Introduction

Alcohol and drug use is a serious concern on college campuses today. The transition to college is often so difficult to negotiate that about one-third of first-year students fail to enroll for their second year. Many students initiate heavy drinking during the early days of college and may experience problems as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

The problems caused by high-risk drinking and drug use can extend far beyond the user, affecting all students, faculty, and members of the surrounding community. These consequences may include disrupted sleep and study, damaged property, drunk driving accidents, unwanted sexual advances, or physical and sexual assault.

Faculty can help:

Faculty involvement in prevention and education efforts is a key aspect in changing student perceptions of the campus culture related to alcohol and other drugs.

Faculty:

• have a unique opportunity to positively influence alcohol and other drug prevention programs.
• can establish an ongoing educational effort to impart important information regarding alcohol and other drug use, incorporating such information into the students’ coursework (curriculum infusion).
• serve as significant role models.
• can be most helpful in establishing expectations and norms, setting the record straight with the facts about campus drinking, that it does not need to be viewed as a “rite of passage” and that most students are not problem or high-risk drinkers.

Campus Alcohol Policy & The Student Conduct Code

It is important for you to be familiar with the University of Hawaii policies concerning alcohol and other drug use.  Anyone planning an on-campus gathering where alcohol will be served must register the event and insure that alcohol will not be provided to minors. Please visit the following websites for complete details:

Executive policy – http://www.hawaii.edu/apis/ep/e11/e11202.pdf
Student Conduct Code – http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/students/conduct/