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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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3352 Wright State University |
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Chapter3352-4. Privacy of Records; Alcohol Policy; Student Employment |
3352-4-04. Student alcohol policy
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(A) Preamble.
(1) Wright state university prohibits the use of alcohol that is inconsistent with state, local, or university regulations. The goal of Wright state university is to establish and sustain an environment on campus that is conducive to the intellectual, emotional, and social growth of all members of its community. Wright state university is committed to the preservation of individual freedoms and the promotion of the health, safety, and welfare of the community. Pursuant to these commitments, Wright state university has established this policy governing the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the campus of the university. The goals of Wright state university, through this policy and related programs, is to encourage community members to make responsible decisions and to promote safe, legal, and healthy patterns of social interaction. Wright state university will enforce all state and local laws relative to the consumption of alcohol.
(2) Section 4301.632 of the Revised Code states in part that no person under the age of twenty-one years of age shall order, pay for, share the cost of, or attempt to purchase any beer or intoxicating liquor, or consume any beer or intoxicating liquor, either from a sealed or unsealed container or by the glass or by the drink, or possess any beer or intoxicating liquor, in any public or private place.
(3) Wright state university permits the use of alcoholic beverages in licensed university facilities and at policy specified social events. The misuse or abuse of alcohol will not be tolerated on campus. Violation of state laws, local laws, or university policy may result in disciplinary action. Additionally, the appropriate law enforcement authorities may be contacted. Violators will be subject to university sanctions, which may include suspension from the university and/or referral for treatment. This policy also applies to any location where university related activities occur or when using university vehicles or when using private vehicles on university business.
(B) On-campus event guidelines.
(1) General.
(a) All alcohol sold and served on the campus of Wright state university shall be through the university's food service vendor(s).
(b) All student organization events where alcohol is served must be registered and preapproved by the office of student life, in accordance with university policies and procedures.
(c) Appropriate security personnel acceptable to the Wright state university office of public safety must be present at all student organization events at which alcohol is sold to assist in the enforcement of the guidelines in paragraph (B) of this rule. The sponsoring organization(s) is responsible for contacting the office of public safety for all security arrangements. The office of student life will assist all student organizations in contacting the office of public safety for security arrangements.
(d) Serving alcohol must at all times conform to state and local laws and university policies.
(e) Consumption of alcohol may not be the focus of an event.
(f) Nonalcoholic beverages also must be available at no charge at any event where alcohol is served.
(g) Snacks must be available at no charge for the duration of any event at which alcohol is served.
(h) Alcohol will not be served to persons who are or who appear to be intoxicated.
(i) Alcohol may not be carried onto or off the premises of a permit area.
(j) Sponsors must post hours of sale or serve at all points of sale of alcohol.
(k) Alcohol shall not be sold or served prior to two p.m.
(l) The sale of alcohol shall not last more than a total of three consecutive hours without at least a one-hour suspension of sale.
(m) The sale of alcohol must cease forty-five minutes prior to the end of the event.
(n) The sale of alcohol at outdoor events must be maintained in a distinct area that is clearly separate from the general area. Appropriate security personnel must monitor all entrances and exits to the area. The office of student life must approve any setup for outdoor events.
(o) The advisor(s) of a student organization(s) will be notified of any space reservation so that the advisor(s) is aware of any event sponsored by a student organization(s).
(p) The advisor(s) of a student organization(s) must approve and be in attendance during the entire event where alcohol is served.
(2) Publicity.
(a) Advertising for an event where alcohol is to be served shall not contain visual representations of such items as foaming mugs, beer cans, kegs, or other items promoting alcoholic beverages. Publicity may state the variety of refreshments available, with no single refreshment receiving undue emphasis.
(b) All publicity for an event where alcohol is to be served must state that a valid driver's license or state of Ohio photo identification is required to determine whether persons may purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.
(c) All advertising and publicity for both on and off-campus events where alcohol is to be served must conform to state and local laws and must conform to the policies of the university and include the name(s) of the sponsoring organization(s). Publicity will not be approved for an off-campus event that does not conform to university policy or that promotes the unlimited consumption of alcohol. The sponsor(s) of an event has the responsibility to ensure that advertising conforms to the guidelines in paragraph (B) of this rule.
(d) All publicity for an event where alcohol is to be served must be approved through the office of student life.
(3) Identification and security.
