Biennial Review

Introduction

The Drug Free Schools and Campuses Regulations (34 CFR Part 86) of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) require an institution of higher education (IHE) such as Purdue University Northwest to certify it has implemented programs to prevent the abuse of alcohol and use or distribution of illicit drugs.

Both by Purdue University Northwest students and employees on its premises and as a part of any of its activities. At a minimum each institution of higher education must annually distribute the following in writing to all students and employees:

• Standards of conduct that clearly prohibit the unlawful possession, use or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees;
• A description of the legal sanctions under local, state or federal law for the unlawful possession or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol;
• A description of any drug or alcohol counseling, treatment or rehabilitation or reentry programs that are available to employees or students; and
• A clear statement that the institution will impose sanctions on students and employees and a description of those sanctions, up to and including expulsion or termination of employment and referral for prosecution, for violations of the standards of conduct.

The law further requires that the institution conduct a biennial review of its program with the following objectives:

• Determining the effectiveness of the policy and implementing changes to the alcohol and other drug programs if they are needed; and
• To ensure that the sanctions developed are enforced consistently.

Purdue University Northwest acknowledges its legal obligation to conduct a biennial review of compliance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act and authorized an administrative review to be conducted to determine if the college fulfills the requirements of the previously mentioned Federal regulations.

The purpose of this report is to comply as best as possible, using data collected over the past two years.

The following campus units provided information for biennial reports:

• Purdue University Northwest Police Department
• Office of the Dean of Students
• Department of Public Safety
• Counseling Center
• Office of New Student Orientation
• Intercollegiate Athletics
• Human Resources
• Housing and Residential Education
• The Office of Student Life
• Student Organizations and Fraternity/Sorority Life

The intention of this document is to meet the legal requirements of conducting a biennial review and also summarize the programs and activities related to alcohol and drug prevention on Purdue University Northwest’s campus during the period of time of 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Academic Years.

The following information was examined for the biennial review:

• Prevention initiatives that were offered during the review period.
• Various resources available to students and employees regarding drug and alcohol abuse.
• Expectations of students related to alcohol and drugs.
• Alcohol and drug information.
• Student Handbook policies related to drug and alcohol use on campus and the sanctions imposed for failure to comply.
• Employee policies related to drug and alcohol use by college employees and the sanctions imposed for failure to comply.
• Incident reports related to any possible infractions of the drug and alcohol policy presented to students.
• Local, State and Federal Mandates.
• Review of Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations checklist.

Compliance with Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

As mentioned earlier, The Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations (EDGAR Part 86) lay out several requirements with which all IHEs receiving any form of federal funding must comply, one of which is a biennial review.

Purdue University Northwest continues to remain in compliance with the requirements of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.

Purdue Northwest has adopted and implemented programs to prevent the abuse of alcohol and use or distribution of illicit drugs by Purdue Northwest students and employees both on its premises and as a part of any of its activities, as demonstrated through this biennial review.

In addition, Purdue Northwest University has a written policy on alcohol and other drugs and has developed a thorough method for distributing this policy to every student and employee. The written materials annually distributed contain the following information:

• Standards of conduct that prohibit unlawful possession, use or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol on its property or as a part of its activities
• A description of the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and abuse of alcohol
• A description of applicable legal sanctions under local, state or federal law
• A description of counseling or treatment programs
• A clear statement and description of the disciplinary sanctions the institution will impose on students and employees.

Purdue Northwest utilizes a comprehensive framework to address alcohol and other drug use by implementing the following environmental strategies: policy, education, coalitions/collaboration, social life, academics, enforcement, intervention and data/assessment.

This document includes an overview of each of the strategies, and assessment data are included within each category.

Purdue Northwest policies on alcohol and other drugs are seen in every area of campus life. Some of the most common are found within the division of student life on possession of alcohol and other drugs on campus. Several of the policies are listed below:

Policy

Federally Mandated Policy

Distribution
The Federally Mandated Policy about alcohol and other drugs is distributed annually to each staff member and student.

2023-2024

• The Substance-Free Campus and Workplace Policy was emailed to all Purdue Employees in December 2022 by Purdue University Human Resources.
• Each new hire, as part of their onboarding paperwork, is required to acknowledge they have read and understand certain policies, including the alcohol policy.
• Students and all PNW community members have access to the university policy page which lists the Alcohol and Drug-Free Campus and Workplace Policy first.

