The following message is from the Vice President for Student Affairs:
To Members of the UMW Community:
I am writing to bring to your attention an important institutional responsibility: to maintain and communicate our established alcohol and drug policies.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended by the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994) requires that any institute of higher education receiving federal financial aid, such as the University of Mary Washington, must adopt and implement a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees.
Drug and alcohol prevention information is accessible on UMW’s website at https://students.umw.edu/studentconduct/. An “Alcohol & Drug Reports & Notifications” tab can be found on the left side of the referenced website. Students and faculty/staff are encouraged to review this information. The topics covered include: 1) Standards of conduct related to alcohol and drugs; 2) Legal sanctions; 3) Health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol; 4) Drug and alcohol counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, and re-entry programs; and 5) Disciplinary sanctions. Clicking on the tab will lead to both an Annual Notification (February 2020) and a Biennial Report (February 2020). The latter document contains information concerning what actions were taken in 2017-18 and in 2018-19 related to alcohol and drug prevention, what the results were, and what further actions are planned.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (540-654-1062) or the Office of Student Conduct and Responsibility (540-654-1660) if you have questions regarding this material.
Juliette Landphair, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
This is really good for the concerned students.