Alcohol policy up for board of trustee's approval
Molly Carpenter
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: News
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The groups that make up the SG and that voted on the issue are the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Dean's Council, Chair's Council, Graduate Student Council and the Student Government Association.
Mike McDaniel, a professor of communications disorders who organizes the Shared Governance, said the resolution has been on the table for a while.
"It was originally for drugs and alcohol, but after it went through Shared Governance, they decided it should be separate," he said.
The original proposal that was presented had drugs and alcohol on the same proposal, meaning if you couldn't have drugs, then you couldn't have alcohol.
However, since drugs are not legal anytime, anywhere and alcohol is legal for people of legal age, members felt it should be separated.
McDaniel said the resolution on drugs passed through quickly.
The alcohol resolution states that the alcohol policy is meant "to maintain an educational working environment free from the influence of alcohol."
The resolution also states that "The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of alcoholic beverages on any property owned or maintained by Arkansas State University or as a part of university activity are strictly prohibited."
The alcohol resolution has been approved by constituents and has been recently passed to Chancellor Robert Potts.
Potts told The Herald Wednesday evening that, because the SGOC had made their decision, it was easy for him to make his.
"I have already sent it over for inclusion in the next (board of trustees) meeting," Potts said.
The next board of trustees meeting will be Dec. 11 at ASU-Mountain Home.
According to the resolution, the areas where alcohol is prohibited will not change.
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