What We Do

 The Center for Alcohol and other Drug Education facilitates the prevention of substance-related problems by:

• Being the University community's walk-in resource center for alcohol and other drug related information, educational programming, and referrals.
  
• Training and working with CADE Peer Educators to facilitate prevention programs, awareness activities, and proactive campaigns about substance use and other wellness issues.
  
• Providing classroom support for information on topics related to alcohol and other drugs.
  
• Supporting and encouraging student organizations to incorporate alcohol and other drug education into their programming and events.
  
• Offering an alternative to alcohol and other drug use through consistently supporting campus and community social events that are alcohol-free or that encourage responsible alcohol use.
  
• Educating students via judicial sanctions about low to no-risk drinking choices, alcohol abuse, addiction and the impact substance use has on the surrounding community.
  
• Identifying environmental forces in the community which place students at high risk for alcohol and other drug problems, and working with local consortiums and organizations to minimize risks.
  
• Changing the campus culture surrounding substance use by correcting students' misperceptions regarding quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption in their communities.
  
• Collecting and using alcohol and other drug-related research from local and national reports and surveys to educate the community.