NCC: College Environment: Resources

These resources are selected to help you find ways to reduce high-risk drinking among college students.

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WORKSHOP MATERIALS

4/16/13 Bystander Intervention Theory: Research and Skills
      by Alan Berkowitz, Ph.D.
      Outline (PDF file, 2 pages)
      PowerPoint Handouts (PDF file, 28 pages)

9/4/12 Applying Media Advocacy to the Reduction of College Alcohol Problems
      by David H. Jernigan, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
      Workshop Video      Morning Session      Afternoon Session
      PowerPoint (67 slides)      Media Bite Exercises (PDF file, 7 pages)

6/22/12 Generating Positive Media Coverage of College Alcohol Prevention:
      Strategies and Steps by Thomas Workman, Ph.D.
      PowerPoint (16 slides)      Handouts (PDF file, 11 pages)

10/27/10 Social Norms: Skill-Building Workshop by Adrienne Keller, Ph.D.
      Workshop Video      Part 1      Part 2      Part 3      Part 4      Part 5
      Keller Presentation (PowerPoint – 133 slides)
      Logic Model Handout (PowerPoint – 3 slides — and PDF File)
      Understand Your Intended Audience Handout (PDF file – 2 pages)
      Berkowitz, 2005. An Overview of the Social Norms Approach (PDF file – 17 pages)
      Perkins, Haines, Rice, 2005. Misperceiving the College Drinking Norm and Related Problems
            (PDF file – 9 pages)
      Social Norms Resources (PDF file, 1 page)

05/18/10 Bridging the Gap: Parents and Prevention, a Skill-building Workshop by Rob Turrisi
      Handbook Cuing Letter        Handbook Cover Letter        Article Summaries (PDF files)

02/12/09 Skill Building Workshop
      Strategic Planning Outline (PDF file)      Strategic Planning (PowerPoint)

09/25/08 Consortium Work Day
      Workshop on How to Communicate with the Media (PowerPoint presentation by Thomas Workman)

03/06/07 Consortium Work Day
      Using Your Data to Strategic Plan (PowerPoint presentation w/ 2007 survey Aggregate Data)

04/11/06 Consortium Drive-In Workshop: Building a Coalition and Scanning the Environment, UNL

Building the Coalition Presentation Slides
Campus Task Force Design Sheet
CAP Brief Intervention Presentation Slides
Current Activities Worksheet
Environmental Scanning Presentation Slides

FACE Campus Alcohol Environment Survey
NIAAA Checklist Worksheet
Organizing a Campus-Community Coalition Article
Potential Coalition Member Worksheet
Stakeholder Analysis Worksheet

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NATIONAL

Reducing alcohol harms among university students: A summary of best practices (PDF file — 50 pages)

This paper presents a framework that can be used to implement programs and policies that can serve to reduce alcohol harms among the university student population. Nova Scotia, Spring 2012.

Alcohol in the Vulnerable Lives of College Women (PDF file — 2 pages)

Article by Devon Jersild that appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2002.

The College Alcohol Risk Assessment Guide (website linking to PDF and text only formats — 105 pages)

Compiled in 1997 by Ryan, Colthurst, & Segars, the CARA Guide is a “how to” about environmental scanning and problem analysis (including exercises), responses, and assessments. Includes plenty of anecdotes from actual campus experiences.

Designing Environmental Messages for Local Communities (PDF file — 27 pages)

The majority of college alcohol prevention consists of messages aimed at individuals and their behaviors. This book chapter fills in what’s missing: messages aimed at the environmental side of the behavior equation — how to design messages that focus on outcomes, build shared responsibility, and make good use of local data and observations.

Field Experiences in Effective Prevention, follow-up to Experiences in Effective Prevention: U.S. Deptartment of Education’s Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses (website)

The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education revisited 22 campuses that received alcohol and drug abuse prevention grants from 1999 to 2004 and summarized the current thinking and lessons learned in the 2007 publication. In this 2010 follow-up document, the experiences of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 model program grantees are described.

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention (website)

The Higher Education Center provides support to all institutions of higher education in their efforts to address the problems of alcohol and other drug abuse and violence. Check out this website for information, services, latest research, and news.

NIAAA College Task Force Site — College Drinking: Changing the Culture (website)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s website, offering materials for college students, parents and presidents, special features, and statistics and summaries.

Prevention Challenges for Community Colleges (PDF file — 32 pages)

This publication from the Higher Education Center addresses how community colleges are different and provides strategies for alcohol and other drug prevention in the community college setting.

