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Moorhead Together
(A partnership to reduce high risk drinking) |
Our community has experienced the alcohol-related deaths of two college students in recent
years. One result of these tragedies has been a heightened sense of urgency by our community
to address the problem of high risk drinking by our youth. The energy generated from the
concern of citizens, media, colleges, and city officials has led to an increased knowledge of
the severity of the problem and a genuine and urgent desire to work together to prevent future
tragedies.
Moorhead Together is a
tri-campus/community collaboration to reduce high risk drinking of Moorhead college students,
funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
The project brings together Concordia College, Minnesota State Community and Technical
College-Moorhead, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and the Moorhead Police Department in
a collective effort to create a safer learning environment for all of our students.
The overarching goal of Moorhead Together is to reduce high risk drinking of Moorhead college
students by 5 percent over two years.
The plan for achieving this goal is comprehensive. Moorhead Together weaves together
communication, intervention, education, enforcement, and social norms.
The Moorhead Police Department is a collaborative partner in this effort. Moorhead Together
funds increased security patrols of the neighborhoods surrounding all three campuses
throughout the academic year.
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