This information has now moved to the Party Host Teams. Please contact [email protected] to be connected to those updated resources.
With the goal of encouraging informed, safe, partying, StAR maintains a Party Host training and registration system utilized for all student social gatherings & parties where alcohol is consumed, or more than the recommended occupancy of students are planning to gather in the Residence Hall rooms or suites.
This notion links to related policies from the student handbook, introduces the Party Host training, and includes the registration information all in one spot for your convenience. Our goal is to provide consideration & education in these complex issues, we can never offer legal counsel.
When reviewing the Student Handbook, you will find many sections can inform safe social gatherings & parties, here are a few of the most salient policies:
The following laws have been gathered for your information and paired with Olin policy notes. Because laws can be changed or are added to, this list should not be regarded as comprehensive. The full and current version of the written compendium of the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts can be found at: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm
All students who plan to host social gatherings & parties need to take both sessions of Party Host training prior to registering any events. This training is designed to empower students who are hosting gatherings with alcohol to successfully plan and host safe events. Students should gain the following outcomes from the two-part training: