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Alcohol Task Force Charge & Members

Charge

The Colorado State University Alcohol Task Force is charged with reviewing current CSU policies, protocols and enforcement procedures related to alcohol use and abuse on the CSU campus and in the greater Fort Collins community; examining the continuum of college student behavior related to alcohol use and abuse and how CSU’s education, prevention, and intervention programs and practices compare with best practices nationally; and examining existing state and federal legislation surrounding alcohol provisions and consumption, specific ordinances, distribution laws and practices used within the Fort Collins community, reviewing advertising practices and standards that are used on campus and within the greater Fort Collins community that directly impact the consumption and abuse of alcohol among college age students; and outlining the impact of the existing societal cultures around such use and abuse. In addition, the Task Force should specifically review policies, protocols and practices associated with alcohol use and abuse at Hughes Stadium.

The Task Force is asked to make specific recommendations to the President of Colorado State University regarding improvements the CSU campus and the surrounding Fort Collins community can make regarding these issues, with the specific purpose of reducing the incidents of alcohol abuse and existing negative consequences this abuse may have on student behavior, life safety, and the quality of life for students and the greater community. We trust that these findings and recommendations also may provide useful insights and proposed actions that can be adopted by other college campuses and their respective communities regarding the problems associated with alcohol use and abuse that plagues all colleges across the county.

Members

The Alcohol Task Force will consist of the full task force and four subcommittees that will serve as working committees to address the specific charges and make appropriate recommendations regarding their discovery and analysis to the full task force for review and possible inclusion as final recommendations. The subcommittees will meet as required to complete their work.

Members

  • Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, chair of the committee
  • Linda Kuk, vice president for student affairs (operational co-chair)
  • Cheryl Olson, a local community leader with substance abuse expertise (operational co-chair)
  • Darin Atteberry, interim city manager of Fort Collins
  • Dorothy Bland, president/publisher Fort Collins Coloradoan
  • Brad Bohlander (ex-officio), Colorado State University Relations
  • Peggy Christiansen, director of United Campus Ministry
  • Katie Clausen, president Associated Students of Colorado State University
  • Paul Cooper, chief probation officer, Larimer County
  • Scoot Crandall, executive director of TEAM Fort Collins
  • Tim Davies, Colorado State professor, School of Education
  • Jerry Deffenbacher, Colorado State professor, Psychology
  • Larry Denmark, Rabbi, Psychologist, Addiction Expert
  • Michael Feeley, Colorado Commission of Higher Education commissioner
  • Dennis Harrison, Fort Collins chief of police
  • Anne Hudgens, Colorado State executive director of campus life
  • Pat Hutchison, president of Colorado State InterFraternity Council
  • Jarrod Kay, president Colorado State Residence Hall Association
  • Guadalupe Lemos-Sigward, Poudre School District mental health specialist
  • C.W. Miller, chairman Colorado State Faculty Council
  • Arlene Nededog, director of retention programs, Colorado State College of Natural Sciences
  • Jackie Nguyen, psychologist, Colorado State University Counseling Center
  • Dave Nichols, president and general manager, High Country Beverage
  • Yolanda Penley, community member and Colorado State lecturer, School of Education
  • Ann Quinn-Zobeck, director of impaired driving prevention issues, Bacchus & Gamma, a national organization committed to peer education to deal with substance abuse issues
  • Jeff Rodriguez, Colorado State student
  • Jim Weber, assistant director, Colorado State Alcohol and Drug Education unit
  • Dexter Yarbrough, Colorado State chief of police

Subcommittees