U.S. Department of Education Project Summary (PDF file — 2 pages)

Describes the formation of the Nebraska Collegiate Consortium to Reduce High-Risk Drinking, which was funded by the Department of Education for 2005-06.

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STATE

Nebraska Collegiate Consortium Brochure (PDF file, 2 pages)

Binge (website with video/audio)

This NET News production looks at young adults drinking too much, too fast. Hear from law enforcement, university officials, and bar owners trying to change lives before it’s too late. The site includes a locally produced television special, video extras, a NET Radio series, and other web resources.

Your Kids Are Drinking (website with video/audio)

This NET Television/NET Radio project explores how lax attitudes among adults aggravate the youth drinking problem and how adults can provide realistic solutions.

Nebraska Collegiate Consortium Memorandum of Agreement / Commitment Form (PDF file — 2 pages)

For institutions of higher education in Nebraska to join the Nebraska Collegiate Consortium to Reduce High-Risk Drinking.

Nebraska Partners in Prevention (website)

Official website for Nebraska’s state incentive cooperative agreement (SICA).

Wayne State TRUST Coalition (website)

The Toward Responsible Use of Substances Today (TRUST) Coalition provides leadership to create and sustain a campus and community that promote responsible decisions and eliminate obstacles to students' academic goals.

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NCC MINI-GRANT REPORTS AND PROJECTS

Concordia University 2011 — 2012 (PDF file — 16 pages)

Off-Campus Living Guide, A resource for our students.

Lincoln College Partnership 2011 — 2012 (PDF files: Posters — 4 pages; Report — 1 page)

"Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail" Campaign, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Southeast Community College, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This campaign's goal was to increase awareness among 18-20 year olds about the criminal, civil, and professional consequences for violating alcohol-related laws and policies.

Wayne State College 2011 — 2012 (PDF files: Proposal — 2 pages; Report — 1 page)

"Red Watch Band Program". This program will help to prevent alcohol poisoning deaths among WSC students by training students to recognize the signs and symptoms of the medical condition.

Nebraska Wesleyan University 2011 — 2012 (PDF file — 2 pages)

One-day workshop to help educate other institutions about the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s "Tiers of Effectiveness" — Final Report.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2010 — 2011 (PDF file — 1 page)

MyTurn2Drive Designated Driver Program — Final Report.

Mid-Plains Community College 2010 – 2011 (PDF file — 2 pages)

Social Norms Campaign — 2 posters.

Northeast Community College & Wayne State College 2010-11 (PDF file — 16 pages)

Off-Campus Living Guide.

Wayne State College 2010 (PDF file — 2 pages)

09/24/2010 Basics Workshop with Bob Schroeder.

Nebraska Wesleyan University 2009-2010 (PDF files: Report — 3 pages; Project — 10 pages)

2009-2010 Letter and Off-Campus Living Guide.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2009 (PDF file)

11/30/2009 Providing customized feedback to specific UNL housing units about their drinking norms.

Northeast Community College 2009 (PDF file)

06/1/2009 Student participation in CORE Health Survey.

Wayne State College 2008 (PDF file — 3 pages)

01/21/2009 Three Social Norms posters.

Southeast Community College 2008 (PDF files: Report and Project — 7 pages)

12/9/2008 A Guide for Students Living Off-Campus.

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CAMPUS/COMMUNITY

Power of Parenting Postcard (postcard template)

This postcard template allows member institutions to encourage the parents of their incoming students to visit the NCC's Power of Parenting website to learn more about the drinking culture in college and suggestions for successful communication with their young adult about alcohol use. Schools may alter portions of the template to best meet their needs.

Power of Parenting: Nebraska Colleges (website)

This website provides parents with valuable information and resources to help them talk to their sons and daughters about alcohol as they prepare to come to Nebraska’s campuses.

Power of Parenting: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (website)

This website provides parents with valuable information and resources to help them talk to their sons and daughters about alcohol as they prepare to come to UNL’s campus.

The "We Agree" Campaign Poster Door Tags Table Tent (PDF files)

The "We Agree" Campaign has been implemented by schools in Lincoln, Norfolk, and Wayne in an effort to address the problem of house parties. Students agree with city officials and residents that wild parties hurt neighborhoods; and even though college students are not responsible for all of these parties, they want to assist in making things better for the community as a whole. The campaign is also an opportunity to share information about law enforcement citations and how to keep student parties from getting out of control.

Create your own custom-made resources! Click on these zip files, extract them, and follow the instructions to add your institution’s logo and campus-specific information.

