek organizations, and compliance with the rules and regulations laid down by the University and the governing body.
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A chapter whose University recognition is suspended loses all of the previously mentioned privileges. Suspension of on-campus status also results in a concurrent suspension of all rights and privileges associated with membership in the Interfraternity Council. Behavior of members associated with a suspended organization, after suspension has been executed, will be a major consideration should a request for reinstatement ever be filed with the University. I. PURPOSE OF THE GREEK SOCIAL EVENT POLICY The purpose of this policy is to: 1. Reduce liability of Greek organizations. 2. Demonstrate responsibility of undergraduate Greek members by developing and proposing policy without University pressure. 3. Encourage Greek members to party safely and legally. 4. Encourage membership in social Greek organizations through the promotion of responsibility. 5. Take proactive actions to insure the success of the Saint Louis University Greek System. II. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES The policies below shall apply to social events in ALL classes. 1. Alcohol a. No alcoholic beverages may be purchased or sold through the chapter treasury nor may the purchase or sale of same for members or guests be undertaken or coordinated by any member (collegiate or alumnus) in the name of or on behalf of the chapter. b. No chapter may cosponsor or co-finance an event with an alcohol distributor, charitable organization, restaurant, bar, or other establishment generating more than half of annual gross sales from alcohol, where alcohol is given away, sold, or otherwise provided to those present by anyone, except where a licensed caterer supplies a bartender with a cash bar only. c. The purchase or use of a bulk quantity container of an alcoholic beverage requiring a tapping device, such as a keg or party ball, is prohibited. The purchase or use of bulk quantities of individual servings (cases) is also prohibited. d. No chapter may charge or accept monetary donations from guests to gain admittance that are subsequently used to defray the cost of alcohol. e. No member shall permit, tolerate, encourage, or participate in "drinking games" at chapter events. f.
All functions must be in compliance with all state, county, and local laws.
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2. Event Management a. “Open Parties,” meaning those with unrestricted access by non-members of the fraternity, without specific invitation, where alcohol is present, are prohibited. b. Prohibited forms of non-specific invitation include but are not limited to flyers posted on campus or other campus-wide publicity, advertisements in the University News or other SLU media outlets, postings or advertisements on Facebook or other internet communities, and/or (with the exception of a Class F event) announcements made when visiting another chapter’s meeting. Chapters are prohibited from advertising or marketing in any way or format events where alcohol will be present c. See REGISTRATION OF FUNCTIONS section of this policy for information as to the types of specific-initiation-oriented events that are allowed. d. Chapters must serve non-alcoholic, alternate beverages and water in the same location as alcoholic beverages, and also serve food in a manner, variety, and quantity which will assure availability to all guests throughout the event. e. Chapters must provide a monitor team consisting of at least two members of the chapter. These monitors must remain alcohol and substance free both before and throughout the event. The names of these monitors shall be indicated on the GSEP Event Registration Form. f.
Chapters must provide a licensed security guard or ensure the place of business provides a licensed security guard for the event.
g. Chapters must ensure all members and guests comply with federal laws concerning controlled substances; notify prominent members of the chapter if any guest violates controlled substance laws, and eject such a guest. 3. Transportation a. The sponsoring chapter(s) must provide safe transportation for all guests in the form of rented buses or designated drivers. b. A copy of the bus company contract or a list of designated drivers, in a quantity sufficient to accommodate the anticipated number of guests, must be submitted along with the GSEP Event Registration Form. 4. Rush / New Member Events a. All IFC and member organization rush activities shall be free of alcohol ("dry"). b. No alcohol shall be present at any rush or new member education program or activity of the chapter.
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III. REGISTRATION OF FUNCTIONS 1. Social Functions The following guidelines will be in effect for all functions that meet the guidelines of a social event as described below, whether or not school is in session. Social events are defined as events planned and implemented by a chapter, using chapter funds and/or officer effort, at which consumable items with alcohol content are present. All social events must be registered by the sponsoring chapter(s). If two or more chapters are co-sponsoring a social event, each chapter must register the event separately. Descriptions of and guidelines for the six permitted classes of social events are as follows. Chapters are not permitted to register/host other forms of events. 2. Class A – Guest List Function These are events where each member of the sponsoring chapter may invite up to four guests. The sponsoring chapter must submit, along with the standard GSEP Event Registration Form, a typed, alphabetical guest list, which contains the names of each member and his guests. Guests are required to sign in on the official guest list next to their typed name, upon entry to the event. 3. Class B – Joint Function These are events such as exchanges, switches, other fraternity and sorority joint functions. Only members of the sponsoring chapters are allowed to attend these events. Members may not invite non-members to the event. The sponsoring chapter is not required to submit a guest list either with the GSEP Event Registration Form or after the event, however the IFC recommends that the chapter utilize a typed guests list at the entrance to the event and require guests to sign in upon entry. 4. Class C – Formal Party These are one-date only functions, such as formals and semi-formals, or other date functions, for which each member of the sponsoring chapter is allowed to bring only one date. The sponsoring chapter is not required to submit a guest list either with the GSEP Event Registration Form or after the event, however the IFC recommends that the chapter utilize a typed guest list at the entrance to the event and require guests to sign in upon entry. 5. Class D – Members Only Function These events are membership functions, at which only members of the sponsoring chapter, where members are defined as actives/initiates, pledges/new members, associate members, alumni, representatives of the chapter's inter/national organization, and the family members of those mentioned above, are present. The sponsoring chapter is not required to submit a guest list either with the GSEP Event Registration Form or after the event, however the IFC recommends that the chapter utilize a typed guests list at the entrance to the event and require guests to sign in upon entry.
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6. Class E – Multi-Guest Function These are functions where members of the sponsoring chapter are allowed to invite up to three guests. Chapters are required to use a guest list sign-in sheet that indicates which member invited each guest. Both members and guests are required to sign-in on the designated sheet upon entry to the event. The original guest list, not a re-written or retyped version, must be submitted to the Interfraternity Council via the Student Involvement Center by 5:00 p.m. no later than 2 working days after the event. 7. Class F – All-Greek Philanthropy Event These are events to which all Saint Louis University fraternity and sorority members may be invited by the sponsoring chapter for the purpose of raising money for a charitable organization. a. A meeting between the sponsoring chapter president, the event coordinator, the IFC advisor, and the IFC Internal Vice President must be held at least two weeks prior to the event in order to ensure the proper understanding of the guidelines. b. For Class F events, the sponsoring chapter must submit a complete GSEP Event Registration Form and submit it to the Associate Director of Student Life no later than 4 p.m. at least 5 working days in advance of the event. c. The guest list must consist of current chapter rosters of each recognized sorority and fraternity and must be submitted along with the GSEP registration form. If a chapter’s roster is not submitted with the GSEP registration form for the event, members of that chapter may not attend the event. d. No chapter may register more than two Class F events per semester. e. In order to register a Class F event, the chapter must provide written documentation of the inter/national fraternity’s approval of this event, verifying that this type of event does not violate inter/national fraternity policy. This documentation must be submitted to the IFC Internal Vice President at the required planning meeting referred to above. f.
Class F events must be third party vendor events. The BYOB method is prohibited for Class F events.
g. All proceeds from the event must be donated to the specified philanthropy, and receipts for the other costs of implementing the event (buses, band, security, etc.) must be provided to the Interfraternity Council Internal Vice President upon request. h. A resulting letter from the designated charity marking the amount received must be submitted to the Interfraternity Council via the Student Involvement Center within 30 days of the event.
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IV. BYOB EVENTS A chapter hosting a BYOB event must adhere to the following guidelines in addition to those prescribed in the Risk Management Policies. In general, these guidelines will assist the chapter in hosting a BYOB event rather than be restrictive. The BYOB method may only be used for Class A, B, C, D or E events, when such events are not planned as philanthropic fundraisers. 1. Alcohol a. Guests shall be limited to a twelve-pack of beer or the equivalent, per event. b. All alcohol brought to the event must be checked in at the designated serving point. c. Event sponsors will supply each guest with a check-in card to be filled out at check-in. 2. Servers a. Alcohol will only be distributed from designated serving areas by designated servers. b. Servers shall be eighteen years of age, must remain alcohol and substance free. 3. Security a. The security guard at the event must be at the point of alcohol distribution to check for legal drinking age. V. FUNDRAISERS 1. A fundraiser, for the purpose of this section, shall be defined as a chapter or multi-chapter event where money is taken in, or expected to be taken in, and presented to a charitable organization. 2. Fundraisers may be registered as Class A, B, C, D or F events. All previously prescribed event guidelines shall apply in addition to the following: a. A third-party vendor must be used if alcohol is present. The BYOB method is prohibited for fundraisers. b. All revenue must be donated to a charitable organization declared prior to the event. 3. If a Class A, B, C, D or F events will be operated as a fundraiser, the chapter must indicate this in the appropriate place on the GSEP Event Registration Form. Note: For an all-Greek fundraiser, please refer to the specific guidelines for Class F events.
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VI. THIRD PARTY VENDORS 1. A third party vendor may be utilized at any class of event. Events where there is a third party vendor must follow all risk management rules in addition to the following rules governing the third party vendor agreement. All prospective vendors must: a. Be properly licensed by appropriate local and state authorities and have the function registered with the City of Saint Louis as required by law. b. Have host liability insurance, with at least one million dollars in coverage, including off-premise liquor liability coverage and non-owned and hired auto coverage, coverage for the local chapter and National organization of the event hosts as "additional insureds;" evidenced by a properly completed certificate provided by the insurance provider and available for confirmation. c. Agree in writing to sales to be collected only by the vendor, during the function. d. Assume responsibility for checking identification, not serving minors, not serving individuals who appear to be intoxicated, maintaining absolute control of all alcoholic containers present, collecting all alcohol remaining at the end of a function, and removing excess alcohol from the premises. VII. FUNCTION REPORTING 1. For Class A, B, C, D and E events, the sponsoring chapter must submit a complete GSEP Event Registration Form and submit the form to the Associate Director of Student Life in the Student Involvement Center, BSC 319, no later than 4 p.m. the Tuesday prior to the event. 2. For Class F events, the sponsoring chapter must submit a complete GSEP Event Registration Form and submit it to the Associate Director of Student Life no later than 4 p.m. at least 5 working days in advance of the event. 3. A completed GSEP Event Registration Form is one that contains all required information, signatures and attachments. The form should only be presented to the IFC executive officer for signature, and finally the representative of the Department of Student Life when all other information has been completed. 4. IFC Executive officers are not allowed to sign their own chapter’s form. 5. The Event Registration Form simply informs the Department of Student Life of the event, and receipt of the form by the Department of Student Life does not indicate approval of the event. The form must be signed by a member of the Interfraternity Council Executive Board before submittal. 6. Upon receiving the GSEP registration, IFC is to notify the registering chapter of the approval or rejection of the event. VIII. GREEK CALENDAR PROCESS 1. Prior to completing and turning in the GSEP registration, an event should be approved on the SLU Greek Calendar.
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2. The Greek Calendar will be set every spring at a Greek Calendar Meeting open to all Fraternities and Sororities. This meeting will determine the Greek Calendar for the following year. 3. In order to add an event to the Greek Calendar after the Greek Calendar Meeting, a chapter must submit a Greek Calendar Change Form to the IFC President at least 4 weeks in advance of the date of the event. 4. Chapters should receive written approval from the IFC President within 5 business days of submitting a Greek Calendar Change Form. IX. WALKING OUT When there is a tapped common-source container present anywhere at an event or on the property, everyone in a co-sponsoring group must leave the event within fifteen minutes following the discovery of said common source container, or the co-sponsoring organization which failed to leave the event as above will be held partially responsible for the violation. RATIONALE: CHAPTERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ADVERTISE OR MARKET EVENTS WHERE ALCOHOL WILL BE PRESENT/SERVED, THUS THERE IS NO NEED TO OUTLINE A MARKETING POLICY WITHIN THE GSEP. IF THE IFC WANTS TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTING/ADVERTISING CHAPTER EVENTS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE ALCOHOL, PERHAPS THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE BYLAWS. IX. COMPLIANCE WITH AND FILING OF GSEP VIOLATIONS 1. Members of the Interfraternity Council Executive Board, the Office of Student Life, or their designees reserve the right to attend any event to confirm compliance with the above policies. 2. Anyone wishing to file a complaint for a violation of this policy must do so within seventytwo hours of when the alleged violation became known, but not more than 10 days after it allegedly took place. 3. All violations will be addressed through the appropriate judicial board and, if found substantiated, the guilty chapter will be subject to the penalties described later in this policy. X. FULFILLMENT OF SANCTION 1. Any fine not appealed or remaining after an appeal must be paid within five business days of the sanction or adjudication of the appeal or the National organization of the chapter will be notified of the nonpayment and the chapter will be suspended from the Interfraternity Council until restitution is made. 2. Probation will begin immediately following the decision of the Interfraternity Council Judicial Board, excepting time between the filing and adjudication of an appeal.
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XI. SANCTIONS Listed below are examples of violations, however this is not to be considered an exhaustive list. Anything not consistent with the GSEP will be considered a possible violation, and it will be up to the IFC judicial board to determine the severity. 1. Level 1: Level 1 is the least serious level of infractions. As such, penalties are not as severe. Violations of this level are erased at the end of each semester, thus at the beginning of each new semester, each chapter has zero Level 1 infractions. Examples of Level 1 infractions include but are not limited to: Registering an event late. Incomplete registration form. Failure to serve soft drinks and food in sufficient quantity. Failure to follow the University's advertising policy. a. First offense: Warning b. Second offense: 2nd warning and one-week/seven day suspension of GSEP registration privileges. c. Third offense: A Judicial Board hearing will be held to determine the sanction to be carried out. d. In the case of the second offense/second warning, the one-week/seven day suspension will commence beginning the day following the registered event in question and continue through seven successive days. e. Incomplete forms must be completed within one week/seven days from when the GSEP Event Registration Form was originally due. If the form has not been completed at the end of the seven days, the chapter’s GSEP registration privileges shall automatically be suspended for one week/seven days or until such time as the incomplete form has been complete, whichever is longer. 2. Level 2: Level 2 infractions are serious violations of the policy. The Judicial Board will meet to determine the sanction. Examples of Level 2 infractions include but are not limited to: Failure to comply with the monitor policy. Failure to require guests to sign the guest list upon admittance. Failure to check identification. 3. Level 3: Level 3 violations are very serious violations of the policy. The Judicial Board will meet to determine the sanction. Examples of Level 3 infractions include but are not limited to: Charging guests or accepting monetary donations for admittance to defray the cost of alcohol. 4. Level 4: Level 4 violations are grievous violations of the policy which represent a complete disregard for these regulations. The Judicial Board will meet to determine the sanction. Examples of Level 4 infractions include but are not limited to:
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Failure to register an event. Failure to provide a proper guest list. Falsifying an event registration form. Failure to adhere to a controlled substance regulation. Failure to adhere to the Interfraternity Council Dry Rush Policy XII. INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL DRY RUSH POLICY The Interfraternity Council of Saint Louis University defines an infraction of Dry Rush as: 1. Providing alcohol or facilitating an atmosphere in which alcohol is present, including but not limited to providing means to enter the atmosphere by false identification, paying a cover charge, etc. 2. The policy is specifically in effect for the fall semester from the beginning of Welcome Week until Bid Day at 5pm. The policy is also specifically in effect spring semester, from the time members arrive at Saint Louis University until Bid Day at 5pm. The dry rush policy, however, applies at all times to chapter events or activities related to meeting or recruiting new members. At no time may such events be held, nor may chapters involve non-members in chapter events where alcohol is present for the purpose of recruitment. 3. In addition, a member chapter of IFC may not sponsor an event in which alcohol and potential members are present.
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Greek Social Event Policy (GSEP) Registration Form (Revised as of February 2009) Chapter(s) Sponsoring Event: Date of Event: Event Class:
Starting/Ending Time: A
B
C
D
E
F
Event Description: Event Location:
Number of Entrances:
Transportation: If not, attach list of designated driver(s)
Will all be using transportation?
Preferred Location for Bus Pick-Up/Drop-Off: Approx. number of people in attendance:
Guest list req.?
Who will verify legal drinking age and by what means? Third party Vendor or BYOB?
