Alcohol Risk Management Guidelines Risk management guidelines are intended to help safeguard the University community against potential harm and exposure to legal liability. Therefore, it is imperative that policies are consistently enforced and the following strategies be incorporated into planning and implementing any event. Alcohol-free events should be promoted. Reasonable amounts of food and nonalcoholic beverages must be available at the same place and featured as prominently as alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic beverages must not be served to minors.
Adults risk criminal liability, as well as civil liability, when minors consume alcoholic beverages.
At social functions where alcoholic beverages are provided by the sponsoring organization, direct access should be limited to designated servers and consumption permitted only within designated and monitored areas. Drinking competitions are prohibited. Activities promoting forced consumption of alcohol are not allowed and could subject those individuals those individuals providing alcohol to liability. Service and consumption of alcoholic beverages must not exceed four hours. Service must be refused to anyone who appears to be intoxicated.