Polk County Attorney
Greg Widseth
Bernie McGrenahan
UMC to Host “Oct-SOBER-fest” October 6-10
The University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Alcohol and Other Drug Awareness Program (AODAP) will sponsor Alcohol Awareness Week—Oct"SOBER” Fest—the week of October 6-10. During Oct"SOBER” Fest UMC students will participate in a variety of events, all designed to reinforce personal responsibility and respect for current state laws and campus policies when it comes to the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
UMC staff member T. D. Hostikka, AODAP program coordinator, says plans are to make the week’s events thought provoking, yet entertaining for students. All sessions will be held on the UMC campus and are open to the public. For more information about the week’s events or for disability accommodations, contact Hostikka at 218-281-8527, or his assistant, Jodi Ramberg, at 218-281-8586.
During the week AODAP will unveil eight new bulletin boards with the first round of a social norming marketing campaign. AODAP will also unveil twelve new placards that provide information regarding its programs and detailed messages related to the marketing campaign. An alcohol and other drug reference section in the UMC Library will also be unveiled. The social norming campaign and many of the other activities are part of a significant grant UMC received from the U.S. Department of Education to prevent high-risk student drinking.
Throughout the week UMC student athletes will also sell t-shirts and will wear them on a certain day to demonstrate a unified front on alcohol awareness.
Events in the week-long Oct"SOBER” Fest series include:
Monday, October 6
12 Noon, Brown Dining Room, Sahlstrom Conference
Center
Polk County Attorney Greg Widseth will discuss DUI laws and procedures and
underage consumption
7:30 p.m., Kiehle Auditorium
Polk County Attorney Greg Widseth will present a repeat session but with
and expanded Q & A session
Tuesday, October 7
5:30 p.m., meet in Robertson Hall
Hayride and bonfire with s’mores and hot apple cider
Co-sponsored with UMC Cooperative Campus Ministry
Wednesday, October 8
Student athletes will be wearing the Alcohol
Awareness Week t-shirts
8:00 p.m., Kiehle Auditorium
Comedian Bernie McGrenahan
McGrenahan uses stand up comedy to address alcohol abuse, the number one
substance problem on campuses today
Co-sponsored by UMC AODAP, the NCAA, and
Student Programming and Activities for Campus Entertainment (SPACE)
* Teams for Thursday’s Mock Cocktail Contest must sign up for this event
at the Bernie McGrenahan performance, and this will be the only place they
can sign up.
Thursday, October 9
12 Noon, Kiehle Rotunda
Mock Cocktail Contest
Grand Prize $150, second prize $75, third prize $25 – open to all UMC
students
This contest will be judged by a panel. All the ingredients and supplies
will be provided
Friday, October 10
(please note date and time change)
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sahlstrom Conference Center
Tom Fuchs, Director of the Glenmore Recovery Center, will be on hand to
discuss alcohol recovery and treatment
Disability accommodations are available upon request. For more information, call 218-281-8506.
Posted 10/03/2003
Contact: Andrew Svec,
218-281-8435