2022-2023

• The Substance-Free Campus and Workplace Policy was emailed to all Purdue Employees in December 2022 by Purdue University Human Resources.
• Each new hire, as part of their onboarding paperwork, is required to acknowledge they have read and understand certain policies, including the alcohol policy.
• Students and all PNW community members have access to the university policy page which lists the Alcohol and Drug-Free Campus and Workplace Policy first.

Websites that Address Purdue Policies About Alcohol and Other Drugs

 Staff, students and visitors can find Purdue policies on several websites:

• Alcohol- and Drug-Free Campus Workplace Policy
• Purdue Northwest Policy Page
• Purdue Alcohol and Other Drug Policy Guide
• Annual Notice via Email to all Employees (including student workers and grad staff)
• Faculty and Staff Handbook
• Employee Responsibilities – Drug and Alcohol section
• Employee Assistance Program
• Purdue Northwest Human Resources
• Student Organizations
• Housing and Residential Education Handbook
• Housing Contract Terms and Conditions (DOCX)
• Housing Welcome Guide
• Office of the Dean of Students, Student Resources
  
• Office of the Dean of Students, Student Resources

Alcohol and Drug-Free Campus Workplace Policy Summary

Purdue University Northwest is committed to providing students, faculty, staff and visitors a safe and healthful campus and workplace.

The university recognizes the health risks associated with controlled substance use and alcohol misuse and is committed to supporting students and employees who seek treatment for these conditions.

The university also recognizes that controlled substance use and alcohol misuse diminish workplace and campus safety and undermine the university’s ability to fulfill its missions of learning, discovery and engagement.

Therefore, compliance with this policy is considered a condition of employment (for Employees) and attendance (for Students) at the University.

Housing and Residential Education

With an on-campus population of 804 students, housing makes it a priority to educate housing residents on alcohol and other drug policies, issues and concerns.

Each resident is informed in writing of housing policies in our Resident Handbook and in the terms and conditions of their housing contract. Also, this policy is reiterated at each opening floor meeting. Housing always refers residents back to our handbook which can be found at this website.

The Department of Housing and Residential Education’s Alcohol Policy is defined as follows:

• Regardless of age, students are prohibited from consuming, transporting, and distributing alcohol; possessing or being in the presence of alcohol; or exhibiting disruptive behavior influenced by the use of alcohol.
• Unused alcohol will be disposed of by the student under the supervision of the Purdue University Northwest Police Department.
• The consumption of alcohol off-campus that results in an incident within The University Village community or disruption of the community is also a violation of this policy.
• Residents found in violation of this policy may be required to complete the E-Checkup To Go alcohol Education program and may be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students. Repeated violations could result in Separation from Housing.
• Alcohol Displays: Displays of empty alcohol, wine, liquor or beer containers is not allowed.
• Graduate Community: Rooms designated as part of the Graduate Community in University Village are allowed to have alcohol in their apartments. When alcohol is present in an apartment only those above the age of 21 are allowed to be in the apartment.
• No common source containers (keg, party balls, etc…) of alcohol will be allowed in the Graduate Community at any time.

The Department of Housing and Residential Education’s Drug Policy is defined as follows:

Alcohol – H-001

• Regardless of age, students are prohibited from consuming, transporting, and distributing alcohol; possessing or being in the presence of alcohol; or exhibiting disruptive behavior influenced by the use of alcohol.
• Unused alcohol will be disposed of by the student under the supervision of the Purdue University Northwest Police Department.
• The consumption of alcohol off-campus that results in an incident within The University Village community or disruption of the community is also a violation of this policy.
• Residents found in violation of this policy may be required to complete the E-Checkup To Go alcohol Education program and may be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students.
• Repeated violations could result in Separation from Housing.
  • Alcohol Displays: Displays of empty alcohol, wine, liquor, or beer containers is not allowed.
  • Graduate Community: Rooms designated as part of the Graduate Community in University Village are allowed to have alcohol in their apartments. When alcohol is present in an apartment only those above the age of 21 are allowed to be in the apartment.
    • No common source containers (keg, party balls, etc…) of alcohol will be allowed in the Graduate Community at any time.

Complicity – H-006

• A student shall not, through act or omission, assist another student, individual, or group in committing or attempting to commit a University Village policy violation.
• A student who has knowledge of another committing or attempting to commit a violation of a University Village policy is required to remove themselves from the situation and failure to do so when reasonable under the circumstances may be the basis for a violation of this policy.
• Repeated violations of this policy may result in removal from the University village.