Door Hanger (zip file)	Flyer (zip file)
Poster (zip file)	Table Tent (zip file)

Alcohol Prevention Best Strategies (PDF file — 2 pages)

Effective alcohol prevention efforts are comprehensive and address both individual and environmental variables that contribute to the problem. The NIAAA’s Task Force on College Drinking has developed recommendations about how to reduce high-risk drinking on college campuses which can be found in the 3-in-1 Framework and Tiers of Effectiveness.

Campus-Community Coalitions: The Lincoln/UNL Experience (PowerPoint presentation — 15 slides)

A brief summary of the history, structure, activities, and lessons learned by a campus-community coalition in Lincoln, Nebraska, to reduce high-risk drinking by university students.

College Alcohol Profile (CAP) (University of Nebraska—Lincoln website)

The CAP is a quick and confidential online survey to get personalized feedback on your alcohol use. It was created with input from students and originally designed for UNL, but has since been customized for each NCC institute. NCC can customize this site for your institute as well.

CAP Handout (PDF file)

A 2-page handout describing CAP.

Year One CAP (PDF File)

A 2-page flyer describing the CAP program for incoming, first year students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. First year students typically have the greatest misperceptions about the amount of drinking that takes place on campus.

Environmental Management (PowerPoint presentation — 21 slides)

Examples of individual strategies that make up a comprehensive environmental strategy to reduce binge drinking by university students in Lincoln, Nebraska. Emphasizes establishing community standards, educating community members, and enforcing existing regulations.

INFORMATION BRIEFING: Responsible Beverage Service (PDF file)

What managers/owners of hospitality and entertainment businesses can do to help prevent high-risk drinking and be effective partners in campus-community coalitions.

NU Directions (website)

Website of the campus-community coalition to reduce high-risk drinking at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln and in the City of Lincoln that reduced binge drinking from 62% in 1997 to 47% in 2003. Some of the things that worked there may work for your campus-community, other things may not work for you. A good place to spark ideas and get your campus-community coalition thinking.

NU Directions Environmental Influence and Interventions (PowerPoint presentation — 2 slides)

An example of how one campus-community coalition saw the factors that influenced high-risk drinking, and some interventions to make the environment less friendly to high-risk drinking.

NU Directions Environmental Model (PDF file — 1 page)

Using the Environmental Strategy Model as an Assessment Tool.

NU Directions 5 year report (PDF file — 32 pages)

Even more details of this University of Nebraska and City of Lincoln coalition, including results and lessons learned. A good source of ideas and caveats for other campus-community coalitions.

Reducing Alcohol Related Harms Among Nebraska College Students Through Comprehensive Environmental Strategies: Replicating the NU Directions Model (PDF file — 1 page)

Color flyer for Nebraska’s consortium of colleges dedicated to reducing high-risk drinking among college students.

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Nebraska Young Adult Alcohol Opinion Survey Summary Report October 2010
(PDF file — 36 pages)

Data on alcohol use and alcohol impaired driving among young adults in Nebraska are limited. As a result, the Nebraska Young Adult Alcohol Opinion Survey was administered by mail to 19–25 year olds in Nebraska between December 2009 and March 2010. A total of 3,466 young adults completed the survey, and results were weighted to represent young adults statewide.

Nebraska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Report for 2004-2006 (PDF file — 151 pages)

Data for Nebraska residents 18 and older. See pages 70-74 for answers to alcohol questions, and page 75 for answers to the drinking and driving questions.

Nebraska Crash Data from the Department of Motor Vehicles (website)

Charts and graphs for alcohol-related crashes for high school age under the link Young Drivers. Also, check out charts and graphs under the link Alcohol Related.

Nebraska Risk and Protective Factors Student Survey (on Nebraska Prevention website)

After you link here, scroll down to see Results from 2007, with comparable results from 2003 and 2005, for Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12, statewide and by region.

2007 Nebraska Highway Safety Annual Report (PDF file — 108 pages)

Notes progress in reducing alcohol-involved crashes in Nebraska.

The 2006 Traffic Crash Facts Annual Report (PDF file — 18 pages)

See especially page 25: alcohol-involved crashes by driver age. This report is published annually by the Nebraska Department of Roads.

Nebraska Adolescents: 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results for Nebraska (PDF file — 24 pages)

Data for Nebraska public health students, grades 9-12. See page 4 for answers to drinking and driving questions, and pages 16-17 for answers to alcohol questions and trends in alcohol use.