(a) A representative(s) of the sponsoring organization(s) of an event where alcohol is to be served must check the identification of all persons seeking admittance to the event.
(b) The acceptable forms of identification are a valid driver's license and a state of Ohio identification card issued by the bureau of motor vehicles.
(c) The sponsoring organization(s) is responsible for placing wristbands on persons who are eligible to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages as a method to identify those individuals who are permitted to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. The vendor is responsible for checking the wristband and for serving alcoholic beverages only to persons legally permitted to make a purchase.
(d) A sign indicating the minimum age for the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages must be posted by the sponsoring organization(s) at each point of sale and service.
(e) Appropriate security personnel acceptable to the Wright state university office of public safety must be present for all events where alcohol is sold to assist in the enforcement of the guidelines in paragraph (B) of this rule. The sponsoring organization(s) is responsible for contacting the office of public safety for all security arrangements.
(f) A minimum of two security personnel generally is required. However, depending upon the nature of the event, additional security personnel may be required as determined by the office of public safety, as well as personnel in the administrative office of the student union, office of student life, or residential services.
(g) The responsibilities of security personnel may include checking identification, monitoring the perimeter of the alcohol permit area, handling disturbances, and assisting at the points of sale or service as necessary.
(h) The vendor and sponsoring organization(s) are responsible for assuring that only persons of legal age are served or sold alcoholic beverages at an event where identification is not required for admittance.
(C) Off-campus event guidelines.
(1) An event held off campus using or implying the Wright state university name, utilizing the Wright state university accounting system, or an off-campus event publicized on campus is subject to all university policies and procedures. The event must be registered through the office of student life by completing a social event registration form.
(2) A student organization(s) holding an event off campus assumes all financial and legal responsibility for the event.
(3) A student organization(s) is subject to all state and local laws relative to the consumption of alcohol.
(D) Sanctions. Wright state university will enforce all state and local laws relative to the consumption of alcohol. Individuals and/or student organizations violating this policy are subject to all relevant penalties, including referral to the Wright state university office of judicial affairs.
(E) Corporate sponsorship.
(1) Promotional items provided by corporate sponsors, including sponsors from the alcohol beverage industry, must be approved in advance by the office of student life.
(2) Wright state university marks may not be used in conjunction with the sale or promotion of alcoholic beverages.
(F) Residential communities. All appropriate university, local, and state regulations, as well as the regulations listed in paragraphs (F)(1) to (F)(8) of this rule govern the use of alcohol in the residential communities of Wright state university.
(1) A resident who is of the legal drinking age may possess and consume alcohol in his/her residential unit with the door closed.
(2) A resident who is of the legal drinking age may possess and consume alcohol in the residential unit of another resident who is at least twenty-one years of age. The host resident must be present, and the door must be closed.
(3) If some residents of a residential unit are of legal age and some residents of a residential unit or not of legal age, those residents over twenty-one years of age may keep alcohol in the residential unit. The residents who are of legal drinking age are prohibited from drinking with, serving, or in any way providing alcohol to any resident who is not of legal drinking age. Any student of legal drinking age will be held responsible for violating paragraph (F) of this rule if the student does not take reasonable steps to ensure that an underage resident does not gain access to the alcohol. A student who is not of legal drinking age is in violation of paragraph (F) of this rule if there is reasonable suspicion to assume that the student consumed alcohol.
(4) Open containers of alcohol are not permitted in any public area of a residential community. Closed containers of alcohol are allowed in a public area of a residential community only if the containers are being transported to the residential unit of a resident who is of legal drinking age.
(5) Drinking parties attended by a large group of individuals or parties where the focus of the gathering appears mainly to be for the purpose of consuming alcohol is not permitted in residential communities, even if the residents are of legal drinking age.
(6) Kegs, beer balls (empty or filled in any portion), trash cans, or other large containers or quantities of alcohol are prohibited in campus residential communities.
(7) Certain alcohol related paraphernalia and alcohol related decorations that contain or once served as containers for alcohol are not permitted in campus residential communities. Bottle caps on the ceiling of a housing unit, beer cartons on the walls of a housing unit, beer can pyramids, beer bongs, alcohol bottle collections, alcohol bottles filled with highlighter fluid with black lights behind them, and similar paraphernalia also are prohibited in campus residential communities.
(8) All guests in campus residential communities must comply with all Wright state university policies pertaining to the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.