Partners in Prevention: A Parent's Role in
College Alcohol and Drug Use
SWell, Department of Student
Wellness
As the fall season quickly moves towards winter, we understand
freshmen may face increased challenges with time management skills,
negotiating class work loads, and focusing on the end of the
semester requirements. The Department of Student Wellness
continues our commitment to helping students maintain a smooth
transition and a successful first semester. Whether living at home
or in the residence village, the choices students face on a daily
basis may create challenges.
We realize that you are still the primary influence in your child's
life, and as such, the Department of Student Wellness wants to
encourage you to continue talking with them about all choices and
challenges they may face, especially on the subject of alcohol and
drug use.
We are excited to inform you that 93% of all first year students
have completed part 1 of AlcoholEdu for College, our online alcohol
and other drug prevention program. Students have also
attended Freshmen Experience Workshops during the month of
September to discuss issues raised in AlcoholEdu, and are
challenged to further explore their expectancies of college life
and alcohol.
If you have not already done so, we would encourage you to log onto
AlcoholEdu for Parents and explore ways you can continue the
dialogue about this important issue with your student. To
access AlcoholEdu for Parents,
- Go to: http://parents.alcoholedu.com/parent_login.aspx
- Click on New User
- Login ID: 9P195809Parent
- Click “Sign Up” and follow the on-screen prompts.
An outcome of our Department of Education Grant to reduce high risk
drinking among our students is our student developed web site,
www.sober24-7.com. We encourage you to go on this site and
see some of the exciting things students are doing to help fellow
students stay healthy.
And finally, we want to encourage you to link onto our wellness
newsletter, Student Health 101.
http://readsh101.com/stjohns.html
This online wellness newsletter is sent to students monthly and
offers timely information on a wide range of wellness themes.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Department of
Student Wellness at swell@stjohns.edu.
Ruth DeRosa
Department of Student Wellness