The nation wide growth and transition of Aware Awake Alive, a program founded in memory of Carson Starkey who died of acute alcohol poisoning.
Out-of-state students offered a home away from home
Cal Poly’s Community Connections matches out-of-state students with local sponsor families.
Starkey’s death reverberates five years later
It’s been a half-decade since Julia and Scott Starkey sent their son Carson, an architectural engineering freshman at the time, to Cal Poly for the start of what were supposed to be some of the best years of his life.
All 23 CSUs use Aware, Awake, Alive
Five years after Starkey’s death, Aware Awake Alive, the peer-to-peer alcohol education program created by his parents in his memory, is being expanded to all 23 California State University campuses.
Fraternity raises money for alcohol awareness
A Cal Poly fraternity’s alumni teed off at a Nipomo golf course Friday morning in honor of former Cal Poly student Carson Starkey who died in an alleged hazing incident three years ago. Delta Sigma Phi alumni raised thousands of dollars for…
Carson Starkey’s legacy: Scott and Julia Starkey are raising alcohol awareness among college students
A look back on the death of Cal Poly freshman Carson Starkey, and the awareness his parents have raised about alcohol poisoning prevention since.