Drug and Alcohol Safety Awareness Events

College life is a turning point in many young adults’ life. It can be a highlight in a young life, but it also can include unfortunate events, some of which are highly preventable. Because of this, Student Leadership and Activities got a head start on promoting student safety with its Community Resource Fairs on all campuses each Welcome Week in August and January. During these events, Blinn provided students with useful information from various community resources about the services available to them in the surrounding community.

Blinn's goal with bringing in these community partners was to educate students regarding the resources available to support them during their college years. Blinn's hope is that providing this information gives its students more knowledge to make better decisions throughout their careers.

During the Spring semester, Blinn holds a series of Safe Spring Break events, where the College brought in campus partners to raise awareness about the dangers spring break raises for college students. With the help of the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (BVCASA), Blinn highlighted and dispelled many myths and realities of spring break in college. Blinn also introduced an interactive and educational event for students during this time. With the help of Brazos Valley Injury Prevention Coalition (BVIPC) and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Blinn hosted carnival games and a driving simulator for students to experience impaired driving and motor skills. Other partners that participated in Safe Spring Break were the Brazos County Health Department and Success…powered by YOU (SPY)."

Past Events

• Community Resource Fair – September 9, 2021
• Safe Spring Break - March 7 - 11, 2022
• SARC Week - April 11 - 14, 2022
• Community Resource Fair - January 20, 2022 and January 19, 2023
• Safe Spring Break Programming – March 6 – 9, 2023
• Community Alcohol & Substance Awareness Partnership Tabling – March 6, 2023
• Brazos Valley Injury Prevention Coalition – March 7, 2023
• Brazos County Health Department
• Price Community Center

For more information, please email Ryan Miller at ryan.miller@blinn.edu.

Student Leadership and Activities (SLA) on the Blinn College-Brenham Campus strives to proactively address the various issues and challenges college students face today. College students make various decisions and choices outside the classroom that can have lasting and at times negative impacts on their college experience. With the increase in binge drinking across the country, it is essential to provide students with educational opportunities to promote awareness and knowledge of the choices they make. It is critical that students are introduced to information and resources to help them make informed decisions and choices.

With that in mind, Blinn historically has invited its community partners to its Community Resource Fair to share information regarding the services they can provide our students from a holistic perspective. One of those partners was the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse helps us to raise awareness of the impact that alcohol and substance abuse can have on them as individuals.

For the 2023-2024 academic year, Student Leadership and Activities continued its efforts to proactively address the various issues and challenges students face today by partnering with campus stakeholders to provide events and educational activities during our BUC WOW (Buccaneer Weeks of Welcome) program. SLA sponsored the following programs and events: Sending Signals, a Community Resource Fair, ThinkFast, and provided wellness information to students related to drug and alcohol education. SLA invited the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse to speak with students and hand out information in the Student Center.

In spring 2024 Blinn will hold a series of safe spring break events, where the college will again bring in campus partners to raise awareness about the dangers spring break raises for college students. With the help of the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (BVCASA), Blinn highlighted and dispelled many myths and realities of spring break in college.

Past Events

• Sending Signals held on August 29, 2021
• Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse on campus August 31, 2021
• ThinkFast held on September 1, 2021
• Community Resource Fair held on September 3, 2021
• Stay Safe Spring Break: March 9, 2022
• Personal Safety and Awareness Passive Program: March 7-11, 2022
• Maximize Your Buzz Alcohol Education August 22, 2022
• BUC Connect Resource Fair August 23, 2022
• BUC Connect Resource Fair January 18, 2023
• Stay Safe Spring Break March 8, 2023
• Personal Safety and Awareness Events March 6-9, 2023
• For more information, please email Peter Rivera at peter.rivera@blinn.edu.

Blinn College-Brenham is a residential campus housing approximately 65% of its enrolled students.  Housing and Residence Life provides social and educational programs to support a student’s transition to college, help them to connect with the College and local community, encourage student engagement and interaction, and to provide the students with learning opportunities outside the classroom. These learning opportunities provide a proactive approach to address issues and challenges that can have an impact on the students' collegiate and residential experience.  

Students living on campus make decisions daily that could impact their success socially and academically. To support that learning and success Housing and Residence Life provides programs addressing critical issues such as alcohol awareness. These programs are coordinated independently or in partnership with other areas of the College, including Student Leadership and Activities. Housing and Residence Life has sponsored the following programs to support the students on campus:

During these weeklong programs, Housing and Residence Life had a mocktail hour to educate students about the effects of alcohol and how actions have consequences.

This educational program cautioning the dangers of drinking--underage, excessive, alcohol poisoning, and unknown additives.

For more information, please email Ryan Miller at ryan.miller@blinn.edu.

Student Leadership and Activities (SLA) on the Blinn College - RELLIS Campus makes every effort to address the various issues and challenges college students face today including alcohol awareness and drug abuse. Blinn RELLIS held a series of Safe Spring Break events, where the College was able to bring in campus partners to raise awareness about the dangers spring break raises for college students. With the help of the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse It is essential to provide students with educational opportunities to promote awareness and knowledge of the choices they make. It is critical that students are introduced to information and resources to help them make informed decisions and choices. For more information, please email Kierston Uptmore at  Kierston.uptmore@blinn.edu.

Past Events

• Safe Spring Break - March 4, 2020
• Student Leadership Summit - Feb 11, 2021
• Resource Fair - January 18, 2022
• Safe Spring Break - March 7-10, 2022
• Community Resource Fair - August 30, 2022; January 17, 2023
• Mental Illness Awareness Week- October 3-7, 2022
• Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week- October 24-28, 2022
• Safe Spring Break - March 6-9, 2023
• Sexual Assault Awareness Week April 24-27, 2023

During the Fall and Spring semesters, Blinn College hosted a variety of events to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness. The goals of event are to educate the campus about SAAM, how everyone can be part of raisingawareness and preventing sexual assault and provide information about campus and community resources available to survivors.

On the first Tuesday ofApril 2019, Blinn College held a district-wide Teal Tuesday Kickoff event for SAAM on campus. We also provided information about how to get involved in spreading awareness and preventing sexual assault, and about the resources available for survivors. Campus and community advocates were present at the event to respond to questions from participants. The university radio station provided music to accompany the event. We drew people in with free food, coffee, and t-shirts in the most high-traffic area of campus.

During the Fall semester of August2020, Blinn College District’s Title IX and Student Conduct office held campus-wide trainings and presentations to residence halls about sexual assault. Topic: The dangers of alcohol and drug use and how it can contribute to sexual assaults.

During the Spring semester of April 2021, Blinn College presented its annual district wide SAAM campaign exhibit to raise awareness about sexual assault and educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.