The Office of Orientation and Student Success will survey students on their alcohol use and how they perceive the norms surrounding alcohol use at NDSU. The survey, which will start Oct. 27, is being conducted at all 11 North Dakota state institutions of higher education and is endorsed by the N.D. Higher Education Consortium for the Substance Abuse Prevention. 

Data from the survey will be used to implement programs, services and policies aimed at reducing the harmful effects of high risk alcohol and drug use among NDSU students. Data will be compared to previous surveys conducted in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008 to determine trends in student use and perceptions. 

Close to 1,000 students will be surveyed in classrooms selected through a stratified random sample procedure. The survey will take approximately 25 minutes to complete. Surveys will be administered by the IRB approved research team. The project has received IRB expedited review and approval, and will follow protocol for informed consent.

Instructors of classes selected in the sample will be notified for their permission to administer the survey. Questions about the survey may be directed to Laura Oster-Aaland at 1-7750 or laura.oster-aaland@ndsu.edu.