Background
The
All campus leaders (faculty, staff, students) must ensure
compliance with the following laws of the State of
1. Possession, use or purchase of liquor,
beer, or wine by persons under 21 years of age. (Code of
2.
3. Public drunkenness (Code of Alabama, 28-3-260:3)
4. Providing liquor, beer, or wine to an
underage individual. (Code of
5.
6. Driving while under the influence of
alcohol or controlled substances. (Code of
1. No individual under the legal drinking age of 21 years will be allowed to consume, serve, sell, or possess alcohol on university property.
2. Public drunkenness or driving under the influence on campus is prohibited.
3. The consumption of alcohol by those of
legal drinking age will be restricted to the following properties of
a. The
b. Tailgate Terrace(s)
c. Red Wave
Executive Suites and Stadium Club located in Movie Gallery
Veterans Stadium and other designated viewing suites
d. Hawkins
Adams Long Hall of Honor
e. Private university living quarters
where those present are of legal drinking age. Consumption or display of
alcoholic beverages in the public areas of residence halls is prohibited.
f. In common areas for special events, if approved by the Chancellor or his/her designee. For faculty sponsored events, the designee is the Senior Vice Chancellor/Provost; for events sponsored by the TSU administration, the designee is the Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration; and for all other groups the designee is the Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Services. The consumption of alcohol at other campus locations will be approved by the appropriate chain as just defined.
4. Sponsorship
of events promoting or glamorizing the consumption of alcoholic
beverages is prohibited (i.e., two for one specials, beer
bashes, happy hours,
etc.).
5. On-campus advertisements directly promoting
consumption of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
6. Campus organizations must enforce
additional group/individual standards, as directed by their national or
international organizational bylaws, which may be more restrictive than those
established in this policy.
7. The
consumption of alcohol during university field trips, off- campus student group
activities, and other student-oriented off campus events is prohibited, unless
in compliance with applicable laws and regulations (i.e., students are 21-years
old, travel abroad where laws on alcohol consumption are less restrictive).
8. University employees are strongly
advised not to provide alcohol for students at off-campus locations. Employees
choosing to provide alcohol to students do so outside the scope of their
employment and assume all risks.
Enforcement of the alcohol policy for students shall reside in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Services, with the university’s judicial officer acting as the initial contact for such violators. Enforcement of the alcohol policy for faculty resides with the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academics/Provost and for staff with the Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance respectively. Violations in these areas will be handled by the University Personnel Advisory Committee. Enforcement on other campuses will be with the respective officials in the reporting chain of the officials previously cited.
Violations of the Troy University Alcohol Policy will be handled as follows:
First Time Offenders, within an academic year:
A. Will be referred to the university judicial officer for disciplinary action.
B. Will be fined $200*
Repeat Offenders, within an academic year:
A. Will be referred to the university judicial officer for appropriate disciplinary action to include possible revocation or recognition as an approved organization.
B. Will be fined $500*
First Time Offenders, within an academic year:
A. Will be referred to the university judicial officer for disciplinary action, in accordance with the Standards of Conduct as outlined in The Oracle, to include community service, alcohol assessment and/or counseling, or suspension.
B. Will be fined $75.*
Repeat Offenders, within an academic year:
A. Will be referred to the university judicial officer for disciplinary action to include community service, alcohol assessment and/or counseling, or suspension.
B. Will be fined $150*.
Faculty/Staff
Violations
of the Troy University Alcohol Policy by faculty/staff will be handled by
the University Personnel Advisory Committee.
* Money collected from fines for alcohol policy violations will be used specifically for Troy University alcohol education programs. If it is determined that the student does not have the ability to pay the monetary fine, the student will be required to work the fine off through school services, to be determined by the Judicial Officer.
Troy University provides free, confidential counseling for students having drug or alcohol abuse problems within the SAVE Project/University Counseling office or through similar programs on other campuses. Referrals for extended treatment may be made to community counseling and local treatment programs.
“Smart Choices” is a campus sponsored alcohol awareness program designed to alert students to the problems associated with alcohol abuse. Staff members are available to provide a variety of programs and presentations for campus organizations and classes. “Smart Choices” is housed in the Student Development/Counseling office.
Individuals not covered in the above areas should check with their respective campus counseling services to acquire necessary help or contact the Troy Student Development/Counseling office for further information.
The Troy University Alcohol Policy is made available to students, employees, and the general public through the following means:
1. The Oracle, the student handbook, published and distributed through the Vice Chancellor for Student Services office
2. The
Bulletin, published and distributed through the
Provost’s Office.
3. The Faculty Handbook and The Staff Handbook, published and distributed by the
Human Resources department.
4. Appropriate publications on each campus.
The university’s standing committee, The Substance Abuse and Prevention Committee, will annually review the university’s alcohol policy across the campuses to assess its effectiveness. Recommended revisions will be presented to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Services.
(Prepared by: Director of Student Development/Counseling, Fall 2002)
(Reviewed by Substance Abuse and Prevention Committee,
(Date prepared: November, 2003)
(Date approved:
Student/Student
Organizations Tailgate Policy
Tailgating is a big part
of "College Football Saturday".
1) Persons and/or groups may only tailgate in
designated areas of the campus.
2) Tailgate parties
cannot disrupt tIle-normal operations of the
University or traffic and
parking operations.
3) The use of alcohol at a tailgating function must
be in strict compliance with
current University policies and the
laws of the State of
a. No individual under the
legal drinking age of 21 years of age will be allowed to possess, consume or
distribute alcoholic beverages.
b. Public drunkenness on
University property is strictly prohibited.
c. Organizations must
comply with all risk management policies of their national and campus
organizations to include:
No alcoholic beverages may
be purchased through the organization treasury; nor may the purchase of alcohol
for members or guests be undertaken or coordinated by any member in the name of,
or on behalf of, the organization.
Alcohol beverages brought
to the tailgate area must be for personal consumption and cannot be distributed
to others (i.e. a bar cannot be set up for distributing alcohol).
The purchase and/or use of
a bulk quantity of alcoholic beverages (i.e. kegs, punch) is prohibited.
All
alcohol in the tailgate area must be in a non-de script cup. Public display of cans, bottles or other
alcohol containers is strictly prohibited.
d. Students and/or
organizations are expected to comply with all other University rules and
policies regarding conduct and behavior.
e. Persons and/or groups
not complying with policies regarding tailgating will lose the privilege of
doing so on University property.