After months of planning and revisions, changes to Ohio University’s alcohol policy will be announced in a press conference today at 3 p.m.

The conference, in the Baker University Center 1954 Lounge, will include OU President Roderick McDavis, Rich Carpinelli, interim vice president for Student Affairs, Student Senate President Brian Footer and Judy Piercy, co-chair of OU’s Coalition Advocating Responsible Drinking Decisions.

At the conference, the speakers will announce what final changes have been made to the document — “Reducing Negative Consequences of High-Risk Drinking” — that Piercy’s task force, charged by Dean of Students Terry Hogan, originally proposed.

The original document proposed notifying parents for all underage alcohol and drug violations, creating an alcohol audit for placing violators into programs and expanding late-night, on-campus activities.

Since having been announced to Student Senate last quarter, administrators have solicited input for changes to the recommendations, most notably in a “Day of Dialogue” on February 21.

At the Day of Dialogue, Hogan said the revised changes would be implemented Fall Quarter 2006.