Drug Free Campus Committee - October 4, 2018
Members Present:
Dr. Rosemary Coffman, Associate Dean
Howard Bushart, Allied Health Chair / Instructor
Mike Spletter, Student Activities Director
Amber Buras, Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol
Zane Moseley, Student Activities
JR Velez, Security Captain
Gavriel Pippins, LC Intern (UHCL Social Work)
Absent:
Samantha Balderas, Generation RX
Amanda Summers, Human Resources Director
Ehab Mustafa, Veterans Center
Marcus King, Assistant Basketball Coach
Steve Dorris, Baytown Police Department
Valerie Lee, LSSS/EDUC1200 instructor
Review of Minutes from May 9
The minutes were approved as written.
Old Business
- We discussed the membership for the 2018/19 academic year. We will reach out to students Jeremy Clifford and Barbara Clements who are doing their prevention work this semester. We also would like to have someone from athletics on the committee and make sure we have a veteran representative.
- The Summer Bash went very well. Rosemary did not have information for the meeting but will provide more details at the next meeting
- The Biennial Report was completed for 2016/18. The updated report is available online. Recommendation for the next biennium included:
- Explore new partnerships and grant opportunities
- Investigate educational opportunities to employees on campus regarding AOD issues and resources.
New Business
- Discussion on Prescription Drug campaign – we discussed having an event or campaign on raising the awareness of prescription drug misuse. We looked at pictures of a display of a large prescription bottle. It was discussed that we could have a Naloxone Overdose training on campus.
Other Events / Announcements
The Drug Free Campus Committee will be at the following upcoming events:
- Fall Fiesta – October 25
- Mental Health Awareness Resource Fair
- MHFA Training (Oct 11 – 12)
- Fall Take Back Event – October 27
Mike announced that he received 300 planners that were given away to students that were donated from TABCV
Next Meeting
Our next meeting will be November 15
Respectfully Submitted,
Rosemary Coffman, PhD, CRC, LCDC
Dr. Rosemary Coffman, Associate Dean of Student Affairs