This interactive session is given to all new incoming students during orientation week of fall and spring semesters. The session is designed to educate students about the University of Redlands’ standard of community and how to navigate through diversity to promote a healthy and respectful living and learning environment.

Length: 60 minutes

Format: Discussion and activity

Everfi is an online platform that provides modules on topics such as alcohol use, healthy relationships, and sexual misconduct. The course will educate students on how to recognize a high risk situation and techniques for intervention and how to prevent emergencies surrounding alcohol and other drugs. Students will also learn to identify the signs of unhealthy and abusive relationships, recognize stalking behaviors, learn how to best support a survivor, and learn more about local and campus resources for survivors of sexual violence.

Length: 60 minutes

Format: Online lecture and activities

This presentation is the Community Standards and Wellbeing Office’s general alcohol education program. Attendees will learn the alcohol basics (i.e., standard drink size, body processing, BAL/BAC, etc.), explore personal use, be introduced to self-monitoring skills, learn how to manage alcohol use for maximum benefit, and examine the relationship between alcohol and behaviors (i.e., sex, driving, etc.).

Length: 90 minutes

Format: Lecture and discussion

BASICS stands for brief alcohol screening and intervention for college students. This is an individually tailored, one-on-one, harm-reduction focused program designed to:

·         Help students explore your alcohol use in a non-judgmental setting

·         Reduce risky behavior and harmful consequences of alcohol abuse

·         Identify changes that could help students reduce their risk

·         Provide important information and skills for risk-reduction

The BASICS program is one of the most effective alcohol education interventions with college students. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has recognized BASICS as an evidence-based model program. The program consists of completing an online self-assessment of substance use behaviors and goals, and 1-2 individual meetings with a trained facilitator. 

Length: Two sessions 

Format: Online self-assessment and individual discussion

To sign up for this program, email student_affairs@redlands.edu for availability.

This presentation is the Community Standards and Wellbeing Office’s general marijuana education program. Attendees will learn the marijuana basics (i.e., cannabis effects, body processing, etc.), explore personal use, self-monitoring skills, learn how to manage cannabis use for maximum benefit, and examine the relationship between alcohol and behaviors (i.e., sex, driving, etc.).

Length: 90 minutes

Format: Lecture and discussion

CASICS marijuana is a brief screening and intervention for college students. This is an individually tailored, one-on-one, harm-reduction focused program designed to:

·         Help students explore your marijuana use in a non-judgmental setting

·         Reduce risky behavior and harmful consequences of marijuana abuse

·         Identify changes that could help students reduce their risk

·         Provide important information and skills for risk-reduction

The CASICS program is one of the most effective education interventions with college students. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has recognized CASICS as an evidence-based model program. The program consists of completing an online self-assessment of substance use behaviors and goals, and 1-2 individual meetings with a trained facilitator. 

Length: Two sessions

Format: Online self-assessment and individual discussion

To sign up for this program, email student_affairs@redlands.edu for availability.

As part of the University Party Policy, all organizations that want to host student-sponsored social events are required to register for a party license and have 85% of the active members of the organization be Sober Host certified. To learn more about the University of Redlands Party Policy, click here.

This training prepares attendees to become Sober Host certified. The training educates on risk and liability, event management, Sober Host expectations as outlined in the policy, bystander intervention for both alcohol consumption and to prevent sexual harassment/assault, when to ask for help, and active party scenario role plays. A quiz will be distributed at the end of the training of which a score of 80% or better is passing.

Length: 75 minutes

Format: Lecture

Do you have an idea for a presentation or activity surrounding alcohol, drugs, party safety, etc.? Email student_affairs@redlands.edu and give a description of your idea and topic areas, your organization, how many people you expect to attend, and options for dates and times.