Ohio Admin. Code 3352-4-04 - Student alcohol policy
(A)
Preamble.
(1)
Wright state
university prohibits the use of alcohol that is inconsistent with state, local,
or university regulations. The goal of Wright state university is to establish
and sustain an environment on campus that is conducive to the intellectual,
emotional, and social growth of all members of its community. Wright state
university is committed to the preservation of individual freedoms and the
promotion of the health, safety, and welfare of the community. Pursuant to
these commitments, Wright state university has established this policy
governing the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the
campus of the university. The goals of Wright state university, through this
policy and related programs, is to encourage community members to make
responsible decisions and to promote safe, legal, and healthy patterns of
social interaction. Wright state university will enforce all state and local
laws relative to the consumption of alcohol.
(2)
Section
4301.632 of the Revised Code
states in part that no person under the age of twenty-one years of age shall
order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase any beer or
intoxicating liquor, or consume any beer or intoxicating liquor, either from a
sealed or unsealed container or by the glass or by the drink, or possess any
beer or intoxicating liquor, in any public or private place.
(3)
Wright state
university permits the use of alcoholic beverages in licensed university
facilities and at policy specified social events. The misuse or abuse of
alcohol will not be tolerated on campus. Violation of state laws, local laws,
or university policy may result in disciplinary action. Additionally, the
appropriate law enforcement authorities may be contacted. Violators will be
subject to university sanctions, which may include suspension from the
university and/or referral for treatment. This policy also applies to any
location where university related activities occur or when using university
vehicles or when using private vehicles on university business.
(B)
On-campus event guidelines.
(1)
General.
(a)
All alcohol sold and served on the campus of Wright
state university shall be through the university's food service
vendor(s).
(b)
All student organization events where alcohol is
served must be registered and preapproved by the office of student life, in
accordance with university policies and procedures.
(c)
Appropriate
security personnel acceptable to the Wright state university office of public
safety must be present at all student organization events at which alcohol is
sold to assist in the enforcement of the guidelines in paragraph (B) of this
rule. The sponsoring organization(s) is responsible for contacting the office
of public safety for all security arrangements. The office of student life will
assist all student organizations in contacting the office of public safety for
security arrangements.
(d)
Serving alcohol must at all times conform to state and
local laws and university policies.
(e)
Consumption of
alcohol may not be the focus of an event.
(f)
Nonalcoholic
beverages also must be available at no charge at any event where alcohol is
served.
(g)
Snacks must be available at no charge for the duration
of any event at which alcohol is served.
(h)
Alcohol will not
be served to persons who are or who appear to be intoxicated.
(i)
Alcohol may not
be carried onto or off the premises of a permit area.
(j)
Sponsors must
post hours of sale or serve at all points of sale of alcohol.
(k)
Alcohol shall
not be sold or served prior to two p.m.
(l)
The sale of
alcohol shall not last more than a total of three consecutive hours without at
least a one-hour suspension of sale.
(m)
The sale of
alcohol must cease forty-five minutes prior to the end of the
event.
(n)
The sale of alcohol at outdoor events must be
maintained in a distinct area that is clearly separate from the general area.
Appropriate security personnel must monitor all entrances and exits to the
area. The office of student life must approve any setup for outdoor
events.
(o)
The advisor(s) of a student organization(s) will be
notified of any space reservation so that the advisor(s) is aware of any event
sponsored by a student organization(s).
(p)
The advisor(s)
of a student organization(s) must approve and be in attendance during the
entire event where alcohol is served.
(2)
Publicity.
(a)
Advertising for
an event where alcohol is to be served shall not contain visual representations
of such items as foaming mugs, beer cans, kegs, or other items promoting
alcoholic beverages. Publicity may state the variety of refreshments available,
with no single refreshment receiving undue emphasis.
(b)
All publicity
for an event where alcohol is to be served must state that a valid driver's
license or state of Ohio photo identification is required to determine whether
persons may purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.
(c)
All advertising
and publicity for both on and off-campus events where alcohol is to be served
must conform to state and local laws and must conform to the policies of the
university and include the name(s) of the sponsoring organization(s). Publicity
will not be approved for an off-campus event that does not conform to
university policy or that promotes the unlimited consumption of alcohol. The
sponsor(s) of an event has the responsibility to ensure that advertising
conforms to the guidelines in paragraph (B) of this rule.
(d)
All publicity
for an event where alcohol is to be served must be approved through the office
of student life.
(3)
Identification
and security.
(a)
A representative(s) of the sponsoring organization(s)
of an event where alcohol is to be served must check the identification of all
persons seeking admittance to the event.
