Official Charge:
The President's Council on Health and Well-being is charged with reviewing programs and education, assessment, policy, and reporting requirements for Student Health and Well-being programming. Focusing on health and well-being initiatives, The President's Council on Health and Well-being will provide feedback on past and future programs to build a student-driven, prevention conscious culture at Michigan Tech.
Committee goals for 2021 - 2022:
Goal #1: Identify drinking trends and language used by the campus community during and after the COVID-19 pandemic through data collection and data review.
Goal #2: Promote mental health screenings and assessments that are timely and can be accessed by the student community during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Goal #3: Identify and update communication for the campus community that can be used to prevent, educate and respond to alcohol and other drug instances.
Goal #4: Work with members of the campus community to educate on the Community Conduct Process and provide more clarity to the campus community.
The Good Samaritan Provision
The Goal: Assist and Educate - Not Punish
The Good Samaritan Provision gives a student in distress from alcohol or other drug misuse (and those who help the student) the freedom to seek help without fear of student conduct action. Michigan Tech wants to power their community to Step UP and look out for one another.
The Good Samaritan Provision-Michigan Tech University
Office Ryan Wakeham and Whitney Boroski talk about the specifics and importance of the Good Samaritan Provision at Michigan Tech and how to use it.
EverFI: Alcohol Edu for College
All new Michigan Tech students are required to complete Alcohol Edu For College, a comprehensive course that covers the areas of choosing not to/to drink, being a responsible adult, looking out for one another, physiological effects of alcohol and when to ask for help. Beginning August 1 an email will be sent to all incoming first year students permitting access to the course.