Drugs/Misuse of Prescription Drugs – H-010

• The use, sale or distribution of illicit drugs will not be tolerated. The misuse or sale of prescription drugs will not be tolerated.
• Residents and/or guests caught using or soliciting drugs will be reported to law enforcement, the Department of Housing and Residential Education and the Office of the Dean of Students.
• Residents and/or guests caught or suspected (e.g. smell of drugs or identification of possible paraphernalia) of using drugs will face resident conduct proceedings and/or student conduct disciplinary action which will likely include separation from housing and issuance of a no trespass order.
• Please make special note that contraband inspection services utilizing contraband detection canines may be conducted on an unannounced basis. Common areas, individual rooms, and automobiles parked on University Village property may be subject to inspection.
• Please note, students must report any smell/evidence of drugs to avoid violation. Please see Complicity Policy (above).

Drug Paraphernalia – H-011

• The use of illegal substances prohibits the presence of items deemed to be paraphernalia. This includes, but is not limited to, bongs, hash pipes, blow tubes and water pipes.
• If prohibited items are observed in an apartment, the items will be confiscated by the University Police Department and resident conduct proceedings / student conduct disciplinary action will be initiated.
• Residents found responsible for violating the Drug Paraphernalia policy will receive an educational sanction and may be removed from the University Village.

Intercollegiate Athletics

For the mutual best interest of Purdue University Northwest and all Purdue Northwest student-athletes, the following drug and alcohol education and testing procedures will be in operation.

The purposes of the program are to inform student-athletes about the serious physical, mental and emotional harm caused by illegal/banned substances, serve as a diagnostic aid for the identification of individuals affected by substance abuse or alcohol in order to protect the health and safety of the affected individual and other student-athletes.

Also deter the use of such substances and safeguard the integrity of athletic competitions by assuring student-athletes, schools and the public that fair competition is an overriding principle in athletics.

The goal at Purdue University Northwest is to maintain an athletic environment free of substance abuse that is consistent with the high standards of the university and with the overall development and education of its student-athletes.

The program will be administered in a manner consistent with the personal rights and privacy interests of the student-athletes.

Substance abuse (whether disclosed through drug testing or otherwise) is inconsistent with academic and athletic excellence and will not be tolerated. Procedures for implementation of this program are outlined below.

The entire policy (PDF)can be found here.

Student Life

Policy

From “Event Planning + Hosting” Section of Student Handbook

Alcohol, drugs and other controlled substances are against university policy. Violators may be subject to arrest or disciplinary action as deemed appropriate by the Office of the Dean of Students.

From ‘Managing Money” Section of Student Handbook

“…Please note that alcohol cannot be purchased or reflected on the receipt if the amount is to be reimbursed.”

Business Office for Student Organizations

Student Organization funds may not be used to purchase or reimburse for alcohol, tobacco or related products/services.

Counseling Center

Policy

Students receiving services at the Purdue University Northwest Counseling Center (PNWCC) often share information about present or past substance use.

Information that a student provides regarding past or present drug therapy, and/or non-prescribed substance use may be noted in the student’s counseling record.

When a student completes a release of information (ROI) they have the ability to opt-out of having their substance use information shared and ROI completion is conducted as an informed consent process.

Due to the informed consent process ROI’s are not accepted from other departments or entities within or outside of the university.

Consistent with relevant ethical and legal guidelines, confidential electronic and paper counseling records are maintained with extensive privacy safeguards. Access to such records is strictly limited to the PNWCC staff members who have been approved to have such access.

PNWCC follows guidelines established by the United States Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter dated August 24, 2016 (https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/resources/dear-colleague-letter-school-officials-institutions-higher-education).

Limitations to Scope of Services include treatment for a student who needs more intensive and extensive treatment for a substance addiction of a moderate to advanced stage that requires sessions more than once per week, regular medical monitoring, inpatient or residential care, detoxification or is at-risk to live in residence halls or attend classes.

Additionally, services required or directed from other areas/persons of the university (e.g., students referred as a requirement for cases of conduct at the university, interviews for papers, use of services for course credit) are external to the scope of service as the counseling center does not provide mandated counseling services.

The exception is per an agreement with the Athletics Department. The Counseling Center can offer two-session substance screening and education appointments as required by the Athletic Department Policy following the NCAA policy regarding a failed drug test(s).

