Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The NCAA has awarded the University of Kansas a CHOICES program grant, which is a program that promotes alcohol education and prevention on college campuses. It demonstrates that students have choices to make about responsible alcohol consumption, Mary Wilfert, NCAA associate director of education outreach, said.
As one of the 15 grant recipients, the University will receive $30,000 paid out in increments of $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000 over the next three years. According to the NCAA Web site, about $3.85 million has been awarded since the program began in 1991. Wilfert said Anheuser-Busch partnered with the NCAA to fund campus-wide prevention efforts and contributed an initial $2 million to start the program.
The goal is for the University to find other sources of funding for the program by the time the three-year period ends, Susan Hoffman, Student Union Activities advisor, said.
“We’re going to, along with everyone else, change the culture of ideas about alcohol at KU,” Hoffman said.
While the NCAA awarded the grant, it does not only apply to student athletes, Hoffman said. She added that she thought the grant was awarded to the University because it branched out past the athletics department.
SUA is one of many campus organizations that will work together with other departments to develop programs to educate and promote responsible choices about alcohol consumption. The departments include the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Department of Student Housing and New Student Orientation. Hoffman said the money would be spread equally among the departments involved.
Programs like Hawk Nights, an activity organized by SUA, is an example of a program designed to give students an alternative to going out drinking and is an example of the type of program that will be funded by the grant, Hoffman said.
Campus administrators, faculty and staff, coaches, student leaders, student athletes and especially the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a group of representatives from all 18 varsity sports, would participate in all aspects of the program.
Mike Harrity, coordinator of Student-Athlete Development, co-authored the proposal with Melissa Smith, former manager of the Wellness Resource Center at Watkins Memorial Health Center. Harrity and Smith were unavailable for comment.
Each University names its program. At the University, the program will be referred to as Rock Chalk Responsible CHOICES.
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