Did you know that MSU Students Drink Less than you Think?
In fact, less than 1% of Minnesota State University, Mankato students drink daily – which is a lot different than what people think! MSU gets it.
This campaign is designed to correct misperceptions many have about MSU students and their alcohol use. Data collected from MSU students in randomly selected classes found that:
80% of MSU students reported they use a designated driver when they party
Most MSU students eat before and while they drink
Of MSU students who drink, most keep track of how much they consume when partying
Visit Kato Party 411 for more information! Kato Party 411 is a campus/community collaboration to decrease unsafe and irresponsible party behavior and promote alcohol-free activities. Kato Party 411 and Student Health Services work with other departments on campus and businesses in the community to offer alternative activities for college students such as dodge ball tournaments, safe spring break parties, and mock house parties.
Student Health Services was awarded grant money from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to design and implement the marketing campaign at Minnesota State University, Mankato.


The e-CHUG and e-TOKE are designed to motivate individuals to reduce their alcohol and marijuana consumption using personalized information about their own use and risk factors. These programs are designed by San Diego State University and are updated with the most current and reliable research available.
If you are required to complete e-CHUG or e-TOKE:
Failure to complete your sanction in a timely manner will result in progressive disciplinary action including, but not limited to, a “hold” placed on registration and future enrollment, additional educational assignments with a program fee, extended probation, relocation, contract termination, and suspension from the University.
If you have questions, please call Health Education: (507)389-5689 Mon-Fri 8:00 am- 4:30 pm. You can return to this site at any time to complete a personal ‘check-up' or track changes in use and risk behavior. For more information visit the Student Health Services for alcohol or other drugs. Find more information at e-CHUG, e-TOKE, and Kato Party 411
CHOICES engages students in a self-reflective process where they independently choose to change high-risk alcohol and drug use behaviors using information provided, the risks associated with excessive use and available alternative coping strategies.
Note: You are expected to arrive on time and stay for the entire session. If you are more than 15 minutes late, credit will not be given for attending. Appropriate behavior, participation, and confidentiality are required. Students under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs will be asked to leave.
Visit www.katoparty411.com for more information.
Failure to complete your sanction in a timely manner will result in progressive disciplinary action including, but not limited to, a “hold” placed on registration and future enrollment, additional educational assignments with a program fee, extended probation, relocation, contract termination, and suspension from the University.
Addictions Recovery Technologies of Mankato
12 Civic Center Plaza Suite 2116
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-345-4670
Blue Earth County Government Center
410 South 5th St.
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-389-8227
Brown County Evaluation Center
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-625-9111
*available only when admitted to detox
Immanuel St. Joseph's - Mayo Health System
1025 Marsh St.
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-345-2983
Tschida, Sharalyn LACD NCAC II
1618 3rd Avenue
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-385-1505
New Ulm Medical Center Chemical Dependency Treatment Services
1324 5th Street North
New Ulm, MN 56073
Tel: 507-354-1055
Fax 507-354-0198
Quan Enterprise
Attn: Canda Corcoran
St. Peter and Mankato
Tel: 507-380-8675
Union Square Building 201 N. Broad Street, Suite 305 Mankato, MN 56001 Tel: 507- 345-4679
Brown County Social Services
Tel: 507-354-8246
Nicollet County Social Services
Tel: 507-387-4556
Rice County Social Services
Tel: 507-332-6115
Sibley County Social Services
Tel: 507-237-5575
Steele County Social Services
Tel: 507-444-7500
Waseca County Social Services
Tel: 507-835-0560
New Ulm Detox Center
510 N. Front St.
New Ulm, MN 56073
Tel: 507-359-9111
Open 24 hours/day
Brown County Evaluation Center
719 S. Front St.
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-625-9111
Open from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Criterion for admission to detox is:
The county will bill insurance, if available, or will arrange for county funding if the student meets financial eligibility.
Immanuel-St. Joseph's Mayo Health System
Emergency Room
1025 Marsh St.
Mankato, MN 56001
Riverview Clinic
600 Reed St., Suite 115
Regal Office Building
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-625-4060
Offer assessment and one-on-one counseling for chemical dependency issues. Accept Medical Assistance and private insurance. Day and evening hours available.
Lutheran Social Services
Tel: 507-625-7660
Addiction Recovery Technologies of Mankato
12 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2116
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-345-4670
Outpatient CD treatment for primary, relapse, and aftercare issues. Day and evening appointments. Insurance and rule 25 referrals accepted. Offer a less intensive treatment program for students with chemical abuse issues. Offer educational classes if students are mandated after first DWI.
Immanuel-St. Joseph's Mayo Health System
Behavioral Health Center
1025 Marsh St.
Mankato, MN 56001
Access Line: 507-345-2983
Access line available from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. M-F but there are instructions for after-hour availability if you call the access line number.
Mankato Family Focus
309 Holly Lane
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: 507-625-3372
Provide intensive outpatient treatment during daytime or evening hours.