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Who will distribute/serve beverages? Has your beverage distributor met the requirements outlined in the “Third Party Vendor” section of the GSEP? Provide the names of at least 2 sober monitors for this event:
Social Chairperson(s)/Chapter(s)/Phone/E-mail 1.
President(s)/Chapter(s)/Phone/E-mail
2.
Attach copies of all third party vendor insurance forms, bus receipts, guest lists, and any other required information to this sheet. This form does not constitute approval by the IFC, Department of Student Life or Saint Louis University. By signing this form, it is certified that the chapters represented have read and understand the Greek Social Event Policy (GSEP). IFC Officer:
Date:
Student Life Rep:
Date:
Chapter President:
Date:
Form Completed By:
Date:
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PANHELLENIC SOCIAL EVENT POLICY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PANHELLENIC MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS [Established and Approved, Spring 1999] [Amended, December 2000, April 2001, April 2005] I.
PURPOSE
The purposes of the Panhellenic Social Event Policy (PSEP) are: To encourage and assist Panhellenic member chapters in socializing safely and legally. To assist chapters in complying with their inter/national risk management policies. To demonstrate the responsibility of undergraduate sorority members by developing and implementing policy. To help reduce the liability of Panhellenic member organizations. To take proactive actions to ensure the success of the Saint Louis University sorority community. II.
REGISTRATION OF FUNCTIONS
1. Social Functions: The Panhellenic Social Event Policy will be in effect for any function that meets the guidelines of a social function as defined below. The Panhellenic Social Event Policy remains in effect at all times, whether or not classes are in session. For the purposes of this policy, social functions are divided into three classes: Class A Social events such as exchanges, switches or other jointly-sponsored chapter functions where alcohol is present or consumed. Class B Social events that are date or guest functions, such as theme dances, formals, semi-formals, date dashes, parents days, or other family events, where those in attendance are either official members of the organization or their specifically invited guests and where alcohol is present or consumed. Class C Social events at which only members, including actives, new/associate members or pledges, alumnae, or inter/national representatives, are present and where alcohol is present or consumed.
2. Function Reporting: a. For Class A, B and C functions, the sponsoring chapter or chapters must complete a PSEP Registration Form and submit the COMPLETED form to the Office of Student Life, BSC 335 no later than 4:00 p.m. the Monday prior to the date of the event. This rule applies to all events, even when the due date for the PSEP registration form would fall prior to the start of the semester. b. A completed PSEP Registration Form is one that contains all requested information, signatures and attachments. The form should only be presented to the representative of the Office of Student Life when all other information has been completed. i.
Executive officers and Senior Delegates are not allowed to sign their own chapter’s form.
c. Incomplete forms will not be accepted. d. If a chapter submits a completed PSEP Registration Form after the established deadline and conducts the scheduled event anyway, the chapter shall be considered in violation of the PSEP. e. If a chapter submits an incomplete PSEP Registration Form before or after the established deadline and conducts the scheduled event anyway, the chapter shall be considered in violation of the PSEP. III.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES
The policies below shall apply to all Class A, B and C events, except as specifically noted. 1. Alcohol and Illegal Substances a. No alcoholic beverages may be purchased or sold through the chapter treasury, nor may the purchase or sale of same for members or guests be undertaken or coordinated by any member (undergraduate or alumnae) in the name of or on behalf of the chapter. b.
A third party vendor may be utilized at any class of event. The third party vendor must be properly licensed by appropriate local and state authorities and carry host liability insurance, with at least one million dollars in coverage, including off-premise liquor liability coverage and non-owned and hired auto coverage, coverage for the local chapter and National organization of the event hosts as "additional insureds;" evidenced by a properly completed certificate provided by the insurance provider and available for confirmation.
c. No members (undergraduate or alumnae), collectively or individually, shall purchase for, serve to or sell alcoholic beverages to other members or guests who are under the legal age to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. d. No chapter may sponsor an open party where alcohol is present. Chapter events with
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alcohol must be limited to members and/or specifically invited dates and guests, as described in the definitions of Class A, B and C events. e. No chapter may co-sponsor or co-finance an event with an alcohol distributor, restaurant, bar or other establishment generating more than half of annual gross sales from alcohol, where alcohol is given away, sold or otherwise provided to those present. f.
No chapter may co-sponsor or co-finance an event where alcohol is purchased by any host chapter, group or organization.
g. No chapter may sponsor or co-sponsor an event at which alcohol is present for the purpose of raising money or other items for a philanthropic cause. Nor may any chapter employ any type of cover charge at a social function where alcohol is present. h. The purchase or use of kegs, party balls and other bulk quantities of alcohol is prohibited. i.
No alcohol shall be present at any Panhellenic or chapter recruitment program, or function that deals with the recruitment of new members.
j.
No member shall permit, tolerate, encourage, or participate in “drinking games” at chapter functions.
k. No alcohol shall be present at any pledge, associate or new member program or activity. l.
No illegal substance shall be present or consumed at any chapter function.
m. All functions must be in compliance with all University policies and all state, county, and local laws. 2. Responsibilities of Sponsoring Chapters For all events (Class A, B and C), except as specifically noted, the sponsoring chapter(s) must: a. Compile and submit a typed, alphabetical list of all those who will be present at the function, including members and specifically invited guests. i.
For a guest function (Class B), each member may invite up to four guests.
ii.
The tentative guest list must be attached to the PSEP Registration Form at the time it is submitted, or the form shall not be considered completed. The official guest list shall be turned in the following work day.
iii.
The tentative guest list must be attached to the PSEP Registration Form at the time it is submitted, or the form shall not be considered completed. The official guest list shall be turned in by 5:00 p.m. on the first week day following the event.
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iv.
For date dashes, the official guest list may be turned in the following workday, without turning in a tentative guest list. A date dash qualifies as any function (Class B) in which the chapter members have less than twentyfour hour notice.
v.
The official guest list should be posted at the entrance to the event and used by the security guard or other monitor to ensure that only those on the list are admitted to the function.
b. Serve non-alcoholic alternate beverages and water in the same location as alcoholic beverages, and serve food in a manner, variety and quantity that will assure their availability throughout the event. Chapter must submit receipts to document the purchase of food and alternative beverages. If it is not possible to submit these receipts along with the PSEP registration form, these receipts must be submitted by no later 5:00 p.m. on the first week day following the event c. Provide an event monitoring team made up of chapter members who must remain alcohol and substance free throughout the event. The ratio of guests to monitors must not be larger than 30:1. d. Provide a method for identifying those members and guests who are of legal age to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. e. Provide a security guard, or ensure that one is provided by the owners of the establishment that is being used for the function, for all Class A and B events.
f.
i.
This security guard must be responsible for identifying those members and guests who are of legal age to purchase or consume alcohol.
ii.
The security guard may also assist in ensuring that only those people listed on the official guest list are allowed to enter the function.
Provide safe transportation to and from the event location for all members and guests. The recommended mode of such transportation is via rental of busses.
g. Ensure that all members and guests comply with federal laws and chapter policies concerning controlled substances. Any member who observes a violation of such laws on the part of any member or guest is expected to notify the chapter officer(s) in charge immediately. The officer(s) must then take steps to remove the person from the event. 3. Marketing In addition to policies regarding marketing found in the Saint Louis University Student Handbook, the following polices shall apply to all activities of Panhellenic member organizations: a.
Alcoholic beverages shall not be provided as awards to individual students or campus organizations.
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b.
Campus marketing programs that include drinking contests are not permitted. The consumption of alcohol in any form cannot be the primary purpose for any promotional activity.
c.
Promotional materials or activities shall not encourage any form of alcohol abuse or place emphasis on quantity or frequency of use.
d.
Promotional materials or activities shall not be associated with otherwise existing campus events.
4. Transportation
IV.
a.
Bus pick-ups should take place at one of the following locations: Laclede Street across from the Village Apartments, Griesedieck Hall circle, or the Pius Library circle.
b.
If bus pick up will take place in the Griesedieck Hall circle or the Pius Library circle, the chapter must notify DPS at least one week in advance.
c.
Chapter leaders should take steps to limit noise and the accumulation of garbage at the bus pick up/drop off location.
REPORTING OF PSEP VIOLATIONS
Members of the Panhellenic Council Executive Board, the Office of Student Life or their designees reserve the right to attend any registered event to confirm PSEP compliance. Anyone wishing to report a violation of the PSEP must do so in writing within seventy-two hours of obtaining knowledge of the alleged violation, but not more than 10 days after alleged violation took place. All violations will be addressed through the Panhellenic Judicial Board, and if found substantiated, the guilty chapter will be subject to the penalties described later in this policy. V.
APPEALS
A chapter found guilty of PSEP violations may appeal the decision of the Judicial Board. VI.
FULFILLMENT OF SANCTIONS
Any sanction not appealed or remaining after an appeal must be completed in accordance with specified dates, or the inter/national organization of the chapter will be notified of the situation and the chapter will be suspended from the Panhellenic Council until restitution is made. Probation will begin immediately following the decision of the Panhellenic Council Judicial Board excepting time between the filing and adjudication of an appeal. VII.
SANCTIONS Level 1: Level 1 is the least serious level of infractions. As such, penalties are not as severe. Examples of such infractions include, but are not limited to:
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Registering an event late. Failure to serve soft drinks and food in sufficient quantity. Failure to follow the University’s advertising policies. Incomplete registration form. 1st offense: 2nd offense: 3rd offense:
Warning 2nd Warning and automatic $100 fine Matter referred to Judicial Board
**Once a warning is issued, the warning status shall remain in place for the duration of the calendar year. Level 2: Level 2 infractions are serious violations of the policy. The Judicial Board may require community service or chapter programming. Examples of such infractions include, but are not limited to: Failure to comply with the monitor policy. Failure to require guests to sign the guest list upon admittance. Failure to check identification. Failure to comply with the transportation policy. Level 3: Level 3 violations are very serious violations of the policy. A guilty chapter will be placed on probation, and may be required to complete community service or chapter programming. Failure to comply with the University marketing policy. Level 4: Level 4 violations are grievous violations of the policy that represent a complete disregard for the regulations. A guilty chapter will be placed on probation and may be required to complete community service or programming in the amount of at least 5 hours per member. Failure to register an event. Failure to provide a proper guest list. Falsifying an event registration form. Failure to adhere to a controlled substance regulation.
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Panhellenic Social Event Registration Form (Revised April 2005) This form must be completed and submitted with all necessary signatures, information and attachments by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the date of the event. Chapter(s) Sponsoring the Event: Date of Event: Event Class:
Starting/Ending Time: A
B
C
Event Description: (Date Party, Formal, Switch, Date Dash, etc.) Event Location:
Number of Entrances:
Transportation/Pick-Up Location: (Please provide name of company providing transportation and list on-campus pick-up/drop off location.) Will all be using transportation? (If not, attach list of designated drivers.) Approximate number of people in attendance: How will legal age be verified and indicated? List names of sober monitors for the event: (There must be 1 monitor for every 30 guests at the event.) List name of third party vendor company: List types of alternative beverages and food that will be provided: Please complete the following information for all sponsoring chapters: Social Chairperson / Chapter / Phone / Email President / Chapter / Phone / Email 1. 2. Attach copies of guest list; bus contract; third party vendor contract, insurance and liquor license; and proof of purchase of food to this form. If proof of purchase of food is not available at the time of submission of this form, then it must be submitted as soon as possible but no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first week day following the event. This form does not constitute approval by the Panhellenic Council, the Office of Student Life or Saint Louis University. By signing this form, it is certified that the chapters represented have read and understand the Panhellenic Social Event Policy (PSEP). Form Completed By: Chapter President: Panhellenic Council Officer: Student Life Representative:
Date: Date: Date: Date:
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POLICY ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES The law of the State of Missouri states: “Any person under the age of twenty-one who purchases or attempts to purchase, or has in his possession any intoxicating liquor … is guilty of a misdemeanor. Furthermore, anyone guilty of a misdemeanor shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine or jail sentence.” Saint Louis University recognizes both the letter and spirit of the law, as well as the needs of students for social activities. The following Alcohol Policy and Guidelines set parameters within which alcohol use will reflect this increasing awareness of our responsibility to each other and to ourselves: In observance of the law of Missouri and the ordinances of the City of St. Louis, no person under the age of 21 may purchase or attempt to purchase, or have in his or her possession, any intoxicating beverage on University premises or at University activities. Therefore, no alcoholic beverage may be served or sold to anyone under 21 years of age on University premises or at University activities. Students must present at least one form of valid photo identification at events held on the University’s premises at which alcohol is available. Students found presenting false identification will be subject to disciplinary action under the Code of Non-Academic Student Discipline and Responsibility, and risk criminal prosecution. Consumption of alcoholic beverages by those who are over 21 years of age, on University premises, is permitted ONLY at those student events that have been expressly approved by the Office of Student Life and ONLY in those locations for which the University has a license. Approval for alcohol service at events sponsored by University departments is obtained from the appropriate director, dean or vice president. University funds may not be used to pay for any portion of an event at which alcohol is served to or consumed by minors. Arrangements for food and beverages for on-campus events must be made with the University Dining Services, which has the responsibility for checking the legal eligibility of persons seeking to purchase or obtain alcohol. Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the policy and guidelines is the responsibility of the Department of Public Safety outside of buildings, and of the director/manager of the building inside. Compliance with the policy in residence halls is the responsibility of the Director of Housing and Residence Life and the Housing and Residence Life staff. University departments and student organizations may impose additional restrictions on the use and distribution of alcohol by its members. Additional University alcohol-related policies include the Dry Rush Policy (section 3.2.7 of the Student Handbook); Advertising and Alcohol Policy (section 3.5.3 of the Student Handbook); and the Housing and Residence Life Alcohol Policy, published in the Residence Guide section of the Student Handbook. Alcohol guidelines for student-athletes can be obtained from the Athletic Department, located in Chaifetz Arena. Copies of the Greek Social Event Policy, intended to provide risk management guidelines and govern the use and distribution of alcohol at fraternity and sorority events, are available at the Office of Student Life, Busch Student Center, Room 335.
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As a Catholic, Jesuit educational institution, Saint Louis University expects its students to develop a well-reasoned philosophy on the use of alcoholic beverages. The University encourages students to consider all the implications of drinking and to arrive at a conscientious decision about how they will make personal use of alcohol. The University recognizes that alcoholic beverages, while neither good nor bad in themselves, easily can be misused and, therefore, must be subject to reasonable control. The University is obligated to respect civil law, and it attempts to protect the rights of others threatened by illegal or immoderate drinking on campus or at social events sponsored by the University. The University, therefore, disapproves of drinking that infringes on the rights of others, misconduct due to drinking or drinking by anyone under 21 years of age. The University does not condone any drinking patterns that lead to behaviors detrimental to the health and welfare of the individual, student group or University community life. Social activities are expected to have clear purposes, other than the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The University encourages moderation in the use of alcohol, for those of legal age who choose to drink. The University strongly asserts that choosing not to drink is as socially acceptable as choosing to drink. Finally, in accord with our policy, the University will sponsor programs and develop guidelines to help community members understand the advantages of a healthy lifestyle, the consequences of use and abuse of alcohol, the moral implications of alcohol use, and the importance of personal and community responsibility.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ALCOHOL AND DRUG POLICIES In the student-athlete building use policy for the new Chaifetz arena/practice facility, there is a specific statement printed in the Student-Athlete Handbook that no alcohol, tobacco products, or drugs are allowed by student-athletes in the building: o
This facility is a tobacco and alcohol free facility (pg. 12).
SLU’s Student-Athlete Handbook contains a section on “conduct” that includes the follow bullet point: o
Illegal possession, use, manufacture, sale or distribution of alcohol or other drugs (including underage drinking, manufacturing and distributing false identification, drinking and driving), or abuse of prescription drugs are violations of the Saint Louis University Student Policy on Alcohol and Other Drugs, as well as Department of Athletics policy. Student-athletes who are found in violation of these policies may be sanctioned under the University Policy and/or the Department of Athletics Policy on Impermissible Substance Program and/or specific team policies. These athletic conduct guidelines are in addition to, and do not replace the rights outlined in the University Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities (pg. 6).