Students who are mandated by the Athletic Department to undergo this option are provided with an informed consent document to describe the process.

Office of the Dean of Students

Policy

• The Office of the Dean of Students is responsible for maintaining the standards of student conduct and behavior within the university.
• Incident reports from various campus and community sources are reviewed to determine if there has been a potential violation of the Regulations Governing Student Conduct, Disciplinary Proceedings and Appeals also known as the Code of Student Conduct.
• If a student is found to have violated the Code, they may face disciplinary actions as outlined in the document. These actions can include expulsion, suspension, probated suspension, disciplinary probation or a disciplinary warning.
• Additionally, students may be required to complete educational assignments such as substance abuse assessments, alcohol/drug education classes, community service, ethics training or other similar tasks.
• The relevant Code of Conduct policies are:
  • B.2.h – Drugs: Use, possession or distribution of narcotics, dangerous drugs, controlled substances or prescription drugs except as expressly permitted by law.
  • B.2.m – Alcohol: The possession, sale, use or manufacturing of alcoholic beverages in or on any University property, unless expressly permitted by law or University Regulations.

Academic Affairs

Many academic units address alcohol and other drugs through policies in classrooms, curriculum infusion and research.

• Managing Classroom Behavior: Student Disruption Policy

Server Training Policy

Every person holding a liquor license is required to have server training and pass a test.

The class, “Indiana ATC Certified Server Training Program,” gives a general overview of Indiana State laws regarding the serving and consumption of alcohol, punitive damages both to the server and to the individual, recognizing inebriation levels, recognizing false (and correct) identification, handling situations with alcohol, etc.

Every beverage employee is provided with a Beverage Manual containing current alcohol service standards and expectations. All of the students are required to take the American Hotel and Lodging program on Controlling Alcohol Risks Effectively (CARE program) before they serve any alcohol.

They are also required to be 21 to take our Beverage class where this certification is offered. (https://www.in.gov/atc/isep/about-isep/certified-server-training/)

Education

Many departments on campus are involved in educating students and parents about alcohol and other drugs, including the Counseling Center, Office of Dean of Students, Purdue Northwest Police Department, Housing and Residential Education, Intercollegiate Athletics and Human Resources.

Prevention for Students

Counseling Center

Online Educational Surveys

The Counseling Center provides students access to an online alcohol and cannabis education tools titled “ECheckup To Go.”

These tools allow participants to receive personalized feedback about how their alcohol and/or cannabis use compares to other students and how it may be impacting them across a range of life domains.

Additionally, the Dean of Students Office and Residential Life use this program as a sanction following alcohol and/or cannabis violations or as an education tool for students who self-identify as struggling with substance use.

“ECheckup To Go” can be found through the counseling center Resources webpage under the Resources, Free Apps, Videos and Podcasts tab. Students must log into their MyPNWLife portal to gain access to this program.

“ECheckup To Go” 2022-2023 Alcohol Assessment Data

During the 2022-2023 academic year, 30 students completed “ECheckup To Go”
*AUDIT Scoring ranges are: low risk consumption (0-7), hazardous or harmful consumption (8-14), and likelihood of alcohol dependence/ potential moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (15+)

“ECheckup To Go” 2023-2024 Alcohol Assessment Data

During the 2023-2024 academic year, 20 students completed “ECheckup To Go”
*AUDIT Scoring ranges are: low risk consumption (0-7), hazardous or harmful consumption (8-14), and likelihood of alcohol dependence/ potential moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (15+)

Additionally, the Mindwise suite of education and screening programs is also available on the Counseling Center Website. This suite includes anonymous alcohol, substance use and opioid misuse screeners.

During the 2023-2024 academic year only 2 students completed the AUDIT screener which screens for alcohol use problems. No students used the substance use or opioid misuse screeners, but 51 students used other screeners in this program not related to substance use.

There is no data available for the 2022-2023 academic year due to the reporting timeline of available data.

