2. Winter

A. “Marilyn Monroe and Billie Holliday: Dead Drunk Divas” Bulletin Board

1) An Alcohol Awareness bulletin board will be posted in the main lounge during winter quarter. This bulletin board will address issues of alcohol safety and tragic consequences. It will be called “Marilyn Monroe and Billie Holliday: Dead Drunk Divas” and will focus on the amazing number of very gifted celebrities that have drank themselves to death.

2) Keeping the pressure on students to contemplate the risks of drinking will set in motion change to individual lifestyles.

3) Everything needed will come from the advisory office supplies, such as construction paper, butcher paper, and printing services.

4) Other employees will be making their own bulletin boards, so viewing and perhaps trading boards allows their individual messages to reach a greater audience. Searching for housing can be incredibly tough.

B. Track the Transient contest

1) Students will be invited to play in a contest of spotting the RA from another building dressed up as a transient trying to break the rules. The disguised RA will attempt to follow people through at doors, as well as fall asleep around the dorms. The first resident to report him to some sort of authority will receive a prize of a combination lock and looped cable. One week beforehand, appropriate promotion will go up around the dorm to avoid any confusion. The person disguised as a transient will do this at different times of day, with at least 6 people getting prizes.

2) By the time it is winter quarter, it is much colder outside, and the likelihood of an intruder is much higher. If proper guarding and reporting techniques are rewarded by prizes, residents will know proper procedure and be more likely to report anything they recognize as not right.

3) Gathering the appropriate clothing for a costume will take time, and the prizes will take money. It will also take effort to find an RA from another dorm willing to do this. It may be necessary to have two or three mock-transients due to scheduling necessities.

4) Everyone working in the building will be notified of the project beforehand so that there is no confusion or alarm.

C. Who Cares??? We Care! UW CARES!!

1) For this program, we will have a UW police officer as well as other resources such as UW CARES and Night Ride. We can have drinks offered, and each of the speakers can talk about their program and why it is important that students utilize it. They can talk about recent and past events that have compromised student safety on campus and how to be more aware of your surroundings on campus. Following the brief introduction to each of the programs, the students are encouraged to go on a quick walk with the representatives around campus. The leaders will point out where students can call for rides and where to wait. They will also describe different parts of campus that are less safe than others (the parking garage) and how to be more aware of your surroundings while walking around campus at night or where there are less people. After the twenty minute walk, the students and leaders will meet at one of the dorms, and enjoy free pizza, pop, desserts, and have the option to talk more with the representatives and gather information pamphlets.

2) Part of feeling safe and secure on the campus is becoming familiar with the campus itself as well as being aware of the available programs that exist to keep the students safe. Winter quarter is a prime time to brush the students up on safety on campus, with the days getting shorter and fewer people out on campus.

3) All of the food supplies for the pizza party afterwards will need to be paid for, appropriate pamphlets will need to be gathered or perhaps requested if a lot are needed. The guide-speakers will need to be called and scheduled long before hand.

4) Everyone will be invited and RA’s will be asked to bring students from their floors.