Student-Athlete Handbook also has a policy about Representing SLU: o
Student-athletes are prohibited, when representing the University, from the consumption of alcohol or drug use or from engaging in alcoholic or drug activities. This includes away-from-home contests, regardless of the age of the student-athlete at the time of competition (pg. 23).
Student-Athlete Handbook outlines policies for hosting potential student-athletes and specifically notes: o
No use of alcohol or drugs are allowed (pg. 25).
Correspondence is provided to all prospective student-athletes regarding official visits to campus that specifically states “Your visit to campus will be an alcohol and drug free visit.” Student-Athlete Handbook specifically addresses the use of tobacco and its prohibition during practices and games, per NCAA bylaw. o
Per NCAA Bylaw 17.1.7, the use of tobacco products by student-athletes, coaches, game personnel and administrators is expressly prohibited during practice and competition. Any person found using tobacco products will be disqualified for the remainder of the practice or competition and will face the consequence of an institutional NCAA violation (pg. 22).
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Saint Louis University athletics has a comprehensive Drug Testing Program with policies explained in the Student-Athlete Handbook. Athletic department administers monthly random testing of 10% of its student-athlete population each month during the academic year. The policy provides for education, a safe harbor program (for someone who refers themselves for treatment without testing positive) and a detailed outline of penalties for positive drug test(s) (We are a three strikes and you’re out policy – with sanctions at occasion 1 and 2). The NCAA has a Drug Test Program as well which students are given information on and agree to every fall. Those policies are set by the NCAA and we are the educator in that process. Individual team rules may also have more details about the consequences associated with alcohol, tobacco and drug use.
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HUMAN RESOURCES DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION (Date Issued 11/01/89; Date Revised 1/03/07) I.
POLICY
Saint Louis University is committed to maintaining a safe, healthful, and efficient environment which enhances the welfare of our employees, students, patients, and visitors. It is the policy of the University to maintain an environment which is free of impairment from substance abuse by any of its employees. The University will make a good-faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace. Early recognition and treatment of drug or alcohol abuse are important for successful rehabilitation, for economic return to the University, and for reduced personal, family, and social disruption. Saint Louis University encourages the earliest possible diagnosis and treatment for drug or alcohol abuse. Saint Louis University will attempt to assist employees in overcoming drug or alcohol abuse. However, the decision to seek diagnosis and accept treatment for drug or alcohol abuse is the individual employee’s responsibility. The University encourages employees to seek assistance in dealing with a substance abuse problem, or those problems of a family member, by contacting the available counseling and treatment programs listed in this policy, his/her supervisor, or human resources. No employee will be terminated solely as a result of seeking counseling and rehabilitation. In accordance with the Drug Free Workplace Act and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, Saint Louis University prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, sale, or use of illicit drugs or alcohol in the workplace, on University premises, or as part of University activities. Additionally, the University maintains a policy for substance abuse testing that prohibits applicants or employees from testing positive for the presence of illicit drugs or alcohol in their system at specified levels. All employees are expected to abide by these standards of conduct as a condition of employment. For purposes of this policy, unlawful conduct involving illicit drugs or alcohol is governed by the laws in effect where the employee is working. Saint Louis University maintains programs and operations in Missouri, Illinois, and Madrid, Spain. The legal drinking age in Missouri and Illinois is 21. Knowingly furnishing alcohol to a person under the age of 21 is also prohibited by state law. The legal drinking age in Madrid, Spain is 18. Employees who are of legal drinking age are expected to consume alcohol in a mature and responsible manner while on University premises or attending University activities. The University prohibits the consumption of alcohol by any employee when the consumption adversely affects job performance and/or endangers the physical well-being of any person. Employees violating standards of conduct in this policy will be disciplined up to and including, discharge in a manner which is consistent with the procedures governing discipline and discharge of staff and faculty and any applicable local, state, or federal law. Employees may be referred to the University’s Employee Assistance Program or other suitable counseling/treatment resources for evaluation and treatment in these instances. When warranted, disciplinary sanctions may include requiring an employee to successfully complete such a program. Employees who undergo counseling and treatment for drug or alcohol abuse must meet all standards of conduct and job performance. Persons who violate this policy may be referred to law enforcement authorities for arrest and prosecution. In order to comply with the Drug Free Workplace Act, Saint Louis University requires all employees to notify the University of any criminal drug statute conviction involving a violation occurring in the
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workplace no later than 5 days after such a conviction. The University will notify the appropriate federal contracting agency within 10 days after receiving notice of a conviction of any employee working under a federal contract or grant II.
SCOPE
This policy applies to all faculty and staff employed by Saint Louis University, including, but not limited to, employees working at the St. Louis campus, Saint Louis University at Madrid Campus, SLUCare Facilities, and all other locations owned or used by the University in connection with its programs and activities. This policy also applies to all employees of contractors and subcontractors, visitors, patients, and guests while they are on University premises or present at University activities. III.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this policy, the following definitions apply: Illicit Drugs: Any controlled substance listed in Schedules I through V of Section 202 of the Federal Controlled Substance Act, Chapter 195 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 56 ½ of the Illinois Revised Statutes, or other applicable laws. University: Includes Saint Louis University, all operating divisions and subsidiaries, and Saint Louis University at Madrid. University Premises: Includes all land, facilities and other property in the possession of, or owned, used or controlled by the University (including adjacent streets and sidewalks). University Activities: Includes any on-campus or off-campus event or function conducted, sponsored, approved or funded, in whole or in part, by the University. IV.
REFERRALS AND EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The University’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers free and confidential counseling and assistance to permanent employees and their families. The EAP is located at 3545 Lafayette Avenue, Suite 520. The 24-hour phone number is 314-977-1066. Employees are encouraged to voluntarily seek assistance through the EAP for substance abuse or any personal problems. Student employees may find assistance through the Counseling and Consultation Center by calling 314-977-2323. The Center is located at 3518 Laclede, in Marchetti Towers East. Employees may also seek assistance at the University’s Psychiatric Department, which is housed at the David P. Wohl Memorial Institute for psychiatric assessment and care at 1221 South Grand Blvd., 314-577-8740, or through a family physician under their medical insurance plan. Saint Louis University at Madrid provides counseling and referral services through the Office of the Vice President and Academic dean located at Sullivan Hall, 314-554-5858. The Human Resources Office and /or the Employee Assistance Program will attempt to assist employees working at other locations in finding counseling and treatment programs in their area. V.
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Criminal sanctions for violations of state and federal laws prohibiting the unlawful possession and distribution of illicit drugs is provided for your information.
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Missouri Law: Conviction for possession of illicit drugs results in up to 7 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $5,000, unless the offense involves 35 grams or less of marijuana, which entails up to 1 year in prison and a fine of $1,000. Illinois Law: Conviction for possession of illicit drugs results in 4 to 50 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000, unless the offense involves smaller amounts (200 grams or less) of certain drugs, which elicits 4 to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $200,000. Federal Law: Conviction for possession of illicit drugs results in 1 to 3 years imprisonment and a minimum fine of $1,000, unless the offense involves cocaine base (crack) which may carry mandatory imprisonment for 5 to 20 years. The range of penalties under state and federal law for unlawful distribution of illicit drugs is summarized in Chart One. The severity of the sanctions Imposed for both possession and distribution offenses depends on the type and quantity of drugs, prior conviction, and whether death or serious injury resulted. Sanctions may be increased for offenses which involve distribution to minors or occur on or near University premises. In addition, other federal laws require or permit forfeiture of personal or real property used to illegally possess, facilitate possession, transport or conceal a controlled substance. A person’s right to purchase a firearm or receive federal benefits, such as student loans, grants, contracts, or professional or commercial licenses, may also be revoked or denied as a result of a drug conviction. Alcohol: As a Catholic, Jesuit educational institution, Saint Louis University expects its employees to develop a well-reasoned philosophy on the use of alcoholic beverages. The University is obligated to respect the civil law and its attempt to protect the rights of other which are threatened by illegal or immoderate drinking on University premises or at University activities. Missouri Law: The purchase, attempt to purchase, or possession of any intoxicating liquor by a person under 21 years of age is punishable by a fine of $50 to $1,000 and up to a year in jail. The same penalties apply to persons knowingly furnishing alcohol to minors. Illinois Law: The purchase and/or possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under 21 years of age is punishable by up to a year in jail. The same penalties apply to persons knowingly furnishing alcohol to minors. In addition, the Village of Cahokia prohibits by ordinance the purchase and/or possession of alcohol by persons under 21 and may impose a fine of $200. Madrid Campus: Saint Louis University employees assigned to work at the Madrid Campus are reminded they may be subject to arrest and legal sanctions for drug and alcohol offenses under Spanish laws and regulations. VI.
HEALTH RISKS
There are numerous, serious health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol. Substance abuse, when left untreated, may lead to damaged vital organs such as the liver, brain, and kidneys. Other problems normally associated with substance abuse include nausea, vomiting, loss of memory, slurred speech, blurred vision, and violent acts of aggression. These effects, more often than not, lead to poor job performance, loss of jobs, arrests, arguments with family and friends, and serious accidents. A detailed description of the health risks associated with abuse of illicit drugs and alcohol are provided in Chart Two.
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RISK OF LOSS OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS
The Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act requires the forfeiture of benefits or compensation otherwise payable to an employee when the use of alcohol or illicit drugs is the proximate cause of the employee’s injury. At a minimum, the Act provides for a reduction in compensation or death benefit when the employee is injured while using alcohol or illicit drugs. VIII.
AUTHORIZED USE OF PRESCRIBED MEDICINE Employees undergoing prescribed medical treatment with any drug which interferes with their work activity must report this treatment to their supervisor. Prescribed medicine should be kept in its original container, which identifies the drug, date of prescription, and prescribing doctor.
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INSPECTIONS
When Saint Louis University has reasonable grounds to suspect that an employee unlawfully manufactured, distributed, possessed or used illicit drugs or drug paraphernalia on University property or at any of its activities, the University reserves the right to inspect the employee's locker, desk, or other University property under the control of the employee. X.
CHARTS
A Chart of Drug Trafficking Penalties and Controlled Substances-Uses and Effects is available by selecting the appropriate name below. Controlled Substances and Drug Trafficking Penalties Scope, Definitions, Referrals, and Risk Information
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HUMAN RESOURCES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING POLICY (Policy Number 3.6.17; Date Issued 9/24/99; Date Revised 1/03/07) I.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
It is the belief of Saint Louis University that all employees will strive to reflect our mission of excellence in Jesuit education by working to maintain a drug free workplace in accordance with the Drug Free Workplace Act, Drug Free School and Communities Act and Saint Louis University’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy, policy number 3.6.1. The purpose of this policy is to provide assistance from the University for those employees who may need help. It is only after this aid has not been successful, or the University would be in potential violation of law or regulation, that disciplinary procedures will be invoked. II.
POLICY STATEMENT
Employees will be tested for the presence of drugs and alcohol if there is reasonable cause or suspicion to believe that an employee has violated the standards of conduct set forth in this policy. Reasonable suspicion will be documented and based on physical, behavioral, or performance indicators, including but not limited to errors, safety violations, significant occurrences and accidents or unusual behavioral patterns. It is the policy of the University to maintain an environment free from impairment from substance abuse by any of its employees. The University prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, sale, or use of illicit drugs or alcohol in the workplace, on University Property, or as part of University activities. In addition, this policy prohibits applicants or employees from testing positive for the presence of illicit drugs or alcohol in their system at specified levels. All employees are expected to abide by these standards of conduct as a condition of employment. Employees violating the standards of conduct in this policy will be disciplined up to and including discharge in accordance with the Staff Corrective Counseling policy, number 3.6.10 and any applicable local, state, or federal law. III.
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This policy applies to all full-time, part-time and temporary staff, faculty, and residents (housestaff), including those in an "on-call" status, of Saint Louis University with the exception of those covered under a collective bargaining agreement. In addition, certain categories of employees, such as flight instructors or those in public safety, may be required to comply with other drug testing requirements as a condition of their employment. Student workers are covered by applicable student policies and disciplinary procedures. IV.
DEFINITIONS Drug Testing Officer: University employee designated to serve as coordinator of drug and alcohol testing procedures and serves as a liaison between various parties such as the Employee Assistance Program, the Medical Review Officer, Human Resources, and department managers. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): A program of SLUCare available free of charge to employees to provide counseling services for personal or work-related concerns. In the case of a positive drug or alcohol test, employees are required to undergo an evaluation through EAP. In addition, employees must follow all recommendations made by EAP as well as sign any and all releases of information deemed necessary by the EAP.
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Follow up Testing: Required during the period covered by the Return to Work Agreement. Requires the employee to submit to drug and alcohol tests as requested without previous notice. Medical Review Officer (MRO): A designated physician who is certified to review drug and alcohol test results. The MRO establishes the procedures and insures the chain of custody is followed. Positive Test: Drug test levels on both the screening test and the confirmatory test that are recognized as positive by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its "Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs" or in a subsequently issued rule or regulation issued by the Agency. A "positive" alcohol test result shall mean .04 mg. percent blood/alcohol level, which is the OSHA workplace violation standard. A result would not be reported as positive until a confirmatory test is made. Reasonable Cause or Suspicion: Dependent on the facts of each situation, reasonable cause or suspicion is based on physical, behavioral, or performance indicators, including, but not limited to, unusual behavioral patterns, errors, safety violations, significant occurrences, accidents, safety risks to customers or co-workers and work-related incidents resulting in loss or damage of University property or bodily injury. Some employees, by virtue of their positions, may be subject to random drug or alcohol testing. Applicants and employees are notified during the selection process whether there is a possibility of random drug and alcohol testing associated with a position. Return to Work Agreement: Letter signed by employee following a positive test result. This letter covers a period of no less than one year. It requires the employee to meet all recognized standards of performance, agree to submit to random and follow up testing without notice for a period of no less than one year, pay for the cost of the testing, and comply with all standards set forth in the University Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy (3.6.1). The agreement also requires the employee to comply with all rehabilitative recommendations made by the Employee Assistance Program, agree that failure to follow these recommendations or refusal to participate in full, including follow up testing, will result in actions up to and including termination as provided by the Corrective Counseling Policy or the Faculty Manual. University Property: All tangible personal property and real property owned or controlled by Saint Louis University including, but not limited to, desks, lockers, computers, buildings, work areas, break areas, parking lots, University vehicles. V.
PROCEDURE
The following procedures will be utilized when there is documented reasonable cause or suspicion to believe that an employee has violated the standards of conduct set forth in this policy. Due to different terms contained in the Faculty Manual, procedures vary somewhat for staff and faculty. VI.
PROCEDURES FOR STAFF 1. Employee exhibits observable signs of substance abuse or is involved in an accident or other incident demonstrating a threat to a person’s safety.
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2. Department notifies Human Resources Employee Relations representative. During evening, night and weekend hours, the on-call Employee Health representative will be paged through the Saint Louis University Hospital switchboard operator. 3. Test site for Reasonable Cause testing will be the Department of Employee Health, Mon. to Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During off-hours, the on-call Employee Health representative will perform testing in the Emergency Room at Saint Louis University Hospital. 4. Specimen collection process will include a minimum of a 10-panel urine drug screen, which will be obtained, and follow an intact chain of custody process. In addition, a separate alcohol test will be administered. 5. For all employees sent for a Reasonable Suspicion drug test, arrangements to satisfactorily transport the employee home should be made. 6. Failure to produce a specimen or comply with a request to do so will be treated in the same fashion as a positive test, under the Staff Corrective Counseling Policy. 7. Employees with an initial negative test result will be returned to work immediately. The employee will be paid for all lost income, exclusive of overtime and differentials anticipated during the testing period. 8. Initial positive test results will be reviewed by a designated MRO, with results communicated to the Drug Testing Officer. 9. The Drug Testing Officer, a University designated official, will communicate positive results to Human Resources. Human Resources will notify the department manager. 10. A positive test is considered a Level 3 offense under the Corrective Counseling Policy (3.6.10). Level 3 offenses result at minimum in a Final Warning. As such, any further corrective action while on a Final Warning could result in discharge from Saint Louis University. 11. Human Resources and the immediate supervisor will meet with the employee to discuss and complete the Return to Work Agreement letter. A Return to Work Agreement, which involves random testing, will be required for employees receiving a positive test. 12. Employees refusing to sign the agreement will be separated from employment with Saint Louis University. The original date of the suspension becomes the dismissal date. 13. Employees signing the agreement will be returned to work following release by EAP. 14. To return to work, employees must have a negative drug and/or alcohol screen, be evaluated and deemed to be in compliance with all EAP recommendations, and have signed a Return to Work Agreement. 15. Employees with a positive test result will be off work and not receive regular pay. 16. An employee off work due to a positive test result will be allowed to utilize accrued vacation and/or sick time, as applicable. If an employee is in a non-pay status for greater than one month, the employee must contact the University Benefits Office to continue medical insurance. 17. During this period, an employee may be eligible for a medical or personal leave under Saint Louis University’s leave policies. It is the employee’s responsibility to apply to Human Resources for a medical or personal leave. 18. Employees who refuse to comply with additional requests to produce specimens for additional tests, fail to cooperate during the testing process, fail to consent to the release of test results to appropriate University representatives, or who tamper with specimens, will be subjected to actions up to and including immediate dismissal from employment with Saint Louis University. Employees who receive a second positive test will be terminated from employment with the University. 19. An employee who voluntarily presents himself or herself to a supervisor, manager or administrator revealing a drug/alcohol problem will be referred to EAP and required to comply with all EAP requirements in the same manner as an employee who is referred as a result of a positive test result.