Outreach Programming

The Counseling Center staff provides outreach focused on Alcohol and Other Drug education and prevention education through multiple

• Tabling events in November and April every year on both the Hammond and Westville campuses.
• Awareness and education activities that occur include interactive activities and the opportunity to learn more about the impact of substance use choices.
• Outreach programming focused on topics considered risk-factors related to alcohol use, for example, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
  • In the 2022-2023 school year there were 3 tabling events with 56 students participating. During the 2023-2024 school year there were 5 tabling events with 67 students participating.
• Conducts a learning outcomes survey using Frameworks for Assessing Learning and Developmental Outcomes (FALDO) over the course or each year with Counseling Center therapy clients.
  • Students respond to Health Behavior inquiries of if attending therapy has helped them to decrease alcohol use; be more intentional and responsible when using alcohol; and decrease the use of other drugs.
• Beginning in the 2023-2024 year the Counseling Center paired with the Athletics Department to support compliance with NCAA recommendations for yearly mental health screenings of the athletic populations.
  • During this year, the Counseling Center conducted 12 screenings reaching 203 student athletes.
• Information on Mental Health Issues: The PNWCC provides brochures and information on issues including: depression, anxiety, time management, procrastination, substance use, relationships, assertiveness, self-confidence, eating disorders, loneliness and test anxiety.
  • Brochures are located in the PNWCC lobby for guests to pick up on their own. Additionally, the PNWCC webpage is updated a minimum of 2 times per year and includes a resource webpage on Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD).

Counseling Center

• Alcohol and Drug Screening and Educational Outreach
• Depression and Anxiety Screening and Educational Outreach
• Eating Disorders Screening and Educational Outreach
• Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Awareness Presentations

Office of Student Life

• Free Drugs? A Discussion on Drug Decriminalization was presented by Pi Sigma Alpha, October 31st, 2023

Dean of Students

• 2022-2024- Bystander Intervention Training was conducted with all First year/First time at PNW student athletes. Throughout the semester, the training was available upon request to. In the training, videos were used as examples of how alcohol can contribute to sexual assault incidents.
  • This program is geared toward students, discusses the correlation between alcohol use and sexual assault, as well as how to recognize the signs of alcohol abuse by friends, teammates and other student organization members.

Police Department

• Alcohol Student Awareness
• Campus Safety programs are offered at the beginning of each school year to international participants and Residence Hall staff.
  • It is also offered as requested and entails how to keep oneself safe by taking personal responsibility for individual safety and proper utilization of 911 and ETS (Emergency Telephone System).
• Crime Prevention – These programs are offered at the beginning of each school year to student organizations and Residence Hall staff. It is also offered as requested.
• International Student Programs – These programs are offered at the beginning of each school year and include the topics covered in the Crime Prevention and Campus Safety programs.
• Personal Safety – This program is offered as requested and covers topics detailed in Campus Safety Programs including proper utilization of the ETS and 911 systems.
• Purdue Northwest Round table discussions
• Sexual Assault Prevention “Fight Like a Girl” training for all students, faculty and staff’ on situational awareness and self-defense.
• Publications – the PNW police department, the Office of Equity and Diversity and the Office of Dean of Students distribute various publications that address problems such as date rape, alcohol abuse and theft.
• Lighting – the campus is routinely surveyed to ensure that the exterior areas are adequately lighted at night.
• Robbery Training – This training is offered as requested, to staff and includes topics of prevention, solving and surviving a robbery.
• PNW Active Shooter Training for faculty Staff and students

Housing and Residential Education

• Safe Drinking Tips – September 2022
• Impacts of Alcohol – February 2023
• Health Hazards of Drinking – September 2023
• Mental and Physical Effects of Drinking – January 2024

Intercollegiate Athletics

Educational programming is an integral part of the drug-use deterrence model. To empower student- athletes to make responsible and healthy decisions Purdue University Northwest, in partnership with Drug Free Sport, will offer the following educational programming and resources:

• Game Plan – is a collection of online lessons that use evidence-based strategies to promote the health and well-being of student-athletes.
• Specific strategies include social norms, behavioral expectancies, behavioral intentions, as well as bystander, decision making, stress management, goal setting and harm prevention skills.
• Game Plan interactive programming engages student-athletes using state-of-the-art instructional design and includes content related to:
  • The Modules to be completed are as follows:
    • Spring 2024
      • Alcohol Education
      • Hazing
    • Fall 2023
      • Consent
      • Sexual Harassment
    • Spring 2023
      • Healthy Relationships – Part 1
      • Healthy Relationships – Part 2
    • Fall 2022
      • Consent
      • Sleep
      • Physical Recovery Methods
      • Mental Recovery Techniques
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• On Campus Educational Speakers – Expert speaker Tony Hoffman “world leader is speaking on mental health, addiction and recovery. Spoke with our student-athletes on August 24, 2022.
• Drug Free Sport offers a subscription-based service for athletes called the Drug Free Sport Axis (AXIS). Student-athletes can gain access to experts online, via phone or email for questions about supplements prior to consuming a product that may contain a banned ingredient.
  • Access to the AXIS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, online. All inquiries to AXIS may be made anonymously and all are kept strictly confidential.
• Student-athletes participate in ongoing training such as the Purdue University Northwest Step UP! program. Step UP! was developed by the University of Arizona and the NCAA raises awareness, provides skills and educates people to recognize the continuum of violence.
  • Through training bystander intervention empowers and mobilizes participants to recognize, intervene, prevent and/or stop inappropriate comments, actions and behaviors.
  • This program is presented by a collaboration of the Dean of Students office, as well as Campus Life.

