Prevention and Advocacy

We envision a community of students, faculty and staff who make thoughtful and responsible decisions in regard to their overall wellness leading to low rates of negative consequences from alcohol, drugs, and interpersonal violence.

The Office of Prevention and Advocacy provides health and wellness promotion, alcohol and drug education, and sexual misconduct prevention programs. These outreach efforts empower students to become independent, responsible, and thoughtful leaders. The Office engages with all community members to develop moral courage, social responsibility, and healthy decision-making to create a respectful and safe living-learning environment.

For Students

How to Help a Friend

For Faculty/Staff & Coaches

Recognizing Distress

EVERFI WELLNESS COURSE: All incoming students (freshmen and transfers) are required to complete EverFi Wellness Course by August 24, 2020. This course has 4 modules, each of which will be emailed directly to students on their Ursinus email account, throughout the summer:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion module - June 22nd
Alcohol module- July 6th
Prescription and Other Drugs module - July 27th
Sexual Assault Prevention module - August 14th

Questions? Reach out to Katie Bean, kbean@ursinus.edu or call 610-409-3562. If tech issues with the course, reach out to EverFi tech support 24/6 at support.everfi.com

Services for Students:

Campus-wide awareness events in collaboration with other departments and student groups
Individual brief assessments for alcohol and other drugs and health coaching around wellness topics including mental, physical, spiritual, and social health. To make an appointment, email prevention@ursinus.edu
Resources and referrals to on and off-campus supports including support for students in recovery
Personalized group training sessions for student organizations including bystander intervention education
Group educational classes and training sessions focused on low to no-risk choices around alcohol and other drugs
- Influence of Marijuana, Alcohol’s Impact and Event Director Training all take place multiple times each semester – visit those webpages to register to attend a training session

Services for Faculty:

Don’t Cancel That Class program providing guest speakers on wellness topics personalized to fit your syllabus. To request a guest speaker, email prevention@ursinus.edu
Classroom support and resources for how to improve student’s academic success

Services for Coaches:

Personalized training sessions connecting leadership among the team to leadership in a social setting including recognizing high risk behaviors such as hazing, substance use disorder, sexual misconduct, and impact of wellness, alcohol and drugs on performance including time-management, self-care, etc. To request a training, email prevention@ursinus.edu
Private consultations regarding student-athlete concerns. To consult with the Director, email Katie Bean at kbean@ursinus.edu

Click here to view the 2016-2018 Biennial Review of Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program