(b)
The acceptable
forms of identification are a valid driver's license and a state of Ohio
identification card issued by the bureau of motor vehicles.
(c)
The sponsoring
organization(s) is responsible for placing wristbands on persons who are
eligible to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages as a method to identify
those individuals who are permitted to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.
The vendor is responsible for checking the wristband and for serving alcoholic
beverages only to persons legally permitted to make a purchase.
(d)
A sign
indicating the minimum age for the purchase or consumption of alcoholic
beverages must be posted by the sponsoring organization(s) at each point of
sale and service.
(e)
Appropriate security personnel acceptable to the
Wright state university office of public safety must be present for all events
where alcohol is sold to assist in the enforcement of the guidelines in
paragraph (B) of this rule. The sponsoring organization(s) is responsible for
contacting the office of public safety for all security
arrangements.
(f)
A minimum of two security personnel generally is
required. However, depending upon the nature of the event, additional security
personnel may be required as determined by the office of public safety, as well
as personnel in the administrative office of the student union, office of
student life, or residential services.
(g)
The
responsibilities of security personnel may include checking identification,
monitoring the perimeter of the alcohol permit area, handling disturbances, and
assisting at the points of sale or service as necessary.
(h)
The vendor and
sponsoring organization(s) are responsible for assuring that only persons of
legal age are served or sold alcoholic beverages at an event where
identification is not required for admittance.
(C)
Off-campus event guidelines.
(1)
An event held off campus using or implying the Wright
state university name, utilizing the Wright state university accounting system,
or an off-campus event publicized on campus is subject to all university
policies and procedures. The event must be registered through the office of
student life by completing a social event registration form.
(2)
A student
organization(s) holding an event off campus assumes all financial and legal
responsibility for the event.
(3)
A student
organization(s) is subject to all state and local laws relative to the
consumption of alcohol.
(D)
Sanctions.
Wright state university will enforce all state and local laws relative to the
consumption of alcohol. Individuals and/or student organizations violating this
policy are subject to all relevant penalties, including referral to the Wright
state university office of judicial affairs.
(E)
Corporate
sponsorship.
(1)
Promotional items provided by corporate sponsors, including
sponsors from the alcohol beverage industry, must be approved in advance by the
office of student life.
(2)
Wright state university marks may not be used in
conjunction with the sale or promotion of alcoholic beverages.
(F)
Residential communities. All appropriate university, local, and state
regulations, as well as the regulations listed in paragraphs (F)(1) to (F)(8)
of this rule govern the use of alcohol in the residential communities of Wright
state university.
(1)
A resident who is of the legal drinking age may
possess and consume alcohol in his/her residential unit with the door
closed.
(2)
A resident who is of the legal drinking age may
possess and consume alcohol in the residential unit of another resident who is
at least twenty-one years of age. The host resident must be present, and the
door must be closed.
(3)
If some residents of a residential unit are of legal
age and some residents of a residential unit or not of legal age, those
residents over twenty-one years of age may keep alcohol in the residential
unit. The residents who are of legal drinking age are prohibited from drinking
with, serving, or in any way providing alcohol to any resident who is not of
legal drinking age. Any student of legal drinking age will be held responsible
for violating paragraph (F) of this rule if the student does not take
reasonable steps to ensure that an underage resident does not gain access to
the alcohol. A student who is not of legal drinking age is in violation of
paragraph (F) of this rule if there is reasonable suspicion to assume that the
student consumed alcohol.
(4)
Open containers of alcohol are not permitted in any
public area of a residential community. Closed containers of alcohol are
allowed in a public area of a residential community only if the containers are
being transported to the residential unit of a resident who is of legal
drinking age.
(5)
Drinking parties attended by a large group of
individuals or parties where the focus of the gathering appears mainly to be
for the purpose of consuming alcohol is not permitted in residential
communities, even if the residents are of legal drinking age.
(6)
Kegs, beer balls
(empty or filled in any portion), trash cans, or other large containers or
quantities of alcohol are prohibited in campus residential
communities.
(7)
Certain alcohol related paraphernalia and alcohol
related decorations that contain or once served as containers for alcohol are
not permitted in campus residential communities. Bottle caps on the ceiling of
a housing unit, beer cartons on the walls of a housing unit, beer can pyramids,
beer bongs, alcohol bottle collections, alcohol bottles filled with highlighter
fluid with black lights behind them, and similar paraphernalia also are
prohibited in campus residential communities.
(8)
All guests in
campus residential communities must comply with all Wright state university
policies pertaining to the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic
beverages.
Replaces: 3352-4-04
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3352.03
Rule Amplifies: 3352.03
Prior Effective Dates: 2/1/91, 5/31/00
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