Purdue University on Friday (July 15) will roll out AlcoholEdu, an online course about the impact and responsibilities associated with drinking.
"This program will enhance our existing efforts to encourage healthy choices and impact the alcohol culture and behavior," said Melissa Exum, vice president for student affairs. "Our goal is to provide an environment that will help our students develop both personally and academically."
Students expected to take the course include first-time undergraduates; transfer students under age 21; and students living in University Residences, fraternities, sororities and cooperative housing, as well as residence hall advisers and team leaders for Boiler Gold Rush, the university's orientation program.
AlcoholEdu for College, a curriculum created by Outside the Classroom, is available to 36 percent of all first-year students at America's four-year higher education institutions. It is designed to challenge students' expectations about alcohol and:
* Change high-risk behavior
* Teach alcohol's impact on academic and personal success
* Encourage safer decision-making
* Empower students to create a healthy campus community
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