The Daily Bulletin Archive

From the Dean of Students
I am pleased to inform the campus community that Buffalo State has purchased AlcoholEdu® for College, a web-based alcohol and sexual assault prevention program being used at more than 500 colleges and universities around the country. The program uses the latest prevention techniques and science-based research to educate students about the impact of alcohol on the mind and body. AlcoholEdu will empower students to make well-informed decisions about alcohol and will help them better cope with the drinking behavior of their peers. 

Sexual AssaultEdu, a module within AlcoholEdu, addresses many of the assumptions and stereotypes associated with sexual assault, rape, stalking, and harassment. It also will help students understand the meaning of consent, how to help a friend, and how to intervene in a situation that might escalate to a sexual assault. Furthermore, Alcohol/Sexual AssaultEdu will inform students about campus programs and resources where they can get more information, find support, or get involved in our other prevention efforts.

Every incoming first-year and transfer student will be required to take Alcohol/Sexual AssaultEdu for College and pass the course exam. We will be communicating directly with students regarding the information and instructions they need to complete this course. To help ensure that students meet this requirement, faculty and staff are asked to remind new first-year and transfer students that all new students must complete Part 1 of the Alcohol/Sexual AssaultEdu course by Tuesday, August 23.

While we are committed to making a difference with our students when they arrive, we understand that parents are the first line of defense against alcohol misuse and abuse. That’s why we are also making the Alcohol/Sexual AssaultEdu for College course available for parents to review to encourage dialogue between parents and students about alcohol and its effects.

Our students will be taking three surveys throughout the course, which will allow us to collect critical data on their attitudes and behaviors toward alcohol–including students’ readiness to change their behavior, which protective factors or high-risk factors they exhibit, and what expectations they have toward alcohol. All of this data will help us better understand and meet the needs of our students and to compare our data to other data sets, including national aggregate data and data from peer institutions also using the course.

If you have any additional questions about Alcohol/Sexual AssaultEdu for College, please feel free to contact Hal D. Payne, vice president for student affairs, or Charles B. Kenyon, associate vice president and dean of students.