Request to Serve Alcohol on Campus

Policy (taken from the Student Handbook)

1. Prior approval must be obtained from the Director of the Skutt and Harper Centers (or his/her designee) for any event where alcohol will be served. It will be necessary to complete and adhere to all university policies and applicable state laws.

2. Any sponsoring organization or group which serves alcohol at their events must use trained servers from University Dining Service. Students must present a valid ID and their student ID.

3. Sponsoring organizations or groups assume responsibility for their events. This responsibility includes insuring that only those of legal drinking age possess and/or consume alcoholic beverages, refusing to serve people who appear, act, or behave in an intoxicated manner; providing sufficient quantities of non-alcoholic beverages as dictated by the event and the crowd; and, finally, providing sufficient quantities of food throughout the event. In addition, the group has the responsibility of restricting alcohol to the designated area.

4. Advertisement for any event on campus shall be in good taste and conform to the posting policy. Those events involving alcohol shall conform to the “Creighton University Guidelines for Promotion of Events Where Alcohol Will Be Served” found in the Student Handbook or online www.creighton.edu/studentactivities.

5. Public advertising or open access to social events where alcoholic beverages are being served may not be in the best interest of the sponsoring group or of Creighton University. Therefore, any event open to the general public will scrutinized very carefully.

6. For those on-campus social events where students are present and alcoholic beverages are being served, Public Safety personnel shall be notified of the event to determine whether or not an officer should be present. The sponsoring group is responsible for any expenses that might result.

7. Consuming or possessing open containers of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in hallways, bathrooms, stairwells, general lounges, lobbies, study rooms, and all public areas unless specifically part of an event coordinated by the Reservations and Event Planning Office.

8. Further information regarding Alcohol at Events can be found at www.creighton.edu/harpercenter or www.creighton.edu/skutt under Facility Policies.

Student Organizations who sponsor events where alcohol is present must adhere to the following guidelines in addition to those stated above:

Alcohol service must stop 45 minutes before the event ends.

The event must be supervised by the organization’s moderator or a staff member that he or she designates. (The Public Safety officer on duty may not be the moderator’s designee.)

Any damages or cleaning service to the University facilities as a result of the event will be the responsibility of the organization.

Money allocated by the Creighton Students Union cannot be used to purchase alcohol.

Alcohol served at any event must be accompanied by a food order through University Dining Services.

The duration of alcohol service can only last six hours when accompanied by a meal; a four hour limit will be placed on any other type of event.

Alcohol will not be served after 1:45 a.m. and must be cleared by 2:15 a.m.

Greek chapters must also adhere to the Creighton Greek Community Event Guidelines.

All organizations must adhere to any and all Douglas County (Omaha) and Nebraska State laws regarding alcohol

Request to Serve Alcohol on Campus

Please fill out and submit to the Director of the Skutt and Harper Centers, Skutt Student Center 2nd floor.

Contact Information

Student Organization: Click here to enter text.

Organizer’s Name: Click here to enter text.

Organizer’s Phone #: Click here to enter text.

Organizer’s Email: Click here to enter text.

Moderator’s Name: Click here to enter text.

Moderator’s Campus Number: Click here to enter text.

Moderator’s Email: Click here to enter text.

Event Information

Event Title: Click here to enter text.	Location of Event: Click here to enter text.

Date of Event: ____________ Expected Attendance:_________ Start Time:________ End Time:________

Refreshment Information

Alcoholic Beverages:

Beer	Wine	Liquor

Amount of Alcohol to be Served (Ex: One X gallon keg of beer will serve X people over a X hour period):

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Non-Alcoholic Beverage (type and amount): Click here to enter text.

Food (type and amount): Click here to enter text.

Signatures

Please print, sign, and submit to the Director of Skutt and Harper Centers.

We (the sponsors) have read and understand the Creighton University Alcohol Policy (available at www.creighton.edu/StudentActivities). We hereby agree to supervise the above activity and ensure that all policies and regulations of Creighton University and the State of Nebraska are followed by those in attendance.

______________________________________	____________________________________

Student Organizer Signature	Moderator Signature and Title

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Director of Skutt and Harper Centers

Approved: Yes	No

Notification sent to: Catering	Public Safety	Student Activities(if sponsored by student organization) Other

No consideration will be give to events that scheduled to occur in less than 14 days of the receipt of this form