Non-reviewed and non-revised alcohol policies and consequences
Inconsistent campus enforcement and adjudication
The lack of campus-based treatment services
The inconsistent use of brief motivational and normative interventions across general student populations
The unmanaged role of faculty, staff, parents and alumni in sustaining the alcohol environment
Potential Activities:
Campus Policy review and revision
Collaboration with university-wide efforts relative to the recruitment, orientation, and retention of students
Continued coordination of alcohol incident information across campus services
Creation of campus-based treatment services
Address the alcohol environment issues in the community
Identified Needs:
Over-service/service to minors
Lack of informed sellers and servers
Inability of local elected officials to manage retail environments
Lack of low-risk student-centered activities in community
Potential Activities:
Media advocacy/coalition action toward city ordinances/legislation
Increase service-learning opportunities for students in neighborhoods
Establish better communication between students and neighbors/neighborhood associations
Utilize landlords as a key source for education and enforcement of community standards
Mandatory Server Training policy
Local conditional use policies
Drinking and driving among UNL students
Identified Need:
44.7% UNL report driving after drinking (2002 CAS)
20.3% UNL report driving after 5+ drinks (2002 CAS)
31.4% report riding with a driver who was high or drunk (2002 CAS)
Anecdotal evidence of further travel to drink due to increased enforcement
Potential Activities:
Increased enforcement and communication with county officials
Continued use of safe ride and designated driver programs
Improved education to students about the risks of driving under the influence
High-risk drinking among Greek-affiliated students
Identified Need:
Drinking rates within this population have remained virtually unchanged during the five years of the project
Self-reported drinking behaviors within this population remain higher than the general student sample
Increased tension due to increased/inconsistent enforcement
Potential Activities:
Train chapter officers and alumni board members in leading organizational change within their chapters
Change university policy and judicial procedures to support proactive prevention of alcohol problems, chapter-based enforcement, and encourages chapters to address alcohol incidents on an individual versus group basis
Establish developed and research based intervention programs in chapters such as The Small Group Norms Intervention developed by Far and Miller
Provide resources for fraternity chapters to create long-term financial development plans that will remove economic barriers to selective recruitment and retention
Train chapter leaders and members in peer-to-peer intervention of alcohol problems
Create recruitment plans and materials that target high-quality members from low-risk populations
High-risk drinking among specific non-Greek student populations
Identified Need:
High incident rates among non-Greek population segments such as athletes, first year students, commuter students, transfer students, and certain non-Greek organizations
Self-reported drinking behaviors within these populations remain higher than the general student sample
Increased tension due to increased/inconsistent enforcement
Potential Activities:
Identification through data analysis
The use of policies, enforcement and education to change specific environments within the population/culture.
Reduce the high-risk drinking associated with traditions, rituals, and celebrations
Identified Need:
Documented episodic drinking associated with:
21st birthday bar crawls
new member initiations in both Greek and non-Greek organizations
athletic events
holidays
key life events
engagements
final exams
class projects
Potential activities:
Policy/Enforcement/Education surrounding bar crawls and tailgating
Local hospitality management policy/city policy regarding high-risk promotions on St. Patrick’s Day, Mardi Gras, and other holidays
Establish a normative environment in Lincoln about the use of alcohol as a key factor in celebrations
Continue use of community-based hospitality problem-solving system
Collaborate with university-wide efforts to establish meaningful college traditions
The creation of a state-wide coalition of campus-community environmental efforts in Nebraska
Identified Need:
Inconsistency across campus communities in Nebraska
Lack of state-wide network to support legislative change
Limited effectiveness in addressing high-risk drinking at other campus-communities in Nebraska
