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Excessive Drinking and its Effects

Excessive Drinking and its Effects. excessive drinking?. How significant of a concern/problem is this? What are the affects? . An issue at USCB?. Drinking is deeply ingrained in the campus culture at many universities across the Nation.
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Excessive Drinking and its Effects

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  1. Excessive Drinking and its Effects

  2. excessive drinking? How significant of a concern/problem is this? What are the affects?

  3. An issue at USCB?... Drinking is deeply ingrained in the campus culture at many universities across the Nation.


  4. Are you WHITE… or RED?!

  5. Academic Problems: About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking Overall lower grades! …Lack of focus Missing class…

  6. Other Likely Consequences:

  7. 3.) How does excessive drinking apply to transfer students more so than the overall undergraduate population? • Transfer Shock! • Transfer students feel the effects of alcohol and peer pressure more so than those admitted as freshman. • Feel the need to become apart of the community. • Moving into a college community away from home. • Coping with the quarter system, challenging classes and a new social scene.

  8. Department & Resources That Address the Solution!!!

  9. UCSB Recreation Center Fitness(basketball courts, racquet ball courts, fitness equipment) Intramural Sports(most are coed) including Golf, Soccer, Softball, Flag Football and others. Club Sports(coed or one gender) including Ski and Snowboard, Rugby, Soccer, Lacrosse and others. Adventure Programs(Kayaking, SCUBA, and others)

  10. 2. • Great for helping yourself or others you may know that are experiencing a struggle with drinking • Offers self help groups • Provides free and confidential counseling • Substance-free housing • Offers seminars • Offers education courses in drinking

  11. 3.) After Dark Programs (You can have fun sober!) -UCSB After Dark Weekend Calendar offered at the Office of Student Life. -UCSB Arts & Lecture -Zodo’s Bowling and Beyond -UCSB sporting events

  12. UCSB sporting events • http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/index-main.html • Check for sporting events throughout the school year and support your Gauchos!

  13. 3.) After Dark Programs UCSB Arts & Lecture Program • https://artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/index.aspx • Mission Statement: • Enhance the educational experience at the University. • Foster artistic excellence and creativity. • Connect UCSB and the richly diverse communities. -See their calendar online for a list of Free events and other healthy alternatives!

  14. 3.) After Dark Programs cont. Zodos Bowling and Beyond! Wednesday Cosmic Bowling/College Night. Buy one game get one free! Offer Bowling Leagues on Friday nights Check their website for special events calendar -http://www.zodos.com

  15. 4. Life of The Party

  16. What is “Life of the Party”? • Student Group -By students, for students! • Reduce Excessive Drinking!!! -Partying Right -Having Fun -Enjoy IV/SB party scene regret-free

  17. Useful Tips Party Thrower: • Checklist • Liquor & lease • Signs of alcohol poisoning • Mocktail recipes, snack ideas Party Goer: • Transportation • DUI checkpoint alerts Party Goer

  18. Save Yourself from IVFP!

  19. Insert corny slogan here: “We Gaucho Back” Visit “Life of the Party” website http://lifeoftheparty.sa.ucsb.edu/

  20. Wellness Program Free 15min massages(offered at the Ucen, SRB and Library) Field Trips(including the SB Farmer’s Market, Hiking and Meditation at the beach)

  21. 6. S.T.A.R. …So they don’t end up like this guy…

  22. What S.T.A.R is About Peer Educators: trained to provide info about effects of alcohol & other drugs and give helpful tips on how to avoid harmful outcomes when using such substances

  23. S.T.A.R. continued • Convey info in nonjudgmental way • Support both: students who choose to abstain & not abstain from alcohol • Events: -Alcohol Awareness Week -Safe Spring Break Week • Has its uses… -INTERNSHIP opportunity!!!!!! (great for all the transfers in getting experience in alcohol & drug counseling/education) For more info, visit: http://wellness.sa.ucsb.edu/Internships_STAR.aspx

  24. It’s All a Collective Effort! Chancellor Yang Partying it up in I.V.

  25. Does the budget dictate necessity? • It shouldn’t!!!!! • Are these programs essential: YES!!! • Students need outlets that don’t just involve alcohol & drugs • Reason they exist: issue, problem defined, collective effort between students & UCSB to find alternative ways • Requires both inputs: UCSB and students • Alternative Solution(s): -Set up new programs in Isla Vista geared toward alcohol & drug usage (education, counseling, etc)

  26. Congratulations! You’re now on your way to a healthier future as a Gaucho at UCSB! See you at Sandbar!

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