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52240
Tel: 319-264-5994
Immanuel-St. Joseph's Mayo Health System
Behavioral Health Center
1025 Marsh St.
Mankato, MN 56001
Access Line: 507-345-2983
Access line available from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. M-F but there are instructions for after-hour availability if you call the access line number. Get information about the residential treatment program through the Access Line. Residential program provides structured living space with non-medical personnel. Tends to last 3-4 weeks. Must be detoxed through hospital or detox center prior to admission to residential program.
Waseca Medical Center
501 N. State St.
Waseca, MN 56093
Tel: 507-835-1257
Live in structured residence while attending outpatient treatment (primary, aftercare, or relapse) during daytime or evening hours at the Medical Center. Residential care is through the Waseca Family Focus program (507- 387-3986, direct number).
Albert Lea, MN
Tel: 800-533-1616
Marshall, MN
Tel: 507-532-3008
Granite Falls, MN
Tel: 800-862-1453
Saint Cloud Hospital
Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Tel: (320) 251-2700
Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center
Johnson Hall
Saint Peter, MN 56082
Tel: 507-931-7144
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN 56073
Tel: 507-233-1118 or (800) 795-1211
Provides primary inpatient treatment.
Fairview University satellite in Redwing
Redwing, MN 55066
Tel: 651-385-3454
Albert Lea
Tel: 507-377-6411
Fairview University (formerly Fairview Riverside)
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Tel: 612-672-6600 (MI/CD Intake)
Tel: 612-672-2222 (general intake)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN 55902
Tel: 507-284-2511
Winnebago Treatment Center
Tel: 800-637-2460
Saint Cloud VA
Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Tel: 320-255-6390
Hazelden
Center City, MN 55012
Tel: 651-257-4010 or 651-213-4180
Addiction and Assessment Center
179 Kingsway Dr.
North Mankato, MN 56003
Tel: 507-345-4143
Offer education and prevention services. Take court-referred students who are required to complete education classes after DWI. No assessment or treatment services provided.
Health Education
Wendy Schuh, Alcohol Educator
Tel: 507-389-5189
Offers individual guidance, group workshops/classes, and outreach on alcohol and drug issues.
Tel: 507-387-2772
General number to find meeting times and places in Mankato area.
STOP: Nicotine Dependence Program
Tel: 507-389-4662
Participants must attend 5 sessions. Cost per session is $15 plus $10 for materials. Various meeting times.
Blue Earth and LeSueur Counties
Updated: May 8, 2007
AA helpline: (507)388.8989
www.area36.org/district9.php
2nd Tue every month
7:00pm
1430 fifth Avenue
Mankato
10:00am, Squad 20, 5th Ave, C, BB, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 3872772
7:00pm, Lutes, O, BB, NS
112 Marshall St.
A (downstairs), Mankato
6:30pm, Marysburg, C, D, NS, WA
Marysburg Church, 27528 Patrick St
Madison Lake, (507) 243-3166
8:00pm, Belgrade, C, D, NS
Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church Basement
325 Sherman, N., Mankato
8:00pm, Squad 27, 5th Ave, C, D, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
1:00pm, House of Hope, O, S, NS, WA
1429 3 rd Ave.
Mankato, (507) 625-4979
6:30pm, Lutes, C, D, NS, birthday night
1st Mon. 112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
8:00pm, Lutes, C,D, NS
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
8:00pm, Squad 15, 5th Ave, C 12x12 NS WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00 pm, St. Anne's, BB
503 N 4th Street, Basement of rectory
LeSueur, (507) 665-2442
6:30am, Sunrisers, Good Counsel, C, D, NS
151 Good Counsel Drive, (Coughlin Building)
Mankato
10 AM, Messiah Lutheran Church, BB, NS, C
North Mankato
5:30 pm, Lutes, Women's, C, D, NS
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
5:30pm, Squad 7, 5th Ave, C, BB, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
6:00 pm, The Promises 5th Ave, C, D, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00pm, Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church, C, D, NS
325 Sherman, (basement)
North Mankato
8:00pm, Squad 21, 5th Ave., C, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00pm, LeCenter, Last Tues, pin night
165 Ottawa St.
LeCenter, (507) 357-4778
8:00pm, Mapleton Library Basement
Mapleton
10:00am, Squad 5, 5th Ave, C, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
1:00pm, Blue Earth County Jail, Men's, C, CR, NS, WA
6:00pm, Squad 500, 5th Ave, C, BB, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
6:30pm, Lutes, C, D, NS
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
6:30pm, Jailhouse Rock, Blue Earth County Jail, Women's, C, D, CR, NS
7:00pm, Church of Christ
900 State Highway 99
Cleveland
8:00pm Squad 1, 5th Ave, C, D, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, (507) 387-2772
8:00pm, Squad 28, 5th Ave, NS
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00pm, Step Study, Lutes, C, NS, SS
Tradition 1st Wed.
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
9:30pm, Night Owl, Lutes, C, D, NS
Stepfocused
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
10:30am, Best of Times, Summit Center, O, BB/D, NS, WA
518 S. 5th St
Mankato, (507) 345-5262
5:30pm, Lady Steppers, Lutes, Women's, C, SS, NS
Tradition last Thurs.
