Lycoming also encourages volunteer service through a community service course, which fulfills a graduation requirement. Advocates a drug-free lifestyle Lycoming's ongoing alcohol and drug education begins during summer orientation when incoming students and their parents attend Costs and Consequences, a program that outlines the college's policy on the use of alcohol and other drugs. Another session on binge drinking is part of the Freshman Seminar. In addition, the Clothesline Project has received recognition as a promising practice in alcohol and drug education. Along with paying a fine, offenders of our alcohol and drug policy must attend a mandatory seminar or receive counseling from an outside agency.
Repeat offenders face a separation from the college.
Lycoming mandates an alcohol-free rush period for fraternities and sororities. Lycoming's counseling service offers specific educational programs aimed at substance abuse as well as related behavior such as sexual harassment and domestic violence. Lycoming uses the CIRP survey of national freshmen norms to assess developing trends. As a result, Lycoming added a community service class as part of a graduation requirement two years ago. This year, learning that a greater preponderance of incidents involving violations of community standards involved student athletes, we initiated a special preseason orientation for varsity athletes that outlines the role and responsibilities of student athletes regarding physical violence, alcohol, and drugs.