We created a database to match their interests with the 645 student organizations on campus to provide them with a shorter list of student organizations of interest to them, including contact information. Ads are appearing in the Badger Herald , The Onion and The Daily Cardinal and as posters in the residence halls.
Data show that students who are connected and involved drink less.
Our project is met again with the Alumni Board of Directors and other alumni leaders to further plan for their involvement in shifting the high-risk drinking culture. Every Thursday from 11 pm to 1 am starting in September, the Campus Policies and Practices Task Force and SERF held the SERF After Hours program, featuring intramural, co-ed volleyball, dancing and dance lessons, board games and student organization information. There was also music and light food to help create a social atmosphere for students. We worked with the UHS Health Promotions team and University Housing on the Witte Connections project. Ten returning Witte students worked with 100 first year Witte students in ongoing, small groups to help with the transition to college, finding resources and making connections.