"I think it's amazing," said Mary Wolfgram, North Dakota State College of Science Student Health and Counseling Services Clinic coordinator. "I think it's a plus for North Dakota and it will definitely give us money to help, hopefully, open eyes and prevent underage drinking."
As a member of the North Dakota Higher Education Consortium for Substance Abuse Prevention, Wolfgram assisted in writing the grant, which spanned more than 100 pages.
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"We had three weeks to write the grant. It went fast," Wolfgram said. "We knew it was important because North Dakota ranks highest in the nation for drinking, among all ages."
The grant, awarded through the University of North Dakota, begins Oct. 1 and runs through Sept. 30, 2011, and is expected to help reduce binge drinking among underage students not only on the university system campuses, but the communities they are located in.
Two staff members on each campus will be trained on intervention strategies for at-risk students and how to implement the strategy.
The Partners in Prevention project is designed to provide first-year students with online alcohol intervention programs.
Wolfgram indicated that the online services will be a part of incoming and first-year student orientation at NDSCS, but will also be accessible by all students.
"NDSCS looks forward to putting these funds to good use by creating student awareness programs that will help reduce alcohol consumption and give students the tools they need to make wise decisions concerning alcohol," said John Richman, NDSCS president.
The initiative will also allow the alcohol consortium to provide on-campus students appealing, alcohol-free, late-night activities.
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