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20. An employee who voluntarily presents him or herself to the EAP prior to a drug or alcohol test is entitled to full confidentiality. Information would not be released by the EAP without the written consent of the employee. 21. The University will take corrective action for drug or alcohol related incidents involving violations of other University policies and standards of conduct as provided for under the Staff Corrective Counseling Policy. VII.
PROCEDURES FOR FACULTY
1. Faculty member exhibits observable signs of substance abuse or is involved in an accident or other threat to a person’s safety. 2. Department notifies Human Resources Employee Relations representative. During evening, night and weekend hours, the on-call Employee Health representative would be paged through the Saint Louis University Hospital switchboard operator. 3. Test site for Reasonable Cause testing will be the Department of Employee Health, Mon. to Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During off-hours, the on-call Employee Health representative will perform testing in the Emergency Room at Saint Louis University Hospital. 4. Specimen collection process will include a minimum of a 10-panel urine drug screen, which will be obtained, and follow an intact chain of custody process. In addition, a separate alcohol test will be administered. 5. For all employees sent for a Reasonable Suspicion drug test, arrangements to satisfactorily transport the employee home should be made. 6. Failure to comply with a first request to produce a specimen will result in a referral to the Employee Assistance Program, if the faculty member poses no threat to himself or others. Should a second request be necessary and also declined, the Dean will recommend that the termination process outlined in the Faculty Manual be initiated. 7. Faculty with an initial negative test result will be returned to work immediately. 8. Initial positive test results will be reviewed by a designated MRO, with results communicated to the Drug Testing Officer. 9. The Drug Testing Officer, a University designated official, will communicate positive results to Human Resources. Human Resources will notify the Dean or chairperson. 10. A positive test will result in a written warning from the Dean that a treatment program, as outlined by the EAP, must be followed, or termination procedures will be initiated. 11. Human Resources and the Dean or chairperson will meet with the faculty member to discuss and complete the Return to Work Agreement letter. A Return to Work Agreement, which involves random testing, will be required for employees receiving a positive test. 12. Faculty members who refuse to sign the agreement will be subjected to initiation of termination procedures under the Faculty Manual. 13. Faculty signing the agreement will be returned to work following release by EAP. 14. To return to work, faculty must have a negative drug and/or alcohol screen, be evaluated and deemed to be in compliance with all EAP recommendations, and have signed a Return to Work Agreement. 15. Faculty who do not pose a threat to themselves or others will remain working while undergoing treatment. If the course of treatment necessitates medical leave, such leave will be applied for per the terms of the Faculty Manual. 16. A faculty member off work due to a positive test result will be allowed to utilize the medical leave provisions under the Faculty Manual. 17. Faculty who receive a second positive test will have termination procedures initiated under the terms of the Faculty Manual. 18. A faculty member who voluntarily presents himself or herself to a chairperson, or administrator revealing a drug/alcohol problem will be referred to EAP and required to comply with all EAP recommendations for treatment.
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19. A faculty member who voluntarily presents him or herself to the EAP prior to a drug or alcohol test is entitled to full confidentiality. 20. The University will take corrective action for drug or alcohol related incidents involving violations of other University policies and standards of conduct as provided for under the terms of the Faculty Manual. VIII.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All testing will be performed in accordance with specific procedures, which insure privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of test results. An employee will be notified of test results in a confidential manner. Test results will not be released to other parties without signed consent of the employee, unless required by law. Only those administrators or supervisors with a business needto-know will be informed of the test results and disciplinary action taken. Administration does have the obligation to report positive drug screens to the appropriate licensing/certifying boards as required by statute. Any employee who is convicted under a criminal drug statute for a violation occurring in the workplace must notify their administrator within five (5) days of conviction. The University will notify any federal funding agency of the conviction of any employee working under a federal contract or grant within ten (10) days as required under the Drug Free Workplace Act. IX.
SEARCHES
The University reserves the right, with reasonable cause, to inspect the University property under the control of any employee. Refusal to cooperate in the University's investigation or search of University property may be grounds for disciplinary action, including termination, for insubordination.
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COMPLIANCE ANNUAL CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT “JEANNE CLERY ACT” http://www.slu.edu/x22134.xml I.
2011 ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT FOR 2010 This report complies with the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 USC 1092(f), among other things, to explain how Saint Louis University reports, investigates and handles crime and emergency situations on or near campus property. The report includes safety tips and lists the Saint Louis University resources that are available in emergencies. For a hard copy of this report, please call the department of public safety at 314-977-2376, or, to view the report on-line, click the following link: 2011 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2010
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NOTICE: ANNUAL CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT NOTIFICATION SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY This notice is to inform you that Saint Louis University’s annual campus security report — as required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 USC 1092(f) — can be accessed via the Internet at http://Securityreport.slu.edu (do not insert “www”). Paper copies may be obtained at any time from the Department of Public Safety, DuBourg Hall, Room 09, or during normal University business hours at: Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid, DuBourg Hall, Room 121 School of Medicine/Student Affairs, Caroline Building #100, 1402 S. Grand Blvd. School for Professional Studies, 3840 Lindell Blvd. Department of Athletics, Chaifetz Arena, #1 S. Compton Ave. Human Resources, 3545 Lafayette Ave. Chartwell’s, Busch Student Center #127, 20 N. Grand Blvd. This report contains crime statistics from the three most recent calendar years for occurrences on campus, in or on non-campus buildings or property and on public property as defined and required by this Act that were reported to a campus security authority or local police. This report also contains, among other things, University policies, resources, programs and information related to safety and security, illegal drugs, alcohol and sexual assault as required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 USC 1092(f). For more information, please call the Department of Public Safety at 314-977-2376.
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NOTICE TO:
All University Students
FROM:
Scott F. Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students
DATE:
January 27, 2011
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Policy and Programs
Welcome Back and Happy New Year! In compliance with the Federal Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, I am writing to notify you of Saint Louis University’s alcohol and substance abuse policies and programs as we start the spring semester. Saint Louis University strives to cultivate a campus environment where students will actively engage the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity, and therefore has adopted policies, programs, and services regarding the appropriate use of drugs and alcohol. Saint Louis University is committed to maintaining an environment which is free of impairment and conducive to the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual development of all persons. All students are expected to abide by the standards of conduct outlined in the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy as a condition of enrollment. Standards of Conduct Saint Louis University prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, sale, possession or use of illicit drugs or alcohol on its premises or as part of any University activities. Conduct involving prescription drugs which have not been prescribed by a physician will be treated as a violation. This policy supplements and does not limit rules of conduct pertaining to alcohol or drugs which are published in other official University publications. As a Catholic, Jesuit institution, Saint Louis University expects all students to develop a responsible philosophy on the appropriate use of alcoholic beverages. So that you might help foster a safe, healthy, and drug-free learning environment, which enhances the welfare of our students and our greater community, the link to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention policy is provided below: http://conduct.slu.edu/alcohol.php Violations of the drug and alcohol policy are referred to the Office of Student Conduct to be resolved through University hearing procedures. http://conduct.slu.edu/ Saint Louis University hearing procedures are outlined in Section 2.10 of the Code of Student Conduct. This code applies to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. I encourage you to read the code so that you are aware of your responsibilities and obligations as a SLU student. Students who are found responsible for violating either the drug or alcohol policy may receive sanctions that include some or all of the following (depending on student conduct history and the circumstances):
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drug/ alcohol education program drug or alcohol assessment community service project fine disciplinary probation parental notification
If you have any questions about the code and university hearing procedures, please contact Ms. Katherine Weathers, Office of Student Conduct Director, at 977-7326 or
[email protected]. Please also note that a student who is convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance for conduct that occurred during a period of enrollment for which the student was receiving any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title from the date of that conviction for the period of time specified by the following: If convicted of an offense involving the possession of a con-trolled substance, the ineligibility period is: First offense Second offense Third offense -
1 year 2 years Indefinite.
If convicted of an offense involving the sale of a controlled substance, the ineligibility period is: First offense - 2 years Second offense -
Indefinite
A student whose eligibility has been suspended under conditions above may resume eligibility before the end of the ineligibility period if (A) the student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program that: 1. complies with such criteria as the Secretary shall prescribe in regulations for purposes of this paragraph; and 2. includes two unannounced drug tests; or (B) the conviction is reversed, set aside, or otherwise rendered nugatory. For more information about the legal implications of these offenses, please refer to the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)). Thank you for your attention to this important student matter. I look forward to working with all of you to make SLU and safe and vibrant learning environment.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING ALCOHOL VISION TEAM (Chair: Meredith Osborn, MA/NCC/LPC/CRPS) Mission Statement: To build a safe and healthy campus community that fosters growth and achievement in students. The purpose of this team is to collaborate, envision and execute alcohol and other drug prevention and intervention strategies to provide a safe and healthy environment for SLU students. The team’s goal is to reduce the number of alcohol and other drug related harm to students and the larger campus community by establishing environmental strategies that discourage students’ participation in the misuse of alcohol and other drugs and supports responsible decision-making that fosters academic growth and achievement. To further advance the mission, purpose and goals of the overall alcohol education program at Saint Louis University, the vision team joined the Partners in Prevention (PIP) Missouri Coalition in fall 2009. The coalition’s goal is to provide training, financial support, and resources to the public institutions of higher education in Missouri on issues such as high risk drinking, underage drinking, and the associated negative consequences. PIP wrote a grant application to the US Department of Education which would expand MO’s coalition to a select number of private institutions. Missouri Partners in Prevention: A Comprehensive Statewide Coalition: Missouri Partners in Prevention (PIP), an established statewide substance abuse prevention coalition of thirteen publicly funded Missouri universities, will expand and enhance its current coalition efforts to reduce 30-day alcohol use and binge drinking among underage students at participating institutions of higher education (IHEs). Since 2001, PIP, a nationally recognized program, has proven effectiveness in the priority area by reducing binge drinking rates on member campuses by 33% since 2001 and underage use rates by 10% since 2007. Through this project, PIP will enhance services provided to established member IHEs and will expand coalition services to six additional private higher education institutions. The statewide program will partner with three state agencies to provide linkages with state and local resources to increase the capacity of campuses to address underage use and binge drinking in their communities. The nineteen institutions will implement evidence-based strategies using the Community Trials Intervention through the development of strategic plans, evaluation and assessment protocols, and campus-community coalitions. The Community Trials Intervention (CTI) is an evidence-based program recognized by the US Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration as a model program. The proposed project will expand existing successful practices to six additional coalition campuses and implement a mentorship program between successful public universities and new private institutions. To further facilitate mentoring relationships, the private institutions selected for this project are located in the communities where original Partners in Prevention campuses reside. New member schools will conduct an extensive needs assessment, mobilize local coalitions, develop and implement a strategic plan, evaluate their programs and modify their plans as needed. By expanding Partners in Prevention to campuses throughout the state, campus and community change will occur. The project will enhance existing coalition services for the original thirteen
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member campuses. Training and technical assistance will be provided in order for campuses to address issues related to high-risk underage drinking behavior and students’ incorrect perceptions of other students’ drinking behavior and campus policy enforcement. Missouri Partners in Prevention will implement an extensive evaluation plan. All nineteen campuses will implement on-going evaluation plans, which will include the Community Readiness Assessment and the Missouri College Health Behavior Survey. Partners in Prevention – Statewide Initiative – P.I.P’s Commitment Provide funding for prevention based programs up to $7500 in the first year and up to $10,000 in the second year of the project Provide Technical assistance in the areas of strategic plan development, evidence-based prevention strategies, coalition development, and evaluation Partners in Prevention – SLU’s Commitment Implement of the MCHBS survey annually in the Spring Maintain regular attendance at a maximum 8 PIP meetings per year in Columbia Submit four Quarterly reports per year Develop and implement a strategic plan for preventing and decreasing underage alcohol use, binge drinking, and associated negative consequences Develop a coalition with representation from a variety of campus partners that is responsible for the implementation of the plan
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ALCOHOL AWARENESS AND PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Responsible Decision-Making
Harm Reduction/Health Protection
Social Norms
Environmental Management
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY- PARTNERS IN PREVENTION GRANT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ALCOHOL RISK REDUCTION The three problem areas that have been prioritized in this strategic plan have been identified as: 1. Underage Drinking at off-campus bars and residential facilities. 2. Students reporting pre-gaming, doing shots and engaging in other high-risk drinking behaviors. 3. Students have reported, and the university has recognized, a significant amount of negative consequences from consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, which has a negative correlation with retention. To address these problem areas, the Alcohol Vision Team/Midtown Coalition has developed a multi-discipline and cross-functional strategic plan for alcohol risk reduction that fosters coalition building and emphasizes key directions to further improve the student experience and campus culture at Saint Louis University. Prevention Approach: •
Responsible Decision-Making (Assessment/Evaluation/Accountability).
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Harm Reduction/Health Protection (Assessment/Evaluation).
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Environmental Management (Assessment/Evaluation).
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Social Norms (Assessment/Evaluation). PROBLEM #1: THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DRINKING IN BARS OR IN APARTMENTS OFF-CAMPUS; ESPECIALLY WITHIN UNDERAGE POPULATION. According to the MCHBS 2011: N=647 1.
47.9% of students reported typically drinking in bars/restaurants.
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52.6% reported typically drinking at a social gathering off campus (in a friend’s house).
3. The majority, 43.0%, report they pre-party off campus at a friend’s house. 4. For those students under 21 years old, the majority report they receive alcohol by: a. 39%- getting their friends at/over 21 to buy it. b. 19.2%-go where ID’s are not checked. c. 15.9%- use a fake ID. 5.
Increase in drinking since 2010 at: Bars (48%) Vs (43%), Greek spaces (4%) Vs (2%) and Residence halls (15%) Vs (14%).
According to the AlcoholEdu data 2010-2011: 1.
42% of students report drinking in an off campus residence.
2. 25% of SLU students report drinking in bars/nightclubs vs. national average of 10%. 3. 23% of SLU students report drinking in on-campus residence vs. national average of 21%. Goal: Continue to reduce the percentage of students drinking underage at off-campus bars and residential facilities/apartments. Strategy #1: Continue to build Midtown Coalition with on-campus partners, local police district, and local bar owners, landlords, and surrounding university campuses. Midtown Coalition Mission: To work together to reduce alcohol-related incidents that cause harm to “self and others” and improve community safety and quality of life.
