West Virginia University

Advisory Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ACAOD)

REPORTING LINE AND AUTHORITY

ACAOD is charged with evaluation and support of efforts impacting the University community (students, faculty, staff and administration) relative to alcohol and other drugs (A/D). ACAOD is advisory to University administration for community-wide policy and action. Timely, decisive feedback on ACAOD resolutions and proposals is essential to ACAOD effectiveness. Therefore, ACAOD will report to the President through the Vice President for Student Affairs for authorization to execute proposals.

STRUCTURE, RESOURCES & RECOGNITION

Effective action relative to the varied issues impacted by A/D will require representative involvement of the University and the community-at-large. ACAOD focus must be broad-based, and its size must be productive. ACAOD members should have vested interest by virtue of their position to A/D related issues. ACAOD discussion and action will be facilitated by first-hand involvement
of the position/person authorized with the decision-making and budget authority for the impacted office(s). This, too, will provide direct, timely knowledge of policy, programming and service involvement of their operations to the responsible administrators.

ACAOD and its subcommittees will meet on a regular basis to receive and consider information from A/D policy authorities, service clinicians and effected constituents. ACAOD will review, evaluate and act upon the initiatives, existing and proposed, of practitioners and others who are required to affect and react to A/D-related policies and programs.

ACAOD Partnerships

Through ACAOD, WVU has partnered with many local, state and national agencies to combat alcohol education and prevention. Some of these groups are:

West Virginia University

Academic Affairs
Athletics
Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
Community Medicine/School of Medicine
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Faculty
Financial Aid
First Year Experience Office
General Counsels Office
Greek Life
Institutional Advancement
Parent Advocate
Potomac State
Residential Education
Service Learning
Sexual Assault Prevention
Social Justice
Student Activities and Greek Affairs
Student Affairs
Student Assistance Program
Student Government Association
Student Health Educators
Student Life (International Students, Judicial Office, Attorney for Students, Commuting Students)

City

Bar Owners
Boys & Girls Club
Main Street Morgantown
Monongalia County Alcohol Taskforce
Monongalia County Underage Drinking Town Hall Meetings
Morgantown City Council
Morgantown Fire Department
Morgantown Police Department
Valley Health Care System
State Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
Governor’s Highway Safety Program
Other state higher education institutions through the Statewide Alcohol Coalition
Prevention Resource Center
Regional WVU campuses

WVU hosted the first Governor’s Summit on Alcohol Use in Higher Education, helped establish a Presidential Pact of commitment among the state’s colleges and universities, and continues service on the Statewide Alcohol Coalition.

Federal

Federal Correction Institution
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention

Recognition of Our Efforts

WVU has been recognized for substance abuse prevention efforts by many sources, including:

ABC’s Good Morning America
British Broadcasting Company
NCADI (National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) Reporter
2004’s Safe Lanes on Campus: A Guide for Preventing Impaired Driving and Underage Drinking
Innovative Program Awards from National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (Reg. II)
Innovative Program Awards from the West Virginia Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Thomas A. Keeley Memorial Program of Prominence Award
2000-2001 Promising Practices Sourcebook
1999-2000 Templeton Guide to College and Character
Presentations made at international, national, and regional conferences