Lehigh University's Project IMPACT: An Environmental Management Case Study

This case study describes the experience of Lehigh University's Project Involving Multiple Partners in Achieving a Cultural Transformation (IMPACT), a campus and community coalition formed to address problems resulting from risky student drinking. Implementation of revised alcohol policies coincided with substantial decreases in total campus crime and alcohol-related offenses. The case study includes a review of 12 key lessons for campus and community coalitions. Reprinted from Journal of Drug Education and Awareness, 2003, Vol. 1, pp. 59-75, with permission of Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY 11788. Tel: 631- 231-7269; Fax: 631-231-8175; e-mail: novaeditorial@earthlink.net, novascience@earthlink.net; Web: www.novapublishers.com.