West Virginia Collegiate Initiative to Address High Risk Alcohol Use

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West Virginia Collegiate Initiative to Address
High Risk Alcohol Use

• National Alcohol Beverage Control Associations
• Administrators Conference
• October 26-28, 2008
• Gig Robinson
• Public Information Officer (PIO) and Education
  Supervisor
• WV Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
• 322 70th St. SE
• Charleston, WV 25304
• [phone]
• grobinson_at_wvabca.com

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Consequences

• Every year an estimated 1,400 students die
  (NIAAA, 2004)
• Drowning, suicide, criminal and accidents
• Every year an estimated 6000, 000 injuries occur
  (NIAAA, 2004)
• Every year 70,000 cases of sexual assault are
  reported (NIAAA, 2004)
• Fires, Vandalism, Domestic Violence, Fighting,
  Theft and other criminal activity
• Property values
• Negative Publicity
• Student retention and post graduate degrees
• Irreversible damage to the developing brain
• Impair learning and social skills
• Drain on Social Services

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Key Findings and Assessment

• 78.8 of US students have used alcohol in the
  last year
• 78.7 of WV students used alcohol in 2004
  (reference group of 4,380)
• 77.6 of WV students used alcohol in 2006
  (reference group of 4,583)
• 84.0 of US students used alcohol in 2007
  (reference group of 59,668)
• (Data gathered from the CORE Survey)

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Key Findings and Assessment

• 62.5 of US underage students have consumed
  alcohol in the last 30 days
• 64.5 of WV students in 2004 had consumed
  alcohol in the last 30 days
• 62.7 of WV students in 2006 had consumed
  alcohol in the last 30 days
• 71.4 of US students in 2007 had consumed
  alcohol in the last 30 days
• (Data gathered from the CORE Survey)

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Key Findings and Assessment

• 39.9 of US students reported binge drinking in
  the previous two weeks
• 44.2 of WV students reported binge drinking in
  the previous two weeks in 2004
• 43.4 of WV students reported binge drinking in
  the previous two weeks in 2006
• (Data gathered from the CORE Survey)

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Norming

• 90.7 of students believe the average student
  drinks once a week
• 34.8 of students would prefer NOT to have
  alcohol at parties
• (Data gathered from the CORE Survey)

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West Virginia Demographics

• 87,066 students enrolled in public institutions
  (2007)
• 22 institutions
• 11,137 students enrolled in private institutions
  (2007)
• 9 institutions
• 1.8 million residents
• Oldest populations per capita
• Leading the nation in per capita enrollment but
  we graduate under the national average
• 70 of WV students will finish
• Combining WVU and Marshall University- 40 of
  students will graduate in 5years
• (WV HEPC)

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National Data

• Nationally, on average an IHE will spend 2,100
  per students for recruitment
• (Key Concepts and Principles for Promoting.., E.
  Anderson, Ph.D.)
• 37 of first time entrants in a 4 year
  institution will never earn a 4-year degree
• (Tinto, 1986, 1993)
• 15 will eventually earn a 2-year degree
• (Tinto, 1986, 1993)

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Getting Started

• Identify Key Stakeholders
• (Office of Student Affairs, Campus Law
  Enforcement or Counseling)
• Coalition Development
• Show Me the Money
• (see handout)
• Resource Development
• (Social Capital, Financial Capital, Material)
• (see handout)
• Assessment
• Planning and Development
• Implementation
• Re assessment
• Planning Modification
• Capacity and sustaining efforts and members

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West Virginia Highlights

• Statewide coalition with 250 plus members
• 24 Institutions of Higher Learning (IHEs)
• IHEs have a town/gown coalition
• 3 Governors Summit on Alcohol Use in Higher
  Education
• 3 Strategic Planning Summits
• Quarterly Executive Committee Meeting
• Presidential Pact of 2003 and 2008
• Consortium list serve
• Core Assessment and Evaluation in 2004 and 2006

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West Virginia Highlights

• Peak night enforcement
• Initiations of Policies and Procedures on
  campuses
• National speakers and forums
• CEUs and other training and development
• 3 BASICS training courses
• De-listing grain alcohol
• Adopted operating structure with a charter and
  election
• New funding streams

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Credits

• WV ABCA Commissioner Dallas Staples
• WV ABCA Enforcement Director John Duncan
• Team here from WV ABCA
• WV Governors Highway Safety Program
• WV Higher Education Policy Commission
• The US Department of Educations Higher Education
  Center on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and
  Violence Prevention
• The Network Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and
  Other Drug Issues
• NABCA VP of Policy Steve Schmidt
• YOU

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Thank You!