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Commission on Reducing Student Substance Abuse
Please submit any ideas or suggestions to Dr.
Robert J. Ackerman at
ackerman@iup.edu
Final Report
To print a copy of the final
report, please follow this link.
Below is information about the commission's
mission and goals. Follow the links to find further information:
Mission Statement
To identify and recommend initiatives and strategies to reduce substance abuse
among IUP students.
Goals
*To develop recommendations to reduce excessive high risk consumption of alcohol
and intoxication by IUP students.
*To develop recommendations to reduce the illegal use of substances by IUP
students.
*To develop recommendations to reduce under-age drinking by IUP students.
*To develop recommendations to reduce driving under the influence by IUP
students.
*To identify and examine existing programs established at IUP over the last ten
to fifteen years to reduce substance abuse by students.
*To identify and recommend national “best practices” for reducing student
substance abuse at IUP
Commission Structure and Phases of Development
Phase One
1. Select a commission steering committee
2. Prepare a mission statement
3. Develop commission goals
Phase Two
1. Decide on commission membership
2. Establish commission subcommittees
3. Select subcommittee chairs
4. Assign commission members to subcommittees
Phase Three
1. Establish subcommittee tasks and assignments
A. Current IUP Substance Abuse Programs
Identify, discuss, and prepare an overview of current IUP substance abuse
programs/efforts to reduce substance abuse by IUP students
B. Literature Review Committee
Identify, discuss and prepare an overview of other notable college substance
abuse programs and research findings about college student’s abuse of alcohol
and other drugs
C. Best Practices Committee
Identify, discuss and prepare an overview of research-based college programs
to reduce student substance abuse
Phase Four
1. Discuss feasibility for the applications of best practices programs at IUP
2. Develop commission’s recommendations
3. Produce final report
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