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Activity #1: Recruit and engage proper members for coalition team; especially developing relationships with bar owners, city police and our own DPSSS Office. Deadline: On-going throughout school year. Activity #2: Continue to develop on campus partnerships through the existing Alcohol Vision team including recruitment of faculty, parents, and alumni to join the Midtown Coalition. Deadline: On-going. Activity #3: Continue to hold monthly coalition meetings. Deadline: On-going. Strategy #2: Educate local bars on the CHEERS and SMART programs. Activity #1: Provide informational handouts and promotional materials about the CHEERS and SMART and encourage program s participation Deadline: August 2011. Activity #2: Follow up on a quarterly basis with surrounding bars to encourage participation in both the CHEERS and SMART program Deadline: On-going. Strategy #3: Enforce Laws and decrease easy access to alcohol. Activity #1: Hold meetings/trainings with city police, DPSSS, and campus judicial office to enforce state/federal laws and campus policies on alcohol and other drugs (i.e. Hold beverage server trainings, inform bars to participate in SMART). Activity #2: Have coalition members (city police, DPSSS, campus partners, etc) work with local bar owners to make restrictions on sales of pitchers of beer, limit alcohol advertising on/near campus, set up compliance checks- id checks at bars near campus. Strategy #4: Educate students about the importance of being a responsible host and relevant local/state laws regarding off-campus parties. Activity #1: Distribute and promote responsible party guide to students, specifically during high risk drinking weekend and holiday celebrations (i.e. Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween). Deadline: On-going. Activity #2: Promote and encourage participation in the START (Student Alcohol Responsibility Training) program, specifically targeting resident advisors and student groups and organizations leaders (i.e. Greek life organizations, athletic intramural groups, etc). Deadline: On-going.
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PROBLEM #2: NUMEROUS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES STUDENTS REPORT EXPERIENCING DUE TO HEAVY DRINKING Goal: Continue to work at reducing the number of negative consequences (i.e. ER transports, judicial reports, property damage, etc) as a result of alcohol related incidents. Goal: Reduce the number of students’ pre-gaming/pre-partying. According to the Office of Student Conduct data 2010-2011: 1. There were 9 reportable “Endangerment to Self Alcohol: no Transport”. 2. There were 17 reportable “Endangerment to Self Alcohol: with Transport”. According to the AlcohoEdu data (2010-2011), SLU’s drink related risk behaviors were higher than the national average on the following: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Pre-gaming: SLU- 46, National- 38%. Doing shots: SLU- 44%, National- 39%. Choose drinks containing more alcohol: SLU-20%, National-17%. Chugging alcohol: SLU- 19%, National-18%.
Some of the negative consequences our students reported were higher than our JASPA counterparts: (SLU N=1192; JASPA N=15461) 1. 53% of SLU students had reported having had hangovers vs. 47% of our JASPA counterparts. 2. 44% of SLU students reported blacking out, while 38% reported for JASPA. According to the MCHBS 2011: SLU N= 647, PIP= 8905 1. 48.40% of SLU students (drinkers) report binge drinking (having more than 4 or 5 drinks in 2 hours) vs. PIP 41.80%. 2. 37.5% of SLU students (all types of drinkers) report binge drinking vs. 31.20%. 3. 11% of SLU students have experienced alcohol poisoning in the past year compared to 7% of the state. 4. 85% of SLU students have experienced negative effects of other people’s drinking compared to 77% of the state. 5. Drinking games, especially with Greeks (78%) is much higher compared to SLU students (54%) and the state average of (44%). 6. Blackouts of Greeks (74%) are much higher compared to average SLU student (34%) and the state (26%). Strategy #1: Enhance and further develop our peer education programs specifically targeting Athletic Teams, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Resident Advisors, and student organization leaders. Activity #1: Send a selected group of peer educators to attend the “Meeting of the Minds” conference in April 2011. Deadline: April 2011.
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Activity #2: Continue to obtain data using the Missouri College Health Behavior Survey (MCHBS) for a campus-wide social norms campaign to be promoted throughout the campus. Deadline: August 2011. Activity #3: Develop a small group social norms program to be utilized within our University 101 courses, residence hall floors, and student groups and organizations (including athletic teams and fraternities/sororities), led by our SHAPE, GAMMA and ResponsiBILLIKENs Peer Educators. Deadline: September 2011. Activity #4: Establish an athlete peer educators “ResponsiBILLIKENS,” a social norms campaign for athletic events, and have 20 min-grants for Billikens After Dark late-night events. All of this is through the NCAA CHOICES Grant. Deadline: Starting July 2011- lasts for 3 years. Activity #5: Provide training in August and January for resident advisors on evidence based alcohol initiatives (during RA Training). Deadline: August 2011, January 2012. Strategy #2: Further develop alcohol education and awareness programming that focuses on safe and responsible behaviors and addresses the transitional issues of 1st-Year, mid-year, and senior year experience. According to the AlcoholEdu data 2009-2010 and 2010-2011: 1. The last 3 weekends of September into the first weekend of October are our highest-risk weekends, with students reporting heavy drinking during these peak times. The weekends of September 16th-17th, 2010 and September 30th-October 3rd, 2010, students reported heavy drinking that was higher than the national average for this timeframe. Activity #1: Continue to partner with DPSSS and implement the “Be a Responsible Billiken” campaign during the last three weekends in September, into the first weekend of October for fall semester. Deadline: Weekends September 16-18, 23-25 and September 30October 2, 2011. Activity #2: Continue to maintain and develop alcohol educational programs for individuals such as SHARP I (SLU Harm and Alcohol Reduction Program for 1st time offenders of campus alcohol policy- includes students who are caught with alcohol trophy in room or implied consent rule) and SHARP II Advanced Alcohol Program and SHARP II Advanced Marijuana Program (For students that either have an alcohol poisoning or act of violence while intoxicated OR the marijuana program for ANY student violating a marijuana offense on campus). Deadline: August 2011 and on-going.
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Activity #3: Use AlcoholEdu or AlcoholWise programs for incoming freshmen to complete prior to their starting their college experience. Research shows that using these programs with incoming freshmen decreases the high-risk drinking freshmen tend to experiment with during their first semester. Deadline: August 2012- October 31st, 2012. Activity #4: Maintain and develop campus-wide education/awareness weeks; such as, OkSoberfest, Safer Spring Break, Green Dot Bystander Intervention and Hazing Prevention Week. Deadline: On-going at various times throughout schoolyear. Strategy #3: Provide alternative programs for both students who report drinking and not drinking. Activity #1: Plan and implement specific programs and events on high risk drinking weekends and holiday celebrations (i.e. Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, etc) through the Billkens After Dark Program. Deadline: On-going. Activity #2: Continue to encourage student organization involvement for alcohol alternative events through the Billikens After Dark mini-grant funding program. Deadline: On-going. Activity #3: Provide alternative programming for residents throughout the academic year within the confines of the residence halls, specifically freshmen residence halls and DeMattias Hall (Greek Hall), which have the highest incidents of alcohol policy violations. Deadline: On-going.
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Harm Reduction Activities Social Norming Campaign -- Emphasizes positive behavioral norms. Be a Responsible Billiken Campaign. Greek Life Risk Management -- Speakers and programs. GSEP (Greek Social Event Policy) or Panhellenic Social Event Registration Form. Parental Notifications -- Parents notified of repeated offenses or if the behavior is high-risk to the student's health and well-being. DPS Taxi Service - Emergency for students who are off campus and need rides. 21st Birthday Cards -- VPSD sends Happy Birthday cards providing information about partying safely, the dangers of binge drinking (doing 21 shots, etc.) and the signs of alcohol poisoning. SHARP (SLU Harm and Alcohol Reduction Program)—program for students with first time alcohol or drug violations on campus, four classes total, meeting for two weeks, each two hours long. Education and Awareness OkSoberfest alcohol awareness week (speakers, late-night alternative activities through Billikens After Dark, etc). SHAPE Presentations “Say When…Making good choices around alcohol and other drug use” in classrooms and residence halls around campus. GAMMA video contest during Greek Week – videos on how intervene when someone is making poor choices around alcohol/drugs (bystander intervention). Received NCAA CHOICES grant July 2011 which will require training 32 athletic peer mentors “ResponsiBillikens” who will give presentations to their team on alcohol/drug prevention education and sexual assault prevention. This grant will also pay for a large scale social norms campaign and funding for more late-night programs through Billikens After Dark. Alcohol Policies -- Set of policies in the Student Handbook that educate students about Missouri state law and SLU’s community standards. AlcoholEdu -- On-line alcohol assessment taken by freshmen student at beginning of the fall term. Federal Compliance o Drug Free Schools and Communities Act o Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act Alcohol Policies -- Set of policies in the Student Handbook that educate students about Missouri state law and SLU’s community standards. Health Alternatives Billikens After Dark -- A late-night program offered for underage students to have fun in a safe environment without the peer pressure of consuming alcohol . Housing and Residence Life: Alcohol Awareness and Alternative Programming . Late-Night at the Rec – Dodgeball & Halloween. Responsibility and Accountability Counseling & Treatment – Student Health and Counseling Services (SH&CS). o Individual counseling sessions. o Weekly SLU Alcohol and Drug Support Group for students wanting support in making change to their using behaviors. o Weekly AA meetings held at the College Church Parish Center. 62
Code of Student Conduct – Student Conduct o Students are held accountable for violating alcohol policy. First-time Offenders – Referral to SHARP (SLU's Harm and Alcohol Reduction Program). Repeat Offenders or First-time Offenders that Abuse - Referral for drug or alcohol assessment . Assessment Office of Student Conduct - Collects, tracks, and monitors the number of alcohol incidents on campus. AlcoholEDU. American College Health Association - National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA). Missouri College Health Behavior Survey- MCHBS.
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PROGRAMS In The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking 1 it is stated that colleges and universities should be places that are safe and allow for students to grow academically and personally; however, these setting are also places where underage alcohol use is often accepted and seen as a “rite of passage” by many. First-year students, Greek organization members, and student athletes are known to be at a higher risk for problematic alcohol use 2. With that in mind, we have many different forms of programming to hit upon these different student groups. At Saint Louis University there are a variety of methods used to prevent or reduce the alcohol related risks experienced by students.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2007. 2
Task Force on College Drinking (2002). A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges. www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov. Retrieved, December 22, 2008.
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT: SUBSTANCE USE RELATED PROGRAMMING University 101: Decision-making in college is one of the main learning outcomes for the course. We also encourage instructors to use SHAPE peer mentors to assist in their course content on the subject. University 101 course text, Billiken Beginnings: {written by Mary Mahan and Sandy Schultz, licensed for use at SLU by Kendall Hunt Publishing company}. Substance Abuse: Admission to and attendance in college is a new and exciting experience for students. New friendships and acquaintances are formed. Time is spent on campus, in the classroom, and at organized activities where students are faced with the many influences of campus life which can result in either positive or negative impacts. The use of drugs, steroids, alcohol, or tobacco is a dangerous practice for college students. Research indicates that the influence of friends is the most-cited reason for experimentation in substance use. The most important factor regarding substances is not the question of legality, but rather the effect a substance or combination of substances has on the mind, body, and life of a college student. The key to abstaining from the use of substances is to develop sufficient will power rather than to rely on imposed external forces. Will power can be developed just as one develops sound study habits. However, a genetic predisposition to substance abuse may overwhelm an individual’s will power. In these instances, external safeguards may be helpful in substance abuse control for certain individuals. Knowledge, emotional maturity, and will power are qualities which will help students avoid harmful substances whether the substances are considered to be prescription, illegal, addictive, synthetic, natural, dietary, or social. College students should keep in mind that alcohol is the most abused of all substances. Its low cost, legal status and easy availability make it popular among college students and, therefore, subject to abuse. Vandalism, date rape, academic problems, dropouts, injuries, missing class, and death have been attributed to alcohol abuse among college students. Alcohol use signifies the emergence from youth to adulthood, enhances social gatherings and helps to cope with stress. Unfortunately abuse can lead to binge drinking as well as unplanned and unprotected sex. Use alternatives to drinking alcohol in social situations and while being alone. Exercise can substitute for alcohol use to control stress, serve as a coping mechanism, and can be a great social activity. Groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon can be of support to a problem drinker. Steroids are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone. Students take steroids to help produce large muscles. Steroid-takers are subject to aggressive behavior, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, cancer and a long litany of other side effects. The irony is that the intended larger muscle tissue that is produced is highly susceptible to injury by the steroid taker.
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Remember—your heart is a muscle too! Steroids are taken in a series that are ingested and/or injected. Steroid use is illegal, is a felony and can cause damage to reproductive organs as well as the immune system. Tobacco products, whether smoked, chewed, or dipped, are worldwide hea1th hazards accounting for tens of thousands of deaths annually. Lungs, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, heart and circulatory system, skin, immune system and other systems and organs are subject to free radical damage caused by the use of tobacco products. Cigars are not safe alternatives to cigarettes. One or more smoked cigars each day have the same risks of causing cancer and heart disease as cigarettes. A major health concern is exposure to second-hand smoke in the homes of infants and children, who are actually at a higher risk than non-smokers for tobacco-associated diseases. Seek help to give up smoking by participating in a smoking cessation clinic at your wellness center. Drugs enter the body by injection, inhalation, ingestion, and absorption through the skin or mucous membranes. While the use of cocaine, crack, LSD, and marijuana has decreased among college students you now must become “safe party goers.” Knowledge of the dangers of recreational/club drugs such as Ecstasy and Ritalin as well as the date rape drugs GHB and Rohypnol is necessary. Sexual contact under the influence of alcohol and these drugs increases the risk of HIV and STD infections. Ecstasy (XTC) (MDMA) produces a sense of well being, energy and sexual stimulation and is popular at rave parties. It can cause damage to the liver and perhaps the brain, drains water from the spine, and interferes with normal nerve function. The real danger occurs in its chemistry when mixed with alcohol, dairy products, or chocolate. Ritalin (MPH) (Vitamin R, R—Ball) is a mild stimulant commonly prescribed for young children to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Used recreationally, the drug can give a sense of euphoria, particularly when it enters the bloodstream quickly. Abusers will inject or inhale the drug, which is ranked among the top ten controlled pharmaceuticals most frequently reported stolen. Rohypnol has been a concern as the “date rape” drug. College students can unknowingly be given the drug mixed in a drink and become incapacitated to resist sexual activity or can die if the drug is mixed with alcohol and/or other depressants. Rohypnol produces sedative hypnotic effects as well as physical and psychological dependence. GHB (Liquid ecstasy, Scoop) is abused as a sedative body-building drug, and is associated with sexual assault. Coma and seizures can occur with GHB abuse. Combined with alcohol, nausea and difficult breathing may occur. Since the drug causes amnesia you don’t remember what happened during the time you were on the drug. Unless a drink is offered to you in a sealed container and opened personally, it should not be consumed at a club or private party. Keep your drink with you at all times.
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MAP-Works: MAP-Works is a web-enabled software service designed to improve student success and retention. It captures information about students through database uploads, assessments, and faculty/staff input, analyzes data, and reports information to students for purposes of education, and college/university faculty/staff for purposes of support and intervention. MAP-Works identifies potential at-risk students early in the term allowing for immediate support and intervention and then serves as the infrastructure to manage those critical outreach efforts at Saint Louis University. The program utilizes a powerful heuristic which incorporates prominent student development and learning theories and integrates both profile and student experience data to ensure accurate identification of at-risk students. MAP-Works positively impacts student success and retention by motivating, informing and coordinating timely and effective intervention by faculty/staff. Areas involved with MAP-Works at SLU include the University 101 program, Housing and Residence Life, and some academic advising units. While this survey does not ask questions about alcohol and drug use, it does address alcohol use in the report that students receive after having taken the survey that is specific to the answers that they provided. The alcohol use area is generic because there are no survey questions in this area, but it, again, reinforces positive messages with regard to myths and truths about alcohol use. AlcoholEdu Program: AlcoholEdu for College is an online, science-based program that provides information on the effects of alcohol on body and mind. The course is personalized to each student based on his or her knowledge, gender and choices regarding alcohol use and abuse. The course has two parts. Part I of the course includes information on alcohol-related knowledge, assessments of attitudes and behaviors around drinking and interactive exercises that test ones knowledge on alcohol education. Whether or not you choose to drink, it is likely that you know someone that does. This course is aimed to empower students to make informed decisions about use, and help them better cope with the drinking behaviors of friends and peers. The timeline for completion of Part I of the AlcoholEdu survey was August 16, 2010. The timeline for completion of Part II of the AlcoholEdu survey was October 14, 2010.
