National Alcohol Beverage Control AssociationsAdministrators’ 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

(304) 558-2481

grobinson@wvabca.com

• 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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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

• Statewide coalition with 250 plus members• 24 Institutions of Higher Learning (IHE’s)• IHE’s have a town/gown coalition• 3 Governor’s 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

• Peak night enforcement• Initiations of Policies and Procedures on

campuses• National speakers and forums• CEU’s and other training and development• 3 BASICS training courses• De-listing grain alcohol• Adopted operating structure with a charter and

election• New funding streams

• WV ABCA Commissioner Dallas Staples• WV ABCA Enforcement Director John Duncan• Team here from WV ABCA• WV Governor’s Highway Safety Program• WV Higher Education Policy Commission• The US Department of Education’s 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