1. Environmental Management Approach to Off Campus Student Drinking
Kim Dude Director of the Wellness Resource Center UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

2. Prevention is important!!!

3. President’s Leadership Group
“ College student binge drinking and the many problems that arise from it are among the most serious threats faced by our nations’ institutions of higher education. Many of the things we worry about—student death and injury, weak academic performance, property damage and vandalism, strained town-gown relations, negative publicity—are linked to student alcohol abuse”
US Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention

4. Negative Consequences to College Student Drinking
Damage to student
Academic impairment
Blackouts
Personal injuries and death
Physical illnesses
Unintended and unprotected sexual activity
Suicide
Sexual coercion/rape victimization
Impaired driving
Legal repercussions
Impaired athletic performance

5. Negative Consequences to College Student Drinking
Damages to the University
Property damage
Student attrition
Loss of perceived academic rigor
Poor “town-gown” relations
Added time demands and emotional strain on staff
Legal costs
Perkins,2002

6. Campus and Community Environmental Factors US Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
Access to Alcohol
Rite of Passage
Normative Belief
Campus Culture
Academic perspective
Social perspective
Legal and policy perspective

7. Components of Successful Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs--HEC
Comprehensive
Strong leadership from the top
Faculty Involvement
Staff involvement
Student involvement
Community involvement
Parental involvement

8. Assessment Missouri College Health Behavior Survey (MCHBS)
Wellness Survey
Bystander Survey
Focus Groups
Programming evaluation data

9. Other Data Collected
Last Drink Question
Police data regarding BAC of those receiving MIPs and DWIs
Police data on types of arrests
Campus Conduct data
Residential Life judicial data
Greek Life conduct data

10. Theoretical Approaches
Responsible Decision Making
Harm Reduction/Health Protection
Social Norming
Bystander Intervention
Environmental management

11. History of the Off Campus Student Issues
Wellness Resource Center began in 1990
Alcohol Summit 1999
Creation of the Access To Alcohol Action Team—campus/community coalition
Hot spots
Fan behavior at football games
Off campus parties
Downtown bars
Greek students

12. Off Campus Student Drinking
Data on student use
Complaints from community
Complaints from the police

13. Where Students Drink mchbs
Bars/Restaurants 11%
Social Gathering off-campus 50%
Fraternity or Sorority House 27%
Residence Hall %
Sporting Events %
Where I live %

14. How to create WIN-WIN-WIN situations? “What’s in it for me?”
What do students want
What do the landlords want
What does the university want
What does the community want
What do the students need to know

15. Educate off campus students
How to stay safe off campus
Tennant rights
Being a good neighbor and responsible citizen
What are the laws
How to have a safe, responsible party
Campus and community services available
Get to Know CoMo
How to eat healthy off campus
Money management

16. Timeline Off Campus Housing Task Force—October, 2003
Hired a graduate assistant
Off Campus Housing Fair began in 2004
Off Campus Housing Guide 2004
Housing Fairs fall semester
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Housing fairs fall and spring semester
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

17. Turning Point Increase in enrollment
Increased need to house freshman and transfer students off campus
Very concerned parents
Many new apartment complexes being built

18. Off Campus Student Services

19. Off Campus Student Services Office
Success
Sense of belonging campus and community
Staying safe: being a good neighbor, safe partying, healthy eating, laws
Affordable place to live, transportation, landlord accountability, legal rights, roommate matching

20. Changes Full time professional staff Graduate assistant
Office within the Wellness Resource Center
IT support to create an app
Presentations to senior administrators

21. Off Campus Student Services
Mission: The Off Campus Services Office will enhance the educational experience of off campus students by providing programs, services, and support. The Off Campus Students Services Office will serve as a central point of information and assistance for commuter students.

22. Services Provided
Consultations with students and parents (over 300 from May-December
Referral services
Communications with landlords
M.O.M. Mizzou Off-Campus Mentors
Keeping landlords accountable
Training of assistants in apartment complexes
Communication with law enforcement
Enhance neighborhood dialogs
Improve transportations options

23. Off Campus Housing Fair

24. Housing Guide: Practical Information
Columbia’s Housing Options
Evaluating Properties
The Property Checklist
Viewing the Property
Terms to be Familiar With
Rights & Responsibilities
Columbia Transit

25. Housing Guide: How To’s
Plan Your move
Rental Insurance
Creating a Budget
Getting Settled
City Ordinances
Safety
Resources
Helpful Contact Information

26. Housing Guide: Health and Safety
Nutrition
Tobacco
How to Throw a Safe Party
Avoid Breaking the Law
How to be a good neighbor

27. offcampus.missouri.edu 23,000 hits on website from May-December

28. Off Campus Student Services Advisory Board
Wellness Resource Center
Financial Aid
Office of Neighborhood Services
Residential Life
New Student Programs
Parent Relations
Student Legal Services
Columbia Police
Student Activities
Leadership/Involvement
Student Financial Success
Mizzou Off-Campus Mentors

29. Improving Town/Gown Passed a nuisance party ordinance
Walk and talk kits
Community welcome event

30. Our ongoing concerns Some landlords do not treat students well
3 strikes you are out
Town/gown relation
Potential lack of affordable housing
Safety of our students
Expectations of parents on our role

31. Future plans Commuter student needs assessment
Yearly Landlord meetings
Expand mentorship program
Searchable app for finding a place to live
Help facilitate improved transportation
Provide educational programs at apartments

32. Improvement in behavior
Increase in buses from apartments to and from bars
Decrease in the size of off campus parties
Decrease in the number of complaints by neighbors
Decrease in the number of police calls to apartments

33. Improvements in behavior from 2008-2013
7% decrease in the number of regular drinkers
6% decrease in 2 hour binge drinking
2% decrease in binge drinking

34. Improvements in protective behaviors of off campus students from 2008-2013
8% increase in the use of a designated driver
54% increase in alternating non-alcoholic with alcoholic drinks
20% increase in setting a limit on the number of drinks per setting

35. Questions???