Prevention for Staff

Human Resources

New Avenues is the Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) for the Purdue University Northwest Campus. New Avenues sends PNW Human Resources flyers that are specifically addressing alcohol and drug abuse.

These are then distributed via email to all employees 2-3 times a year. New Avenues offers a session every August.

Social Life

• Purdue University Northwest calendar which lists Student Life events
• Purdue Northwest Athletics: Check out the schedules for all athletic events
• The MyPNWLife Platform helps students get connected to activities and organizations at Purdue Northwest.

Academics

Many academic units address alcohol and other drugs through policies in classrooms, curriculum infusion and research.

• Managing Classroom Behavior

Enforcement

The three primary venues on campus that enforce policies and laws regarding alcohol and other drug use are Purdue University Northwest Police, University Resident Halls and the Office of Dean of Students.

University Data

Dean of Students

 

 

University Police

Risk Management

Intervention

Purdue has several options available for students and staff members who need to address alcohol and other drug abuse issues. A summary specifically for faculty and staff members is listed below:

Purdue’s Treatment Programs for Staff

New Avenues is the Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) for the Purdue University Northwest Campus. New Avenues offers confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.

Professional services are available to benefits-eligible faculty and staff and their dependents, regardless of their participation in our medical plan.

Employee Assistance Data via New Avenues – Listed below is a summary of the number of employees and/or dependents that requested alcohol or drug services through our vendor:

Human Resources Data received by PNW Human Resources – Listed below is a summary of the number of employees who may have had an incident related to drugs or alcohol.  Information is received from departments who may have had an employee with an incident:

Purdue’s Treatment Program for Students

The PNW Counseling Center utilizes the AUDIT screening as an electronic inventory about a student’s alcohol use as part of the intake for counseling sessions. Additional substance use screeners (CAGE-AID, and re-administration of any of these screeners may occur on an as needed basis for treatment.

In 2022-2023 academic year, the Counseling Center staff provided a total of 1,553 individual counseling, crisis, consultation and testing sessions and during the 2023-2024 academic year provided 1,942 total individual counseling, crisis, consultation and testing appointments.

Students identifying problematic substance use during any of these appointment types are guided by their counselor to focus on these concerns as part of treatment or are referred to specialized treatment facilities based on potential health risks.

The Counseling Center employs several staff with expertise and/or training in the area of substance use treatment.

The Counseling Center collaborates with Athletics by supporting requirements to establish Division II Status, which included a NCAA-compliant substance abuse policy for Purdue University Northwest.

During the 2022 to 2024 years, there were a total of 3 student-athletes who attended the 2-appointment substance use screening and intervention program within the counseling center.

Summary

The appointed review committee conducted a comprehensive study of our alcohol and drug policies, related programs, services and enforcement practices for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.

Purdue Northwest is in compliance with the Drug Free Schools and Campus Regulations, has an effective and enforced AOD policy, and will be distributing this information in writing to our students and employees.

The Biennial Review team has also identified several future goals/initiatives to continue our effort regarding alcohol and other drug education for our campus community:

• Use the Indiana College Substance Use Survey to evaluate our efforts and make substantive changes where needed to address issues identified by the outcomes of this survey.
• Work on more collaborative programs between offices to ensure more programming is done in these areas.
• Seek professional staff and financial resources designated to AOD to seek grant funding.
• Improve educational resources for students who violate alcohol and drug policies with a goal of developing better persistence but also understanding of the ramifications of their choices.
• Develop long-term planning for outreach and intervention/treatment.
• Ensure distribution of the Substance Free Campus and Workplace policy happens at all New Student Orientations, First Year Experience Courses and as part of the Respect Boundaries Course.
• Identification of departments within the University who may provide education and prevention efforts through classwork for AOD.