Alcohol & Your Student
Airs Tuesday, October 7

Odds are incoming college students have already or will experiment with alcohol. Approximately 70% of NC State students had at least one drink in the past year. About 35% have consumed five or more drinks at one sitting in the last two weeks. Even for students who do not drink, they certainly will be exposed to alcohol. This puts young people in a tough situation as most first-year students are under the legal drinking age of 21.

This Webcast will explore some of the many issues surrounding the use of alcohol in our community. From underage drinking to DWI issues, we will briefly review the statistics so far for the semester and talk candidly about drinking and its consequences when students are in violation of university policy.
 

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Tuesday, October 14.

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Topics to be discussed:

• the basics of the University Alcohol Policy
• alcohol issues and expectations in the residence halls
• alcohol issues and expectations at athletic events
• sanctions and responses to alcohol violations
• insight based responses to violations
• parental notification issues related to alcohol violations
• suggestions about how to talk about alcohol use with your student

Meet The Presenters

Kim Kroll, M.Ed. - Host
Assistant Director, Parents & Families Services
Expertise: strategies for successful transitions to campus life, programs and services for parents, programs and services for students, talking with students about transition issues, orientation programs

Paul Cousins, M.Ed. - Facilitator
Director, Office of Student Conduct
Expertise: code of student conduct, university alcohol policy, parental notification for behavior violations, alcohol and drug violations, student judicial process, academic integrity, students rights and responsibilities

Chris Austin, Ed.D., CSAPC
Asst. Director, Health Promotion
Substance Abuse Prevention
Expertise: Doctor of Education, adult and community College Education, certified substance abuse prevention Consultant, Coordinate alcohol and other drug education programs for university, alcohol and drug education programs for campus, alcohol and drug screening, student health behavior climate, social norms campaign

Jon Barnwell
Crime Prevention Officer
Campus Police
Expertise: personal safety, campus safety, crisis communication plans, tailgating rules and procedures

Tim Blair, M.Ed.
Associate Director, University Housing
Expertise: roommate relationships, residence life, campus resources, taking advanatage of Resident Advisors, safety in the residence halls

Ronni Margolin, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, University Counseling Center
Expertise: Substance abuse, eating disorders, and difficulties related to trauma and depression.  In addition to coordinating substance abuse services at the NCSU Counseling Center, she offers individual and group psychotherapy and presents workshops on stress management, substance use and abuse, and healthy lifestyles.