Faculty Pledge Program
The Alcohol Safety Council’s Faculty Pledge Program is designed to provide participating faculty and staff members with appropriate material and information for students who may indicate they have a concern about the affect alcohol may be having on their academic and/or personal lives.
Faculty members who participate in the program pledge the following:
- To engage in open and honest discussions in the classroom with regard to promoting a culture of safe and responsible attitudes toward alcohol.
- To become familiar with university policies, as well as state and local laws regarding alcohol consumption and abuse. Please click on the links below to access information.
- Policy on campus use of alcohol
- Guidelines to Assist Students Who Abuse Alcohol
- California State Alcohol Laws
- To identify themselves with a Faculty Pledge sticker or magnet on their office door and identify appropriate resources for students regarding wellness, prevention, intervention and treatment.
It is our sincere hope this program will provide an outstanding resource for our students and will play a role in the continued movement toward improved wellness for our students and the campus community. If you have any questions or you are a faculty member interested in participating in the ASC faculty pledge, please contact Dr. Greg Thatcher, ASC Faculty Pledge Program Director at: gthatcher@csufresno.edu or 278-8807.
Respectfully Yours,
Greg Thatcher, Chair
Alcohol Safety Council, Faculty Subcommittee
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health
Alcohol Safety Council Faculty Sub-Committee Members
Gregory Thatcher, Chair |
Department of Public Health |
559-278-8807 |
gthatcher@csufresno.edu |
Ruth Shearer |
Library |
559-278-7519 |
rshearer@csufresno.edu |
Mark Stevens |
Department of Criminology |
559-278-5416 |
mstevens@csufresno.edu |
Va Nee L. Van Vleck |
Department of Economics |
559-278-4932 |
vanvleck@csufresno.edu |
Melanie Wenrick |
Curriculum & Instruction |
559-278-0238 |
mwenrick@csufresno.edu |
Carol Rankin |
CSER |
559-278-0316 |
crankin@csufresno.edu |
Robert Fire |
Nursing |
559-278-8852 |
rfire@csufresno.edu |
California State Alcohol Laws
Though laws are subject to change, generally, as of September 2003, it is a criminal offense:
- To provide any alcoholic beverage to a person under 21.
- To provide any alcoholic beverage to an obviously intoxicated person.
- For any person under age 21 to purchase or be in possession of alcohol.
- To be under the influence of alcohol in a public place and unable to exercise care for one’s own safety or that of others.
- For persons under 21 to have any container of alcohol in any public place or any place open to the public.
- To operate a motor vehicle or golf cart while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants or with a blood alcohol level of .08% or higher (.05% or higher under 21) or to operate a bicycle in a state of impaired motor functioning. Individuals under 21 with a blood alcohol level of .01% or higher may also be subject to civil penalties.
- To have an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and for persons under 21 to drive a vehicle carrying alcohol.
- To have in one’s possession or to use false evidence of age and identity to purchase alcohol.
- To falsely ID oneself as another to police upon lawful detention or arrest in order to avoid proper ID by police or to evade the court process.
- To unlawfully possess or possess for sale controlled substances specified in California's Health and Safety Code.
- To be in possession of an unregistered keg.
- To charge admission or solicit donations where alcohol is served unless a liquor license is obtained from the Alcohol Beverage Control.