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ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT & DEAN OF STUDENTS COMMUNITY CARES OUTREACH CAMPAIGN Previously named the Be a Responsible Billiken Campaign, this outreach program shifted titles to Community Cares Fall 2010, demonstrating a shared partnership of students and staff on campus emphasizing positive decision-making. The program was coordinated with the Billikens After Dark alcohol-alternative late-night programming to provide additional educational information about healthy behaviors during such programs. By collaborating with DPS, student leaders, and other units, the GOALS of the program include: 1. 2. 3.
to provide alcohol awareness and responsible choice information to students; to set tone and campus expectations surrounding alcohol use on campus; and to educate students about alcohol policy and foster appropriate community standards;
Each event was staffed with the following: Informational tables staff by various partners at the campus-wide event Distribute cards with important tips, social norming statistics, relevant offices, and emergency contact information. Have educational “give-a-ways” available at table (i.e. “Cheers” sober driver campaign) Market Billikens After Dark program and other late-night, weekend alcohol alternatives. Provide snacks such as popcorn or soft-pretzel. Events and dates: August 27, 2010 volunteers August 28, 2010 volunteers August 30, 2010 volunteers September 4, 2010 volunteer September 10, 2010 volunteers September 11, 2010 volunteers September 18, 2010 volunteers September 22, 2010 volunteers September 24, 2010 volunteers September 25, 2010 volunteers
Around the World in the BSC
8pm-midnight
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Billiken Music Festival
6pm-11pm
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Bingo at Kota
8pm-11pm
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Sorority Formal Recruitment
5pm-8pm
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Every Freakin’ Friday
6pm-11pm
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Billiken Music Festival
6pm-11pm
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Billiken Music Festival
7pm-11pm
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Late Night Putt-Putt
8pm-11pm
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Homecoming Concert
7pm-11pm
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Golf Cart Parade
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BILLIKENS AFTER DARK PROGRAM OVERVIEW “Billikens After Dark” is a late night, alcohol alternative program at Saint Louis University. The mission of this program is to provide opportunities for students, particularly those who are underage, to spend time with friends and have fun in a safe environment without the peer pressure of consuming alcohol. Billikens After Dark is designed to not only produce events that are late night and alcohol free, but to also encourage student groups or University departments to build events around the criteria that meets the needs of the Billikens After Dark program. Any group will have the opportunity to register and/or request funding for such events. All events supported by this program must meet the following criteria and by approved by the Late Night programming task force: Sponsored by a student group or University department Social, recreational, educational, or entertainment-based Scheduled to begin in the late night hours (after 8:00pm) Open to the entire SLU student population Alcohol-free or non alcohol centered Billikens After Dark Program Schedule Event Date Event Name 8/21/2010 Grand Center Street Party 8/27/2010 Around the World in the BSC 8/28/2010 Billiken Music Festival 9/4/2010 Billiken Music Festival 9/4/2010 Outdoor Movie 9/10/2010 Every Freakin' Friday: Quad Fest 9/11/2010 Billiken Music Festival 9/17/2010 Every Freakin' Friday: Bingo 9/18/2010 Billiken Music Festival 9/18/2010 Outdoor Movie 9/22/2010 Late Night Putt Putt 9/23/2010 10/2/2010 10/8/2010 10/14/2010 10/22/2010
SLU Night at the Fox: Shrek Cardboard City Every Freakin' Friday: Midterm Giveaways Medical Movie Madness OkSober Festival
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Collaborators Welcome Week CCC Student Organizations Student Activities Board Student Activities Board Student Activities Board SHAPE Student Activities Board Student Activities Board Student Activities Board Student Activities Board Student Activities Board Habitat for Humanity AED -
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Midnight Masquerade Monster 5K Dash Spin the Bottle Educational Movie Fall Flick featuring Hocus Pocus Keep Friendship Alive Speech Rockin' for the Ribbon Ghost Hunter Ghost Hunter
11/5/2010 Every Freakin' Friday: Inception Every Freakin' Friday: AED's City Museum 11/12/2010 Trip 11/19/2010 Every Freakin' Friday: Eat Pray Love 12/3/2010 The Gingerbread House Challenge 1/15/2011 Trivia Night 1/15/2011 Live Band Karaoke 1/19/2011 SLU Cinema: "Life as We Know It" 1/22/2011 Late Night Spa 2/2/2011 Movie Night: Legally Blonde 2/11/2011 Sweetheart Bingo 2/18/2011 SLU Cinema: "Burlesque" 3/4/2011 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 3/4/2011 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3/5/2011 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 3/5/2011 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 3/5/2011 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 3/5/2011 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 3/5/2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 3/8/2011 Paint Your Own Pottery 3/25/2011 Dodgeball Tournament 4/2/2011 Dancing Like The Stars 4/15/2011 Egg Hunt in the Dark 4/29/2011 The Price is Right 5/5/2011 Cinco de Golf 5/6/2011 Salsa Extravaganza
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Marguerite Hall SHAPE Student Conduct Student Life Zeta Tau Alpha SLUPI SLUPI Student Activities Board
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AED Sigma Kappa Beta Theta Pi Reinert Hall Rec Center Residence Life Student Activities Board Student Activities Board Beta Theta Pi HALO
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OkSoberfest 2010 (Alcohol Awareness Month) Calendar of Events OkSoberfest Week: October 25 - October 31 Sunday, October 25 Capture the Flag The Quad at 10:30PM Prizes for Winners! Monday, October 26 OkSober Festival The Quad from 4 - 8PM FREE Fitz Rootbeer & Pretzels. Mega Mountain Obstacle Course & Much More! Tuesday, October 27 Mark Sterner Saint Louis Room at 7PM Wednesday, October 28 Men's Basketball Tip Off Chaifetz Arena at 7PM Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Chaifetz Arena at 9PM Thursday, October 29 Zeta Tau Alpha Presents: Rockin' for the Ribbon West Pine Gym at 7PM Friday, October 30 Rally on Billiken Row BSC Amphitheater at 6:30PM Men's Basketball Season Kick-off Game Chaifetz Arena at 8PM Go! SLU Midnight 5K Run Clock Tower at 11PM Registration at 9PM Saturday, October 31 Mystery Ghost Hunter Tour With Professional Ghost Hunter Ross Allison Meet at DuBourg Hall 157 8PM – Midnight Sponsored by: Active Minds, Athletics, Billikens After Dark, Blue Crew, Busch Student Center, Campus Ministry, Chartwells, Department of Public Safety, Fitz, Housing and Residence Life, Mens Basketball, Oriflamme, SHAPE, Student Activities Board, Student Conduct Board, Student Government Association, Student Life, Student Health and Counseling, and Zeta Tau Alpha.
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PASTORAL COUNSELING During one on one conversations, students raise with campus ministers the experiences which they have encountered when they have drank irresponsibly. In this context, the campus minister is able to address the moral issues surrounding over consumption. HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE: ALCOHOL AWARENEWS AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING
Housing and Residence Life held a variety of Alcohol Educational and Alcohol Alternative programs for the 2010-2011 academic year. 1. July 2010 Professional Staff Training (15 staff) participated in ten hours of training pertaining to alcohol use on Saint Louis University’s campus. Training sessions included: on call crisis response, alcohol abuse signs and symptoms, alcohol intoxication protocol, hearing officer training involving issues with alcohol, and alternative and educational programming in the residence halls around alcohol. 2. August 2010 Resident Advisors (90 staff) and Assistant Hall Coordinators (11 staff) participated in six hours of training pertaining to alcohol use on Saint Louis University’s campus. Training sessions included: on call crisis response, alcohol abuse signs and symptoms, alcohol intoxication protocol, hearing officer training involving issues with alcohol, and alternative and educational programming in the residence halls around alcohol. Desk Workers (100 staff) were trained on how to confront intoxicated students and students carrying alcohol into the building. All floors/ communities conducted meetings within the first week of arrival. Alcohol was discussed from a state law and SLU policy perspective during these meetings. The communities discussed appropriate and responsible decision making in relation to drinking. During welcome week and welcome back week, all Resident Advisors took their floors/ communities to at least two different late night events/ programs. August 28, 2010-- at least 14 floors attended the Around the World (Billikens After Dark Program). 3. September 2010 September 24, 2010-- several buildings hosted alcohol alternative programs in their halls after the Homecoming Concert. September 30, 2010-- Marguerite/Pruellage Halls held a mocktails alcohol alternative as well as an alcohol education program.
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4. October 2010 Beginning of October-- at least 12 RA’s indicated they held floor meetings to specifically address issues of drinking on their floor/ community. All buildings were required to host an alcohol alternative event/ program in their building on or near Halloween. Many communities incorporated alcohol education components into their events. October 23, 2010-- Marguerite/Pruellage Halls held an alcohol alternative program “Marg/Pruellage Masquerade”. October 27, 2010-- Marguerite/Pruellage Halls held a program where SHAPE presenters educated students on how to prevent alcohol abuse and over intoxication. October 30, 2010-- Gries and Reinert Halls participated in the Billikens After Dark program “Ghost Hunting with Ross Allison”. 5. November 2010 Health and Safety’s were conducted in all residence halls and apartments in relation to securing the building for Thanksgiving Break. There were minimal violations that occurred, but there were several alcohol related violations that were found. Students were followed up with upon their return to campus. 6. December 2010 Health and Safety’s were conducted in all residence halls and apartments in relation to securing the building for Winter Break. There were minimal violations that occurred, but there were several alcohol related violations that were found. Students were followed up with upon their return to campus. 7. January 2011 During Winter Break we conducted training for Resident Advisors to attend as professional development. During the various training sessions the RA’s attended two hours of training on alcohol use, abuse, programming, community development, etc. January 22, 2011-- Reinert, Gries, Fusz and Marguerite/Pruellage Halls took their residents to the Billikens After Dark program “SPA Night”. 8. February 2011 February 6, 2011-- Four residence halls hosted Super Bowl parties as alcohol alternative programs for students living in their buildings and areas. 9. March 2011 All buildings were required to host an alcohol alternative event/ program in their building on or near Mardi Gras weekend. Many communities incorporated alcohol education components into their events. Reinert, Gries, Fusz and Marguerite/Pruellage Halls held Spring Break alcohol educational/ awareness programs/campaigns. 73
Health and Safety’s were conducted in all residence halls and apartments in relation to securing the building for Spring Break. There were minimal violations that occurred, but there were several alcohol related violations that were found. Students were followed up with upon their return to campus. 10. April 2011 Reinert and Gries Halls collaborated with the Department of Public Safety on their 360 Film Discussion. The film and discussion included decision making in college including decisions regarding alcohol. April 2, 2011-- Marguerite/Pruellage Halls provided an alcohol alternative program “Dancing with the Stars”.
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GREEK LIFE: ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAMS GAMMA: The fraternity and sorority community started a Greeks Advocating for the Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA) Peer Mentoring group with 33 trained peer mentors. Social Event and Risk Management Roundtable: In the Fall, the Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life held a Social Event and Risk Management Training for fraternity and sorority chapter presidents, social chairs, and risk management officers. The event brought the groups together to discuss common issues they face at social events and a brainstorming session as to how to handle issues. A case study was also presented and discussed to help chapters to think about different policy violations and member responsibility. Social Event Policy Training: Each Fall and Spring, incoming chapter officers were required to attend Social Event Management Training for fraternity and sorority social event planners and risk management officers. Topics included the registration process, selecting an appropriate venue, and proper event risk management.
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SIMON RECREATION CENTER Campus recreation supports late night activities as an alternative to alcohol use. In addition to being able to utilize the Simon Recreation Center, SLU students compete in a variety of intramural and club sports during the evening and late night hours. The hours of operation at the Simon Recreation Center during the fall and spring semester are as follows: Sunday 10 am – 12 am Monday through Thursday 6 am – 12 am Friday 6 am – 10 pm Saturday 10 am – 10 pm As part of the Fall 2010 Welcome Week Program the Simon Recreation Center hosted “c u @ the rec” on Friday, August 21 from 9:00 pm – 1:00 am. The event was a tremendous success with more than 1,000 students attending. There was barbeque style food, as well as pizza and other refreshments available. Additionally, there were games including Wii, Rock Band, Bean Bag toss, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and many other sports/games. We also hosted a “So You Think You can Dance…Off?” fun themed dance party on our gym courts. This allowed the many SLU dance groups to demonstrate their diverse dance styles, as well as a fun and friendly dance off competition. This portion of the event was a hit with our new students. This event introduced incoming freshmen to the Rec Center and allowed for community building activities in an alcohol free environment. The Department of Campus Recreation collaborated with the Billikens After Dark program during multiple events, including Spa Night in the Busch Student Center where we provided yoga mats and smoothie samples from our Juice Bar, and the Dodgeball tournament our facility hosted on Friday, March 25, 2011 where teams competed against each other and enjoyed pizza and music. Finally, the drop-in opportunities for recreation and fitness at the Simon Recreation Center allow students alternatives to alcohol. This 120,000 square foot recreation facility offers six indoor multipurpose courts, an indoor pool, two fitness areas that include over 200 pieces of equipment, a juice bar, wellness suite, bouldering wall and indoor track. Our hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 6 am – 12 am, Friday 6 am – 10 pm, Saturday 10 am – 10 pm and Sunday 10 am – 12 am. Other Statistics: The Simon Recreation Center hosted 51,134 visits in the month of February 2011 alone and the facility now averages over 500,000 visitors each year. According to the 2010 Campus Recreation Impact Study 88% of students surveyed enjoyed participating in SLU REC activities and/or utilizing facilities. SLU students are passionate about their intramural and club sport participation. In the fall of 2010, more than 300 teams competed in a variety of intramural sports including leagues and individual sports. There are more than 600 students that represent our 30 club sports.
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STUDENT HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES I.
ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM/S Under the direction of Meredith Osborn, Counselor in Student Health and Counseling, the following alcohol and substance abuse programs and/or initiatives continue to be implemented: 1. The alcohol and substance abuse programs at the Student Health and Counseling Center provide confidential screening, individual counseling, and group therapy for students who have questions or concerns about their use of alcohol or other substances. 2. Counselors meet with students one-on-one that are referred or mandated through the judicial office. Those students with three or more sanctions related to alcohol and/or drug abuse are then referred to CenterPointe Hospital for an in-depth assessment and referral. These students typically are recommended to either Intensive Outpatient (IOP) or Inpatient Hospitalization. 3. Individual on-line screenings are available year round (E-Chug) throughout the year. 4. A psycho-educational group for students who have been impacted by the alcohol or substance use and want to make changes to their drinking behavior can attend the AA meetings at the Xavier College Church on campus. These AA meetings are every Sunday at 3pm. 5. A psycho educational group, SHARP (SLU Harm and Alcohol Reduction Program) is another program that is offered to students. This program is mandated for all students who receive their first judicial sanction for alcohol or other drugs on campus or in the residence halls. This program is primarily comprised of freshman and sophomore students as they receive their first judicial sanction for having alcohol in the dorm rooms, etc. SHARP covers information on: making good decisions, goal-setting, identifying your own drinking/drugging behaviors and triggers, etc. In SHARP students complete the E-Chug online, participate in The Virtual Bar activity through The Century Council Alcohol 101 Program, The Timeline Followback Calendar to track their alcohol/drug use, viewing of “Death By Alcohol- The Sam Spady Story”, and use of the CHOICES interactive journal. 6. Counselors conduct alcohol and drug education sessions in the residence halls, and sorority/fraternity meetings on campus. 7. Implement social norm & social marketing campaigns utilizing newspapers, radio, and posters/table tents in the residence halls. 8. Some of the counselors serve on the Alcohol Vision Team through the Student Development Division. One of the counselors that is certified in Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention (CSAPP- Certified Substance abuse Prevention Professional) serves as chair of this vision team. 9. One of the counselors serves as the advisor for the peer educators on campus, SHAPE. These students are trained using the Certified Peer Educator Training from Bacchus and Gamma. These students are then required to participate in giving alcohol and other drug prevention presentations to groups on campus; as well as, hosting alcohol/drug free social events/educational programming on campus.
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10. Provide alcohol and drug information via brochures, advertisements, and the web. 11. Implement and analyze campus surveys to seek out data on wellness, including data on alcohol/drug use on campus. Survey used the past two years was the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) through The American College Health Association. 12. Coordinate multidisciplinary efforts to reduce the prevalence of alcohol and other drug problems. 13. Counselor, Jay Winig (LCSW, CSAC II), facilitates the “SLU Alcohol and Drug Support Group” for those students wishing to make changes to their drinking and other drugging behaviors and maybe not committed to sobriety. 14. Student Health and Counseling Center is located at 3518 Laclede, Marchetti Towers East, right across from the Busch Student Center (BSC). Counselors and nurses are on-call 24/7, 365 days a year by calling 314-977-2323. A counselor or nurse is paged out after the center closes and can respond to any problems/crisis on campus. II.
