Welcome to the Office of

Substance Abuse and Sexual

Assault Education

Mission Statement:

The Office of Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault Education is dedicated to increasing knowledge and awareness of substance abuse, sexual assault, and other student health issues as well as decreasing the negative consequences associated with high risk alcohol & other drug use and sexual assault.

Services Provided:

• Educational Resources on the topics of Substance Abuse, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and other student health issues.

• RU Aware Program: An educational class for the RU Drug & Alcohol policy violators.

• Counseling for students dealing with issues surrounding sexual and dating violence and/or substance abuse.

• Advocacy and support for sexual assault victims.

• Consultations for students, parents, faculty and staff.

• Presentations and Trainings for the RU community on substance abuse and sexual assault issues.

• Peer Educators: A student group dedicated to raising awareness about student health issues that sponsors campus wide awareness events and educational programs for residence halls and other organizations. The SASAE office advises and supports the students in Peer Educators.

If you are interested in having someone come and do a presentation for your class, residence hall, or organization, feel free to call us or email us.