Bystander Intervention Program Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Barb Larson Taylor

Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force:

Expand an interactive bystander intervention program that equips students to intervene in emergency and non-emergency situations where another’s drinking has potentially harmful consequences for the drinker and bystanders.

Additional explanation:

Training is open to all students with special emphasis on training student leaders (e.g. CFs, PAs, athletic team captains, Greek leaders) and students living off-campus.

This recommendation was placed in the Quality-Enhancing and Innovative Initiatives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language:

Expand an interactive bystander intervention program that equips students to intervene in situations where another’s drinking has potentially harmful consequences for the drinker and bystanders.

This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and is being monitored by the Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs.