New Student Alcohol Education Program Requirement
Issue
About the Alcohol Education Seminar
New Student Requirement
Login Procedures
Course Outline
Issue
Alcohol misuse represents a serious health issue for colleges and universities around the country. Surveys indicate the majority of college students drink regardless of their age and that approximately two out of every five college students engage in high risk drinking. High-risk drinking is associated with unintentional injury (e.g., motor vehicle crashes, falls, and drownings), sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancy, sexual assault, violence, and poor academic performance. In 2005 the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) estimated over 1,700 student deaths, 599,000 injuries, and 696,000 assaults annually associated with excessive drinking. Further, according to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, high-risk drinking epitomizes the greatest single problem that America's universities must address.
About the Alcohol Education Seminar
To educate students about the issue of high risk drinking, the University of Florida has purchased myStudentBody.com -Alcohol on an annual basis since fall 2002. myStudentBody.com -Alcohol is an interactive online alcohol instructional program designed to mass educate and screen students on alcohol issues. myStudentBody.com -Alcohol was developed and scientifically tested with grant support from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The site is a comprehensive, interactive, and personalized approach to meet the diverse needs of UF students.
This on-line alcohol education program allows students to:
- Have an online experience that is personalized and confidential by creating a password-protected risk-assessment profile.
- Receive online alcohol education in an engaging way by using interactive tools such as a Drinking Comparison Tool, a Calorie Calculator, a Drug Effects Tool, a Budget Calculator, a Medical Interactions Tool, a STD Calculator, an Anatomy Tool, and a Tool presenting Alcohol Laws by State. Students can access this resource anytime.
- Track their weekly alcohol consumption and compare their drinking to national averages based on age, gender, race, year in school, and Greek/athletic participation.
- Ask personal questions confidentially. Input from experts and peers, allows students to learn from health professionals and from other college students.
- Receive customized curricula for first year students, Greeks, athletes, and judicial.
- 24 hour, 7 day a week instant access to information.
New Student Requirement
As an Education initiative of the Community Alcohol Coalition all undergraduate first year and transfer students who began at the University of Florida Summer or Fall 2008 will be required to complete myStudentBody.com- alcohol prior to advance registering for Spring semester classes. Spring 2009 admits are required to complete this program prior to registering for Fall semester classes. The only information reported to the University will be the students name, student ID number, start & completion dates and certificate status, indicating a passing score of 80% or higher. All other responses are confidential and serve as a guideline for students to view how their drinking behaviors compare to other college students.
Schools already using myStudentBody.com include Florida State University, Harvard University, Wake Forest University, Babson College, Louisiana State University, University of Georgia and many others. Other schools requiring students to complete an on-line alcohol education program as a condition of continued enrollment include: University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, University of California Berkley, and University of Colorado Boulder, among others.
MyStudentBody.com Student Login Instructions (Download Instructions in PDF Format)*
- Please read all of these instructions. Then go to www.MyStudentBody.com.
- In the middle of the screen there is a box that says “Is this your first time? Click here to register.” Click on the word Go.
- On the page labeled “First Time Users,” enter your school code, GATORS and create a unique username and a password. Each one can be up to 8 characters.
- IMPORTANT: Write down your username and password for future use. You will need it to access the course and the rest of the site if you log off.
- Fill in all of the required information on the Registration page and then click Continue at the bottom of the page. On the next page, Confirmation verify the information you entered and click Finish.
- You will be directed to the "myStudentBody.com Lobby". Click on the icon for Alcohol.
- On the page Sign Up Form New Users, please select As a Requirement from the list in Question 1, and then answer questions 2 4 as appropriate. Click Continue.
- On the page labeled Welcome, please select the First Year course and click Continue.
- On the next page, also labeled Welcome enter your UF Student ID number. You do not need to enter the dash (e.g. 12345678) . Re-enter your Student ID number to verify it is entered correctly. Enter your First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name. Read the privacy statement, and indicate that you have read the statement and agree to the terms by selecting the check box. Click Continue.
- You will go through a pre-test, a profile with personalized feedback, course materials, a satisfaction survey, and a post-test. All of your answers on profile and survey questions will be kept CONFIDENTIAL.
- In order to get through the course, you must view all the articles, activities, and tools. Course materials you have viewed will be marked an icon that says Done. In order to get credit for having read every article, you must click the link at the bottom of the article to return to the course page. After you have viewed all the material, you will be taken to the post-test page.
- If you wish to logout of MyStudentBody.com and return to the course at a later date you may. Please make sure you click the Logout button on the upper right hand corner of the screen before leaving the program. If you close your browser to exit, you may lose the information you put in. To log back in, make sure you use the same username and password as you did for your first visit, or you will have to start over.
- In order to have the registration hold removed from your record you must successfully pass the course. A passing score is 80% or better on the post quiz. After you complete the post quiz section, you will be taken to a Certificate page. Please print your certificate and email a copy of the certificate to yourself at your Gatorlink email for your records. Once you have completed the course, you may Logout or explore the MSB site. You may also return to the site at any time you wish.
*If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, download a free version here.
COURSE OUTLINE
Pre-Knowledge Quiz: (5 Minutes)
RATE MYSELF: (30 Minutes)
COURSE CONTENT: (30 Minutes)
POST Quiz: (10 Minutes)
SURVEY: (5 Minutes)
CERTIFICATE OF COURSE COMPLETION: (5 Minutes)