Opinion: Clemson empowers students to be responsible with alcohol

By Gail DiSabatino

"Clemson University's Division of Student Affairs operates around the simple idea of creating the nation's most engaged, satisfied and successful student body. Yet a student can't be engaged, satisfied and successful if risky alcohol behaviors get in the way of academic and social development..."

"The EMpower Clemson office was created about a year ago to bring campus and community resources together. The EM in EMpower is capitalized on purpose to emphasize the Environmental Management element of alcohol safety, or the idea of looking at the entire environment around a person, not just the person, to make a lasting impact."

"EMpower Clemson leads comprehensive efforts directed toward both students and the community at large. Several of our main student-focused initiatives that the EMpower office has led, in collaboration with Redfern Health Center, Residence Life, the Dean of Students' Office and the Office of Health Promotion, include..."

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