ALCOHOL INTERVENTION Along with many prevention activities on campus, we offer many forms of intervention practices as well. We take substance abuse very seriously and have thus made some changes over the past year to ensure that we provide the best intervention practices to students that we may offer. Student Health and Counseling Services on campus is a referral source for students on campus with substance abuse problems. Students who may indicate to friends and others that they have problems with substance abuse may be referred for an assessment and individual counseling at Student Health and Counseling. Students who are found on campus to be breaking one of the alcohol/drug policies set forth by SLU will be mandated through The Office of Student Conduct to complete a drug/alcohol assessment at Student Health and Counseling. From these assessments a professional counselor will indicate whether individual counseling, AA meetings, support groups, SHARP (SLU Harm and Alcohol Reduction Program), family counseling or further referral is recommended. A counselor with substance abuse prevention certification and counseling license was hired to facilitate SHARP as well as complete the alcohol/drug referrals at the counseling center. Meredith Osborn (MA, NCC, PLPC, CSAPP) was hired in October 2006 to fill this full time position. When a student comes to Student Health and Counseling and completes the initial assessment and significant drug/alcohol problems are indicated, that student will be referred for a further assessment to be completed by CenterPointe Hospital. CenterPointe Hospital contracts with Student Health and Counseling Services and provides substance abuse assessments to students that are referred for further evaluation. These students complete an assessment with a certified counselor from CenterPointe and then referred for either early intervention services, like SHARP, intensive outpatient counseling (IOP) or possible residential treatment. SHARP is a form of early intervention that is mandated for all first time alcohol/drug offenders on campus to complete. SHARP started October of 2006. This is a three 78
week course, meeting two times a week for a total of six sessions. Each session runs about two hours in length for a total of twelve hours all together. SHARP addresses students’ poor decision-making, binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, stages of change, addiction education, and many other topics. The purpose of SHARP is “to help students make better decisions regarding alcohol and substance abuse”. The overall goals of the program are to assist the student in making responsible decisions, and prepare the student to be successful at Saint Louis University, and beyond, as a man or woman of character. Student learning outcomes are: evaluate and identify own using behaviors, understands SLU policies regarding alcohol and other drug use/abuse, know and understand the signs of alcohol poisoning and what to do in that situation, and understanding and use of tools for positive behavior change and good decision-making. Student complete reflection journals after each class. Experiential learning is incorporated into SHARP by using “The Virtual Bar” by Century Council, “The Timeline Followback Interview” and other activities that the group completes in class. A substance abuse support group also is offered on campus. This support group is run by a SLU Counseling Center Counselor and meets every Tuesday at 6pm at Student Health and Counseling Services in the conference room. This group meets to provide both education and support to students who may be in recovery and/or struggling with their sobriety.
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT CENTER College Issues Program during Welcome Week : Saturday, August 21, 2010,10:00 am for all incoming first-year students. Covering issues such as alcohol, time management, sexual assault, diversity & inclusion, etc. Welcome Week Program : Wednesday August 18 - Sunday August 22, 2010 - a packed schedule of alcohol free events for incoming students. Highlights include: Grand Center Street Party, Late Night at the Rec, Billiken Spirit Competition, Square Dance. Welcome Back Week Program : Saturday August 21 - Saturday, August 28, 2010 - a variety of alcohol free events hosted for all students the first week of classes. Highlights include: SAB comedian, outdoor movie, Recycled Percussion, Black Student Alliance Step Show. Fraternity and Sorority Social Event Management Training: For fraternity and sorority presidents, social event organizers and risk management officers. Held January 19 and 26, 2011 from 7:30-8:30 pm. GAMMA hosted a public service announcement video contest among the fraternity and sorority chapters as part of Greek Week in March 2011. The videos will be utilized for new member programming. SLU 101 Leader Training: May 18 - 31, 2011 - for 20 SLU 101 Leaders. Training on how to handle and prevent alcohol issues. SLU 101: June 2 - July 1, 2011 - for incoming students. Late night alcohol-free programming including Trivia Night and other games/activities.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS The following alcohol and substance abuse programs and/or initiatives are implemented each year by the Athletic Department: 1. Every fall each athletic team is educated on the university and athletic department policies. 2. Specific education targeting our freshman through University 101 athlete sections. 3. Highly involved with OkSoberfest and require student-athletes to attend the main speaker for the month. Utilized NCAA grant money to sponsor key-note speaker and support the event. 4. Individual coaches address their teams regarding team expectations related to alcohol use. A member of Housing & Residence Life staff regularly attend meetings to discuss policies. 5. The student-athlete handbook specifically references institutional policies related to alcohol. Received NCAA CHOICES grant July 2011 which will require training 32 athletic peer mentors “ResponsiBillikens” who will give presentations to their team on alcohol/drug prevention education and sexual assault prevention. This grant will also pay for a large scale social norms campaign and funding for more late-night programs through Billikens After Dark. Focus was put on developing and submitting the NCAA Choices Grant application; and in July 2011 the grant was secured. The grant requires training of 32 athletic peer mentors called ResponsiBillikens, who will then give presentations to their team on alcohol/drug prevention education and sexual assault prevention throughout the next year. The grant also assists with funding for social norms campaign and in support of late-night alcohol alternative programs through Billikens After Dark.
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ALCOHOL VISION TEAM MEETING MINUTES September 7, 2010 Present: Kirstin Leih, Jay Winig, Abby Braun, Tom Bales, Katie Kelsey, Diana Foster and Meredith Osborn Introductions for new members. One new member, student President of RHA (Residence Hall Association), Tom Bales. Discussed Partners in Prevention updates and planning: o We will again conduct the MCHBS (Missouri College Health Behavior Survey in Feb/March). Everyone needs to get questions that they would like to see on the MCHBS to Meredith as soon as possible. We can add up to 10 SLU specific questions on this survey. o Discussed the grassroots underage drinking prevention coalition that is starting in the St. Louis City community and how we may be of help and serve on this coalition. o Discussed how we need more establishments to be CHEERS affiliated and how we might get peer educators and other student org’s/groups to get other bars to be CHEERS affiliated. If you know of a group that wants to help with this, please contact Meredith. CHEERS info can be found online. o Our clickers are in! We have about 50 clickers to be used for presentations and for small group social norms interventions. We need a group of people to help develop the small group social norms programs. Interested people contact Meredith. We are going to reapply for the NCAA Choices grant this year as we only need to make a few changes to this grant submission, based on the reviewers feedback from last year. Billikens After Dark has had several successful events. This weekend is another Community Cares event weekend so stressed that we need people to help and the importance of their help. Discussed how the freebies are going over well with students, Cheers highlighters, waterbottles, etc. Meeting of the Minds will be April 7-9th in Kansas City. We need to think about who we want to attend this year. Peter Lake Webinar on “Mental Health Issues on campus: Past, Present and Future” is taking place on September 15th from noon-1:30pm. Location TBD. If interested in attending this webinar please let Meredith know. We need to establish some subcommittee work. We talked about the possible subcommittees: o Social Norms (clicker) program committee o Coalition (working with outside of SLU contacts) o Red Watch Band Initiative (if we are interested in this program)- everyone is to look it up and we will talk further about it o BAD and Oksoberfest are already subcommittee’s that exist but anyone interested in either of those please contact Meredith or Janelle. Need a GAMMA Rep to be a part of this vision team. SHAPE has designated another student rep for this vision team. If there are other students we need to ask to be a part of this team please reach out to them and encourage them to come to the next meeting.
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Diana reported that they passed out 300 cups with information on standard drinks at the “See you at the Rec” event during welcome week. SHAPE has 20 + presentations scheduled so far for fall semester, mainly U101 classes. Presentations are on alcohol prevention, sexual assault prevention, effects of energy drinks and stress busters. Showed team the alcohol poisoning pill and sticks that Mizzou is using and the possibility of us ordering some for our residence halls. Everyone liked them and would like to have them for the halls. Discussed next meeting dates that might be possible. Possibly looking at Thursdays at 4pm.
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ALCOHOL VISION TEAM MEETING MINUTES October 13, 2010 Present: Janelle, Alex, Kirstin, Meredith, Kathryn, Diana Went over quarterly report for PIP. Discussed that we need to look over AlcoholEdu data vs. conduct records. o 3 Greek Org’s require AlcoholEdu- as reported by Kirstin. Strategic plan (send out to everyone). Discussed we will be doing the MCHBS again this spring semester- need to work on IRB to get that approval done before February 2011. Discussed hiring a consultant to go over our Greek policies; as well as some of our conduct policies (use PIP funds for some of this). o Kirstin is looking into Kim Novack. GAMMA (Kirstin and Meredith will be meeting with them to talk about program goals). Discussed plans for OkSoberfest (went over agenda details). Next meeting will be held in November.
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ALCOHOL VISION TEAM MEETING MINUTES January 24th, 2011 Present: Stacey Schultz (GAMMA Rep), Abby Braun, Diana Foster and Meredith Osborn Introductions. Diana reported that there were 41 under-age patrons at Laclede’s establishment (over winter break and during a raid that took place then). She mentioned Laclede’s is also changing management. Something to continue to talk about with Nancy McGhee from Alcohol/Tobacco Control. Stacey is going to take back Meeting of the Minds information to GAMMA to see who is interested in attending. 3 SHAPE members will attend Meeting of the Minds in April (Dustin Hall, Theresa Semmelmayer and Kati Cundari). Discussed looking up information from counseling/conduct/DPS regarding reports of sexual assaults and any reports that may have information in there in terms of where the student/victim was earlier that night (off campus party, Laclede Street Bar and Grill, etc). Discussed where we are at with hiring a consultant to come in – will talk with Kirstin more about this. We may need to solely use PIP funds and other departments to help pay for the consultant to review our alcohol/drug policies on campus. Stacey brought up making PSA’s to fun on KSLU, SLUTV and the tv’s in the BSC and residence halls (in terms of alcohol/drug prevention and social norms messages). February 24th there is an “Emerging Drug Trends” webinar through CADCA that is free. The time is noon-1pm Central time. To participate in this webinar please signup at Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training o http://www.mctft.com/telecasts/view_course.aspx?telecastID=2011-02-241 Next AVT meeting will be held Tuesday, February 15th at 4pm in Student Health and Counseling Services Conference Room (Marchetti Towers East).
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ALCOHOL VISION TEAM MEETING MINUTES February 15th, 2011 Present: Janelle Densberger, Alex Chapman, Stacy Schultz, Megan Scibona, Jay Winig and Meredith Osborn Quick Introductions Completed. Discusssed Billikens After Dark (BAD) events coming up: o Renee Skau- Res Life collateral is coordinating Safer Spring Break SHAPE, GAMMA and any other organizations wanting to host any events that week should contact Alex Chapman and Renee Skau to get on the BAD Calendar. o March 4th-5th “Harry Potter Movie Marathon” Weekend 8pm-1am. o March 8th- Stress Relief Pottery Event at 8pm. Discussed the “National College Crawl” event set for April 16th and the many universities (especially in IL) that are participating. ** Since our meeting this national event has been cancelled- due to campus administrators at the various colleges/universities upset by this- see website for info http://nationalcollegecrawl.com/. Discussed possibly doing some late night programming, etc for Cinco De Mayo since we will still be in session this year as Finals start on May 8th. Greek Week is last week in March- GAMMA will be hosting an event. Some staff/students are reporting that “The Library Annex” is carding harder this year and stating less “underage drinkers”. Still hearing reports from students, faculty and staff that “Laclede Street Bar” is still the place for underage drinkers to get in- typically freshmen. Some staff has seen the “Four Locko” ads on the campus tv’s. Would like to know who is running these as the ads themselves is good but the “awareness info” is in such small print as compared to the picture of the actual cans…would like to see the ads larger print. Meredith has ordered numerous social norms materials and hopes to put up around campus before spring break- also looking to have GAMMA and SHAPE pass out this social norms and safe spring break tips giveaways the week prior to spring break. The next meeting is set for March 22nd at 4pm in Student Health and Counseling Conference Room. ** Also note…since our meeting I have emailed some of you about the article in the U News last week on “Bars Add Ambience to SLU Traditions”. Scott Smith, Dean of Students, has emailed the Editor and has requested we be able to have another article run about the prevention activities/programs we actually have on campus and give some “real norms” based on data we have. We shall talk more about this at our next meeting- especially if we don’t get to do a rebuttal article.
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ALCOHOL VISION TEAM MEETING MINUTES March 22nd, 2011 Present: Jay Winig, Abby Braun, Diana Foster, Stacey Schultz and Meredith Osborn Due to low turnout for this meeting some of the agenda items were put off till next meeting. Showed group the social norms campaign materials we received, using PIP funds. Those materials have start going up around campus and will be passed out/put up through the end of the semester (May). o SHAPE gave out some of the materials during Safer Spring Break tabling. Meeting of the Minds Conference will be held April 7th-9th. They have new tracks this year for conduct, law enforcement and prevention professionals, as well as the typical peer education tracks. o Claudia and Meredith are taking some of the SHAPE leaders to this conference. SHAPE is actually hosting one of the roundtables at this conference. Tabled discussion on mandating trainings for student organizations on alcohol/drug prevention. Will discuss at another meeting. Discussed CHEERS program updates. The CHEERS head at Mizzou sent CHEERS letters out last month to every outlet that has a liquor license in the state of MO. Would like to have some staff and peer educators go to our local liquor outlets and talk to them about this and see if they will sign-up for CHEERS program if they have not already. Discussed “Battle of the Belt’s” which will happen on April 14th from 8am-10am. Two surveyors from the MO Dept of Transportation will be on campus (DPS is notified) and will survey how many of our students/staff/faculty/etc leave or come in to our parking garages wearing their seatbelts. There are 19 colleges/universities in the state participating. The “Winner” gets recognition for being a “safe campus”- meaning they had the most people using seatbelts. Tabled discussion on Billiken After Dark events and how those went over during Safer Spring Break week (need report from Janelle or Alex). Discussed possibly having some BAD and other awareness events offered during Cinco De Mayo this year. Announced that Sexual Assault Awareness Month is next month (April) and different event schedules will be coming out soon. SHAPE, UNA and some of the fraternities have voiced that they want to do programs during that month. Diana Foster reported that there is an update about the “Good Samaritan Policy.” She reports that the current SGA President gave Kathryn Weather, Director of Student Conduct, a proposal for this policy. Kathryn and Courtney are working on some revisions and then are hoping SGA may pass this new policy to be in effect for next school year. Discussed AlcoholEdu data (handout was given out to members) comparing 20092010 and 2010-2011. Will continue to go over some of these stats and use them to inform us of what our targets need to be for our prevention and education work on campus. Discussed having a subcommittee of individuals to get together soon to discuss whether AlcoholEdu is a program we want to continue to use or if there are other programs we should look in to. Meredith would like a subcommittee of about 5-6
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ASSESSMENT DATA REGARDING DOCUMENTED ALCOHOL & DRUG OFFENSES AY 2010-2011 JULY 2011 Summary of Data: Data on documented alcohol and drug incidents were analyzed to provide insight into students who were offenders. Data were gathered from the Office of Student Conduct and the Banner student database system. During the 2010-2011 academic year 287 students committed 324 alcohol- and drug-related offenses. This is a decrease of 68 students and 100 offenses compared to the alcohol and drug offenses reported last academic year. These offenses were classified as either alcohol reportable (any alcohol-related offense that is also a violation of state, federal, or local law) or a combination of other alcohol offenses (alcohol/endangerment/trophies) or drugs related incidents. Observations: A number of observations may be made by comparing the demographic characteristics of non-offenders, single offenders and multiple offenders. 1. The majority of the offenders (89%) committed only one offense each, while 32 students (11%) committed two or more offenses. 2. Males were generally more likely to be offenders than females. Males were much more likely to be repeat offenders. 3. Freshmen were the most likely offenders; 72% of one-time offenders and 81% of multiple offenders were freshmen. 4. While most of the violations were committed by students who were not part of the Greek system, the number of incidents among Greeks was very high on a relative basis. While Greeks made up just 10% of the Undergraduate population, 28% of single offenders and 32% of multiple offenders were Greek. 5. Students who were not first generation college students were much more likely to be offenders than were first-generation students. 6. About 5.5% of one-time offenders, and none of the multiple offenders, were involved with Intercollegiate Athletics. The overall percentage of the population involved in Intercollegiate Athletics was about 5%. 7. Only three of the 208 freshman offenders were transfer students and they committed a total of three offenses. Some observations may be made regarding the timing of the incidents. 1. The four months with the greatest number of incidents were August, February, January and September. 2. January 21, 2011 had the greatest number of incidents (21) of any day of the academic year. It was followed closely by August 27, 2010 and August 28, 2010 with 15 incidents each.
