Alcohol And Other Drugs

College is definitely a time for decisions; "What should be my major? Where should I live? What am I going to do when I finish school?"All are important questions because our choices affect our lives in significant ways.Then there's the question of alcohol and other drugs. Perhaps you, or others around you, have yet to really question the role alcohol and other drugs play in your lives day to day, weekend to weekend. If you live in a "normal" college environment, you are constantly given the opportunity to decide how alcohol and other drugs play into your personal and social life, keeping in mind that your choices affect your academics, your relationships and your health. Also see Alcohol and Drug Prevention Programs.

General Wellness

"The Freshman Fifteen", diets and weight loss, sleep deprevation and stress are some of the "hot topics" among today's college students. Although most students are aware of the importance of good health, there is an overwhelming amount of information, much of it misleading, bombarding us daily. Peer Educators are here to help students better understand the basics of wellness.

Sexual Health

The word "sexuality" elicits many different meanings and covers a variety of topics. Whether we believe it or not, all students (and the entire campus community) deal with many sexual health issues such as: disease, unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, sexual assault, discrimination, caring and intimacy and sexual ethics, all of which the sexual health component addresses. The sexual health education program has made it a priority to provide informational and educational services on a wide variety of sexual health topics, using the most up-to-date and accurate information available.

Violence Prevention

Each of us, as college students, come into contact with violence at some point. Maybe it's the two guys who had too much to drink at a party, best friends one moment and then the next, they're "duking it out." Or maybe it was the woman you heard about last semester in your building who was in an abusive relationship. Maybe your best friend got really drunk the night her grandmother died and took some pills and you had to take her to the hospital. Whether directly or indirectly, violence on college campuses impacts us all. Violence Prevention Peer Educators at the LifeStyles Center work to promote awareness about the complex and very difficult violence-related issues students face.