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
7:00pm, Blue Earth County Jail, Men's, C, CR, NS, WA
8:00pm, Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church, C, D, NS
325 Sherman, (basement)
North Mankato
8:00pm, Squad 4, 5th Ave, C, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00 pm, Friday, Old Town Hall, C, NS
Waterville
6:30am, St. John's, C, D, NS, WA
632 S. Broad St
Mankato, (507) 625-3131
6:30 am, LeCenter
165 Ottawa St
LeCenter, (507) 357-4778
10:30 am Snell Motors, C, D, NS, WA
1900 Madison Ave.
Mankato
6:30pm, Lutes, C, D, NS
Birthday night, 1st Fri.
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
6:30pm, Squad 13, 5th Ave, C, D, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00pm, Lutes, C, D, NS
Birthday night, last Fri.
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
8:00pm, Squad 8, 5th Ave, C, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00pm, Squad 9, 5th Ave, C, D, NS, WA
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
8:00pm, Madison Lake City Hall
525 Main St.
Madison Lake
8:00pm, St. John's
105 Spruce Ave NW
Montgomery, (507) 364-5002
6:30pm, Lutes, C, BB, NS
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
8:00, Squad 99, 5th Ave, O, SM, NS, WA
1st St pin night
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
9:00 am Lutes, SS, C, NS, C, NS
2:00 pm Maxfield Place
Mankato MN
6:30pm, Lutes, C, BB, NS
112 Marshall St., A (downstairs)
Mankato
8:00, Squad 99, 5 th Ave, O, SM, NS, WA
1st St pin night
1430 5th Ave
Mankato, 387-2772
9:00 am, SS, C, NS
2:00 pm, Maxfield Place, C, NS
Mankato
BB=Big Book; C=Closed; CR=Clearance Required (contact jail); D=Discussion; NS=Nonsmoking; O=Open; SS=Step Study; WA=Wheelchair Accessible
700 Riverfront Dr., dining hall
Mankato
Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. (first week of month is open to everyone; remaining Tuesdays open to those who desire to stay clean)
United Church of Christ
New Ulm
359-1625 or 359-2042
Fridays 8:00 p.m.; (Easy Access) open meetings are first Fridays
Campus Lutheran Chapel
329 Ellis Ave., Mankato
Tuesdays 7:30 p.m.
Crossroads
221 Dillon Ave., Mankato
625-6779
Thursdays 8:00 p.m.
Newman Center
1331 Warren St., Mankato
Fridays 8:00 p.m.
Church of Christ, Cleveland
Mankato
931-4532
Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
Le Sueur
Sundays 7:00 p.m. (That Giant Step)
Belgrade Avenue Methodist Church
North Mankato
388-6688/526-3709/388-3259
Mondays 7:00 p.m.
New Ulm Medical Center,
Room 2324, New Ulm
359-9144 (Mary) Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
Fifth Avenue Club
1430 Fifth Ave., Mankato
Tuesdays 8:00 p.m. (smoking and nonsmoking)
Wednesdays 8:00 p.m. (smoking and nonsmoking)
Thursdays 9:30 a.m.
Fridays 8:00 p.m. (smoking and nonsmoking)
Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church
North Mankato
388-8989
Tuesdays 8:00 p.m.
Thursdays 8:00 (nonsmoking)
Lutes Travel Agency
112 Marshall, Mankato Thursdays 7:00 p.m. (Worki
ng the Steps)
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Nicollet
947-3394 (call after 5 p.m.)
Fridays 8:00 p.m.
Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church
North Mankato
388-8989
Thursdays 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church 220 E. Hickory St., Room 308 Mankato-use rear entrance 345-3762 Tuesdays 8:00 p.m.
If you have additional questions about alcohol and drug education on campus - please see the below information for contacts.
Wendy Schuh
21 Carkoski Commons
Tel: 507-389-5689
wendy.schuh@mnsu.edu
The focus is the ongoing implementation of a campus-wide alcohol and drug abuse prevention program and the promotion of lower-risk alcohol use for those who choose to drink. The Coordinator is available for consultations, teaching and the coordination of programs.
If you would like to speak with a professional therapist about alcohol or other drug problems, or would like to complete an alcohol screening, please contact the Counseling Center:
Dr. Miranda Hellenbrand
CSU 245
Tel: 507-389-1455
The Counseling Center provides short-term confidential counseling to help students cope with personal, social and educational concerns that may be interfering with their ability to get the most out of their university experience. Appointments are required for individual meetings with one of the professional counseling staff.
If you would like information on alcohol and sexual assault, date rape drugs, or to learn more about women's issues, contact the Women's Center:
238 Centennial Student Union
507-389-6146
The Women's Center provides resources, referral, advocacy, support for women; and education and activism on women's issues. The Women's Center is committed to fight sexism, and all systems of oppression through creative educational methods. The Center also offers education and resources about Rohypnol, the "date rape" drug, and the connections between sexual violence, interpersonal violence, and alcohol.