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Limitations and Considerations: There are a number of aspects of the use of alcohol & drugs on SLU’s campus that are not reflected in these data. The following list includes some of the limitations of this study. 1. The data only include those students caught violating policy, not the behavior of students who are not documented for policy violations. 2. The data do not tell us anything about drinking habits, students’ perceptions of alcohol, or the effectiveness of interventions sanctioned through the conduct process. The data do not reveal the influences on a student’s decisions regarding alcohol or drugs. 3. There is a wide range of behaviors reflected in the categories of “alcohol reportable” (e.g., an underage student going to the hospital for alcohol poisoning) and the other alcohol offenses (e.g., a 21 year old drinking on his/her balcony (policy violation). The data do not speak to the severity of any of the incidents reported.
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DETAILED DATA For demographic characteristics, the percentage of each characteristic was compared to the percentage of the total population examined, which consisted of undergraduate students from all traditional programs on SLU’s main campus. Demographic information for non-offenders was taken from Banner. Due to rounding, some tables may total 101% or 99%. Demographic information was unavailable for one offender. Data Regarding Offenders and Non-Offenders: Total Number of Incidents Per Student Number Per Student 1 incident 2 incidents 3 incidents 4 incidents Total Students
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By Month Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total Incidents
Frequency 43 44 29 13 5 0 0 66 41 32 32 19 324
Percent 13.3% 13.6% 9.0% 4.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 20.4% 12.7% 9.9% 9.9% 5.9% 100%
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Frequency 60 9 14 10 22 122 87 324
Percent 18.5% 2.8% 4.3% 3.1% 6.8% 37.7% 26.9% 100%
Date January 21, 2011 August 27, 2010 August 28, 2010 February 18, 2011 February 11, 2011 August 21, 2010 March 26, 2011 January 14, 2011 August 29, 2010 September 17, 2010 All other dates (8 or fewer incidents) TOTAL INCIDENTS
Frequency 21 15 15 13 10 10 10 9 9 9 203
Percent 6.5% 4.6% 4.6% 4.0% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 62.7%
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DATA REGARDING DOCUMENTED ALCOHOL & DRUG OFFENSES DURING THE YEARS 2005-2006 TO 2010-2011 Summary of Data: Historical data on documented alcohol and drug incidents were analyzed to provide insight into demographic trends of students who were offenders. Data were gathered from the Office of Student Conduct and the Banner student database system. The demographic data for each year were pulled using the spring census extract file for that year (2006 data from the spring 2006 census extract file, 2007 data from the spring 2007 census extract file, etc.). Demographic information in each year represents only students that had at least one alcohol or drug violation during that particular year. If a student didn’t have a violation during a year, they were not included in the demographic data for that year. Observations: Some observations about the data: Male freshmen have consistently accounted for the largest percentage of violations during the years examined. Roman Catholic students have accounted for a disproportionately large percentage of violations when compared to their proportion of the overall student population. Greek students have accounted for a disproportionately large percentage of violations over the years studied. Detailed Data:
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Chart 1: AlcoholEDU Comparison The data in Chart 1 below, suggest that SLU students follow national trends with the exception of “Heavy Drinkers.” It appears that a higher percentage of SLU students reported being “Heavy Drinkers.
70% Non-Drinkers
60%
Moderate Drinkers
50%
Heavy Drinkers
40%
Problematic Drinkers
30%
Non drinkers- 0 drinks in past 2 weeks
20%
Moderate- 1-3 drinks for women and 1-4 for men in one occasion in the past two weeks
10% 0% SLU National Average
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Heavy- 4-7 for women, 5-9 for men on one occasion in past two weeks Problematic- 8+ women, 10+ for men
AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSOCIATION—NATIONAL COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT (ACHA-NCHA) 10.2% of SLU students participating in the spring 2008 ACHA-NCHA reported that alcohol use negatively impacted their individual academic performance within the last year. A closer look at the data suggests high-risk behavior while consuming alcohol are key factors that negatively impact student success at Saint Louis University. High-Risk Alcohol Behavior: According to the ACHA-NCHA, 77.6% of the SLU participants, our highest percentage, reported drinking six or more alcohol drinks the last time they “partied” or socialized. This constitutes a potential problem since binge drinking equals 4 or more for females and 5 or more for males. 43% of the SLU students who participated and indicated that they consumed alcohol reported “doing something they later regretted as a result of alcohol consumption.” Consequences that SLU students reported occurring in the last school year as a result of their own drinking include: Being physically injured: (17.2%) Being involved in a fight: Forgetting where or what done: (34.0%) Having unprotected sex: (14.2%)
Male (18.5%)
Female (16.3%)
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Male (9.7%) Male (45.2%)
Female (5.0%) Female (29.5%)
Total (6.2%) Total
Male (12.9%)
Female (14.7%)
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Similar concerns are highly evident in the student conduct process as key factors that negatively impact student success and the overall campus climate at Saint Louis University. Missouri College Health Behavior Survey (MCHBS): Preliminarily, the following findings have been identified as important to consider: Students believe that the attitude among campus administration is that "occasionally getting drunk is okay as long as it doesn't interfere with academics or other responsibilities." Students report that "drinking is okay; alcohol poisoning and blacking out are NOT okay"students need to know how far is too far. Our students are drinking off campus (majority at 39.3%), followed by bars at 26.3%, followed by residence halls at 19%. It is important to note that the 19% drinking going on in our residence halls is LARGER than the PIP schools average (which is 17%). 1 out of 10 underage drinkers are drinking at Humphrey's and 1 out of 3 are underage drinkers at Lacledes. The number of students reporting engaging in binge drinking at SLU is 45% (PIP average is 37%). Students reporting underage drinking (SLU- 79%) and PIP (71%). Any reported alcohol use (85%-SLU) and PIP average (79%). Thus, we are above the PIP average on many of these high-risk drinking behaviors.
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RECOMMENDATIONS Strategic Planning: The Saint Louis University Alcohol Vision Team joined the Missouri State-wide Coalition, Partners in Prevention (P.I.P.) grant program in Fall 2009. Involvement in the initial year prompted the development of a thoughtful strategic plan for alcohol risk reduction. The 2010-2011 school year marked a time of reviewing the first year of implementation, and updating the plan accordingly. Below are some highlights of the plan that serve as the primary recommendations for our campus efforts in this area. Complete details can be found in this document under Strategic Planning Alcohol Vision Team (page 54). The three problem areas that have been prioritized for action include: 1. Underage Drinking at off-campus bars and residential facilities. 2. Students reporting pre-gaming, doing shots and engaging in other high-risk drinking behaviors. 3. Students have reported, and the university has recognized, a significant amount of negative consequences from consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, which has a negative correlation with retention. To address these problem areas, the Alcohol Vision Team/Midtown Coalition has developed a multi-discipline and cross-functional strategic plan for alcohol risk reduction that fosters coalition building and emphasizes key directions to further improve the student experience and campus culture at Saint Louis University. Prevention Approach: •
Responsible Decision-Making (Assessment/Evaluation/Accountability)
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Harm Reduction/Health Protection (Assessment/Evaluation)
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Environmental Management (Assessment/Evaluation)
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Social Norms (Assessment/Evaluation)
Recommendations in the form of goals for the 2011-2012 academic year. Goal: Continue to reduce the percentage of students drinking underage at off-campus bars and residential facilities/apartments. Strategy #1: Continue to build Midtown Coalition with on-campus partners, local police district, and local bar owners, landlords, and surrounding university campuses. Strategy #2: Educate local bars on the CHEERS and SMART programs. Strategy #3: Enforce Laws and decrease easy access to alcohol.
Strategy #4: Educate students about the importance of being a responsible host and relevant local/state laws regarding off-campus parties. Goal: Continue to work at reducing the number of negative consequences (i.e. ER transports, judicial reports, property damage, etc) as a result of alcohol related incidents. Goal: Reduce the number of students’ pre-gaming/pre-partying. Strategy #1: Enhance and further develop our peer education programs specifically targeting Athletic Teams, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Resident Advisors, and student organization leaders. Strategy #2: Further develop alcohol education and awareness programming that focuses on safe and responsible behaviors and addresses the transitional issues of 1st-Year, mid-year, and senior year experience. Strategy #3: Provide alternative programs for both students who report drinking and not drinking. It is also recommended, per compliance requirements as well as general interest in the safety and well-being of our students, that the campus community review data and intervention initiatives on an annual basis to appropriately determine appropriate actions moving forward.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES
January 2010 – December 2010
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS SLUCare FACILITIES (University Medical Group)
July 2011 Submitted by: Ellen Harmon, Sr. Human Resources Consultant
A BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES The University’s human resource office initiated a review of the Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program for Employees in July 2011, for the period covering January 2010 through December 2010. The purpose of the review was to determine the effectiveness of the program in preventing the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, sale, or use of illicit drugs or alcohol by employees. I.
REVIEW PROCESS
1. Human resources professionals with employee relations responsibilities from each campus of Saint Louis University were involved in collecting and analyzing the data for the past two years. Ellen Harmon, Senior Human Resources Consultant, led the review. Additional Review Committee Members: Patty Haberberger, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Anna Beasley, Sr. Human Resources Consultant Scott Smith, Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students 2. The following documentation was submitted by committee members to the chair for review and inclusion in the report. A. B. C.
Disciplinary actions that have been taken against employees involving drug/or alcohol abuse. Employee Assistance Program reports documenting the number of employees and members of their families who have received counseling for substance abuse. Educational programs that are in place on each campus to educate and inform employees of the risks associated with drug and alcohol abuse, and programs and services available to them for assistance.
3. The committee reviewed the report that was drafted by Ellen Harmon. 4. The report has been submitted for further review to the Office of General Counsel.
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Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy and related Policies: The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy, the Substance Abuse Testing Policy and associated policies were reviewed in July 2011 for the period covering January 2010 through December 2010. The purpose of the review was to determine the effectiveness of the program in preventing the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, sale or use of illicit drugs or alcohol by employees. The Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, sale, or use of illicit drugs or alcohol in the workplace, on University premises, or as part of University activities. All employees are expected to abide by the standards of conduct established in the policy as a condition of employment. The Substance Abuse Testing Policy includes provisions for use of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), testing guidelines, observable signs of substance abuse, follow-up testing, and refusal of testing. All testing is done in a manner to assure privacy, confidentiality and integrity of test results. Faculty and staff who voluntarily present to their supervisor with a drug or alcohol problem are referred to our EAP program. The policy also provides for testing 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The policy includes the following regarding inspection: the University reserves the right, with reasonable cause, to inspect the University property under the control of any employee. Refusal to cooperate in the University's investigation or search of University property may be grounds for disciplinary action, including termination, for insubordination. Additionally, the Staff Performance Management Policy (effective May 1, 2010) was reviewed. The Staff Performance Management Policy establishes guidelines for addressing both performance and behavior issues in the workplace. A performance management issue includes the employee’s failure to meet expectations and standards due to misconduct. The policy states an employee may be discharged for failure to meet expectations established through a performance improvement memorandum or an issue which is serious enough to warrant immediate discharge, including but not limited to, intoxication on the job. Programs to Educate and Inform Employees: The following are programs designed to educate and inform employees about the dangers of substance abuse, and where to find counseling and rehabilitation. They have been implemented on all University campuses. The committee feels that the current level of programming and training adequately meets the needs of our supervisors and employees. The Employee Assistant Program (EAP) service provider continues to provide short term face-toface counseling. Expanded services to employees include unlimited 24 hours a day, 7 days a week telephone access to assist employees with personal dilemmas. Additionally, the EAP’s Work Life services are available to employees and their family members. This service provides enhanced resources and referrals to help resolve personal issues. Human Resources’ Professional and Organizational Development staff review the services of the EAP with new supervisors and managers in an orientation program. Supervisors are given a manual on how to identify possible substance abuse problems and how to refer an employee for counseling. Both the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy and the services of the EAP are discussed at each new employee orientation program. New employees are required to attend the orientation program where they receive an EAP informational brochure.
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The University’s annual health fair provides a venue for human resource benefits representatives to provide EAP printed materials, and an opportunity for employees to ask questions. Updated training is available annually on various topics through Professional and Organizational Development in Human Resources as requested. In addition to the programs cited above the University offers on-line Drug Free Work Place training for managers and employees. These programs are available upon demand and can be accessed at any time or place through the internet. Disciplinary Sanctions Against Employees for Substance Abuse: Saint Louis University prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, sales or use of illicit drugs or alcohol on the workplace, on University premises, or as part of any University activity. If it is believed that an employee suffers from a drug or alcohol abuse problem, he/she is referred to the Employee Assistance Program. The University reserves the right to terminate employees who are involved in misconduct related to drug and alcohol abuse in connection with University activities. Employees who do not comply with the recommendations of the EAP, or other conditions of employment agreed upon in a signed agreement, will be terminated. The computerized system that tracks employment disciplinary actions was reviewed for the period of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. The report revealed no (zero) disciplinary actions related to substance abuse or intoxication during that time period. Additionally, there were no terminations related to substance abuse for the report period. Disciplinary Sanctions for Saint Louis University Employees for Substance Abuse: Calendar Year 2010: 0 Terminations of Saint Louis University Employees for Drug or Alcohol Abuse: Calendar Year 2010: 0
Utilization of the Employee Assistance Program for Substance Abuse Counseling: A report was obtained from ComPsych Corporation, the entity that provides EAP services for the University. The report reviewed for the period of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 for use of EAP services for substance abuse counseling. The results show a reduction in use of EAP services for substance abuse since the prior reporting period. Current results are as below: Calendar Year 2010: 2 (2 employees; 0 family members) Analysis: The committee members concur that the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Policy does comply with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act. This policy and others associated with drug and alcohol abuse prevention will be reviewed annually by each committee member, the vice president for human resources, and the general counsel prior to distribution to all employees. The committee is pleased with the efforts that have taken place to educate and inform supervisors and employees on how to recognize potential substance abuse problems and where to find assistance and rehabilitation.
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In relation to an employee population of over 6,100, the number of employees in counseling and termination resulting from drug and alcohol use are extremely low. We feel that these numbers demonstrate that the University [through training programs and monitoring employee behaviors] has been vigilant, diligent, and consistent in the application of substance abuse policies. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides a critical service in the education and treatment of substance abuse at the University. Supervisors routinely refer employees to EAP for substance abuse related concerns. Employees who voluntarily seek out a human resources representative to discuss their substance abuse problem may request a leave of absence for rehabilitation and the employee is referred to EAP for evaluation. Policy Dissemination: The policies are introduced during new employee orientation, and are available for viewing on the human resources website in the Policy and Procedures Manual and the staff handbook. This information is made available upon hire via an electronic link to the staff handbook, as well as on a flash drive provided to new employees and is accessible at all times on the internet. The committee believes that the primary priority of our programs continues to be education and training of employees via new employee orientation, health fairs, and supervisory training programs. These initiatives reinforce our commitment to being a drug free workplace, the risks associated with substance abuse, and how to find treatment and counseling. Human resources professionals will continue to review and make recommendations for the improvements in these programs whenever necessary or applicable. Conclusion: It is the opinion of the review committee that the University’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program is effective as evidenced by the lack of incidents compared to national statistics of substance abuse in the workplace. We have reviewed the disciplinary sanctions against employees involving substance abuse on campus and believe that they are applied consistently. We believe that we are in full compliance with applicable local, state, and federal law. The human resources office will routinely consult with the office of the general counsel to ensure ongoing compliance with applicable laws.
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