Every University and College In Virginia

• Establish a comprehensive written campus policy on alcohol sales, service, and advertising designed to minimize alcohol problems among young adults and prevent underage drinking
• Utilize the many alcohol and drug educational programs available (Freshman orientation & AOD staffing are critical)
• Support environmental initiatives designed to reduce the student drinking culture
• Support counseling and treatment of students through established college health programs
• Support strict enforcement of state and local laws and ordinances relating to impaired driving and underage drinking by law enforcement and college officials
• Establish a policy that alcohol is not to be sold to, provided to, or possessed by students under age 21 on campus
• Establish a campus task force on drug and alcohol problem prevention which reports directly to the president and includes students and faculty as well as administrators
• Establish and enforce policies against excessive student behavior both on and off-campus
• Notify parents in all incidents involving alcohol or drugs
• Collect information on and report all violations in accordance with the law and federal standards
• Impose fair and meaningful consequences including treatment following education, probation and counseling for first offense (actual consequences must be publicized to potential offenders)
• Suspend and/or expel multiple repeat offenders
• Encourage reduction of advertising and promotion of alcohol to student population including barring on-campus advertising of alcohol
• Expand alcohol-free activities and facilities by universities
• Support social norms marketing to reduce consumption only secondarily to sending clear message against underage drinking (no mixed messages)
• Support safe ride/designated driver programs: 1. When implemented as a safety valve within the context of a greater program that discourages underage and hi-risk drinking behaviors and supports enforcement of laws and policies against underage and abusive drinking, and 2. When strictly enforced publicized standards for designated drivers are included
• Collect and report data about alcohol and drug use rates on campus
  

All Involved

• Support strict enforcement of drinking and driving laws including suspension of licenses for underage drinking
• Support establishment of reciprocal agreements between local law enforcement agencies and campus police for enforcement of age 21 and impaired driving laws
• Support reduction of availability of alcohol to student population
• Support education of high school and college students and parents on risks associated with underage and excessive consumption
• Support prosecution of those providing alcohol to minors (including parents who believe they are acting to protect kids by controlling drinking environment)
• Support holding monetarily responsible for damages those who serve underage consumers and/or serve excessive amounts
• Form campus-community coalitions to change the environment and culture that sustains abusive and underage alcohol use