Alcohol Beverage Usage Policy

The University recognizes that the consumption of alcohol by members of the University community at or above the age of 21 is a lawful activity and a matter of personal choice. The exercising of this right, however, requires knowledge, personal responsibility and responsibility to the community. In addition to these, the institution has the obligation to promote well being, to embark on reasonable enforcement of rules and regulations as a matter of institutional integrity, and to protect the University and state of Oregon from legal liability.

Policy for Student Sponsored Events with Alcohol
Following is a set of policy restrictions, requirements and guidelines which constitute the framework for student-sponsored events that include alcohol.

1. Eastern Oregon University recognizes that the consumption of alcohol by members of the University community at or above the age of 21 is a lawful activity and a matter of personal choice.
2. The University has the obligation to promote well being, to embark on reasonable enforcement of rules and regulations as a matter of institutional integrity, and to protect the University and the state of Oregon from legal liability where possible.
3. All rules adopted regarding use of alcoholic beverages are to be applied equally to all segments of the University community (e.g. students, faculty, staff, and guests).
4. Any event or meeting on campus that includes the serving of alcoholic beverages must receive prior administrative approval. The authority for such approval is the President of the University, who designates his/her representative to the process. Applications for alcohol service are available through Food Service-Catering.
5. Events will not be approved where the primary audience is expected to be under 21 years of age, or where the serving/consumption of alcohol is the primary focus of the activity.
6. Whenever alcohol is served at an event, non-alcohol beverages must be available and equally promoted. It is also recommended that snack foods be available during serving hours if serving a meal is not part of the event.
7. The University's license, a Limited On-Premise Sales License, is jointly held by Aramark and Eastern Oregon University, is valid in Hoke Center. Extension of alcohol beverage service to other sites requires a catering contract for each event, service of food, and administrative approval for each event. Alcohol service in Hoke is provided by the food service catering department.
8. Advertising of campus events involving alcohol beverage service must
   a) conform to the code of student conduct of EOU,
   b) may not promote any form of alcohol or substance abuse,
   c) may not include alcohol beverage as prizes,
   d) may not include promotion of uncontrolled sampling or "drinking contests," and e) must subscribe to a philosophy of responsible and legal use of the products presented.
9. Only recognized student groups can request and receive approval for events using the institutions OLCC license. Student groups can only have access, if approved, on Friday and Saturdays.
10. The process of administrative approval will include some version of a checklist of important items as part of the planning process. This list may vary depending upon each event and location, and is not limited to the following examples:
    • Identification of patrons
    • Event Security
    • Separation of minors at the site
    • Faculty issues
    • Service of food
    • Promotional Activities
    • Cash handling procedures
    • OLCC and EOU compliance.

Alcohol Advertising Guidelines
(As adopted by the Inter-Association Task Force on Campus Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues)

1. Alcohol beverage marketing programs specifically targeted for students and/or held on campus should conform to the code of student conduct of the institution and should avoid demeaning sexual or discriminatory portrayal of individuals.
2. Promotion of beverage alcohol should not encourage any form of alcohol abuse nor should it place emphasis on quantity or frequency of use.
3. Beverage alcohol (such as kegs or cases of beer) should not be provided as free awards to individual students or campus organizations.
4. No uncontrolled sampling as part of campus marketing programs should be permitted and no sampling, or other promotional activities, should include "drinking contests."
5. Where controlled sampling is allowed by law and institutional policy, it should be limited as to time and quantity. Principles of good hosting should be observed including availability of alternative beverages, food and planned programs. The consumption of beer, wine or distilled spirits should not be the sole purpose of any promotional activity.
6. Promotional activities should not be associated with otherwise existing campus events or programs without prior knowledge and consent of appropriate institutional officials.
7. Display or availability of promotional material should be determined in consultation with appropriate institutional officials.
8. Informational marketing programs should have educational value and subscribe to the philosophy of responsible and legal use of the products represented.
9. Beverage alcohol marketers should support campus alcohol awareness programs that encourage informed and responsible decisions about the use or non-use of beer, wine, or distilled spirits.
10. If permitted, beverage alcohol advertising on campus or in institutional media, including that which promotes events as well as product advertising, should not portray drinking as a solution to personal or academic problems of students or as necessary to social, sexual, or academic success.
11. Advertising and other promotional campus activities should not associate beverage alcohol consumption with the performance of tasks that require skilled reactions such as the operation of motor vehicles or machinery.
12. Local off-campus promotional activities, primarily directed to students, should be developed with the previous knowledge of appropriate institutional officials.