The Red Watch Band movement started at SUNY Stony Brook and is being implemented nationwide.  It is designed to end alcohol overdose deaths by teaching students how to handle alcohol emergencies and summon professional help when every second counts.

Red Watch Band is not an anti-drinking program, but a bystander intervention program designed to prevent student deaths from toxic drinking.

Toxic drinking is an epidemic on college campus across America. More than 700 high school and college students die each year from toxic drinking.

The mission of the Red Watch Band is to provide campus community members with the knowledge, awareness and skills to prevent toxic drinking deaths.  It is our goal to have all faculty and staff to participate in the Red Watch Band training, where you will receive education in recognizing and responding to alcohol emergencies as well as CPR training.  

Faculty and staff should set the example for students in supporting the Red Watch Band program and encourage students to enroll in the training. 

A special Red Watch Band training session has been established for faculty and staff for Friday, Feb. 12 from 2-6 pm.  To sign up for this training session call Mike Kampf at 632-5051 or Ginny St. John at 632-5069.