Image Alternative Text: Depicted is the Rowan University SOAR "Drinks and Drugs After Dark" event promotional image. The image reads, "After Dark" and "An Interactive Well-Being Experience" in white text. This text is followed by "Drinks and Drugs After Dark" in yellow text; and the event date, time, and location, "Tuesday, November 7, 7pm" and "Savitz Hall 2nd Floor Atrium" in white text.
At the bottom, the image reads, "Join us for an evening of informative discussion where all of your questions regarding alcohol and drugs will be answered" in white text and "No question is off limits" in yellow text. The background of the image is black.
The image is via Student Success Programs.
Written by:
Patricia Fortunato, Content and Program Manager, Clinical Research and Grants, NeuroMusculoskeletal Institute (NMI); and Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training and Content Developer, Department of Psychiatry, Rowan–Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (Rowan–Virtua SOM) (fortun83@rowan.edu)
in collaboration with
Kristen Miranda, Academic Support Coordinator and SOAR Navigator, Academic Support Programs, Student Success Programs at Rowan University
Thank you to medical, clinical, and administrative colleagues across Rowan University, for previously collaborating and helping to provide critical input and resources for Recovery Month and year-round at go.rowan.edu/recovery.
Together with all Rowan colleges and schools, we are committed to recognizing, celebrating, and supporting all people in all stages of recovery; and overall diversity, equity, and inclusion across our campuses and communities.
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 7pm in the second floor atrium of Savitz Hall located on Rowan University's Glassboro campus, the Student Success Programs team will host "Drinks and Drugs After Dark." During the event, the team will promote awareness and provide health education on alcohol and other substances to the Rowan community. The event is open to all Rowan students, faculty, and staff across all Rowan colleges and schools, including the Rowan–Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (Rowan–Virtua SOM), and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU).
In advance of the event, all Rowan students may submit anonymous questions related to alcohol and other substances via the following one-question form link—no question is off-limits, and the team will facilitate evidence-based and judgment-free responses during the event. These questions will be answered by panelists, composed of current Rowan students, licensed clinical providers, and alumni. Attendees are also welcome to share insight into their lived experiences throughout the evening. The lights in the atrium will be dimmed, with exception of stage lighting in order to illuminate the panelists.
Rowan's SOAR navigation team, Kristen Miranda (mirandak@rowan.edu) and Drew Davenport (davenportdr@rowan.edu) will moderate the event and panel. Please feel free to email the team with other questions in advance of the event.
All Rowan students, faculty, and staff can register for the event via the Rowan Campus Labs website. Click here to access a printable campus map. Savitz Hall is located at 227 Mullica Hill Road, next to the Campbell Library.
Click here to download an event flyer and here to download an event promotional toolkit for social media. Please share this information with student groups and colleagues across all Rowan colleges and schools.
This event was inspired by Boston University's "After Dark" series, and the "After Dark" series previously hosted by Brittany Auleta at Rowan University.
Community of Support for Rowan Students
The Wellness Center provides numerous prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for undergraduate and graduate students on the Glassboro campus who are struggling with substance dependence, substance use disorder (SUD), mental health issues, and other medical needs. The Wellness Center at Winans Hall on the Glassboro campus facilitates the following services:
*If you are in crisis, you can call Rowan Public Safety at 856.256.4911. Additionally, the Wellness Center After Hours emergency number is 856.256.4333 (follow the prompts to speak with a counselor on call); or call Public Safety at 856.256.4911.
- Rowan Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AOD) Program: Confidential, high-quality counseling/therapy and treatment for Rowan undergraduate and graduate students on the Glassboro campus who are struggling with any substance dependence, SUD, and mental health issues is available at the Wellness Center through its AOD Program. Students can make an appointment with a licensed clinical provider by calling 856.256.4333 or emailing aod@rowan.edu or wellnesscenter@rowan.edu. To learn more about services, visit the Rowan Wellness Center website.
- Uwill Teletherapy: Rowan recently partnered with Uwill, the leading college student mental health teletherapy provider. Uwill offers all Rowan undergraduate and graduate students on the Glassboro campus cost-free, immediate access to teletherapy and online wellness programming. Students can register and select a therapist based on preferences, including issue, gender, ethnicity, and language. Visit the Rowan Wellness Center website to learn more about services.
- Additional Rowan Wellness Center Services: Learn more at sites.rowan.edu/wellness.
Confidential, high-quality care for Rowan Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Rowan GSBS), Rowan–Virtua SOM, and CMSRU graduate students, medical students, and medical residents who are struggling with mental health issues is available at the Rowan–Virtua SOM Psychiatry clinical site:
- Rowan–Virtua SOM Student Mental Health Center: All services are provided off-campus to protect privacy, at the Rowan–Virtua SOM Department of Psychiatry Mount Laurel clinical site or via telehealth. For maximum privacy, no students or residents are permitted to shadow or deliver services for the clinic, and to protect against role conflicts, providers do not participate in the academic evaluation of graduate students, medical students, and medical residents.
- Please note that this clinical site is currently only insurance-based. Rowan GSBS, Rowan–Virtua SOM, and CMSRU graduate students, medical students, and medical residents who are seeking a diagnostic evaluation and/or clinical care will need to utilize health insurance to make an appointment with a psychiatrist for medication management/therapy or with a clinical psychologist for therapy/performance coaching.
- Rowan GSBS, Rowan–Virtua SOM, and CMSRU graduate students, medical students, and medical residents can make an appointment with a licensed clinical provider by calling 856.482.9000.
- If you are a Rowan GSBS, Rowan–Virtua SOM, or CMSRU graduate student, medical student, or medical resident calling Monday to Friday after 4pm or on a weekend, and you need urgent medical assistance or are in distress, please call Rowan Public Safety at 856.256.4911 and ask for the counselor on call. For more information about services, visit the Rowan–Virtua SOM Psychiatry website.
Support for Rowan Faculty and Staff
- Employee Advisory Service (EAS): The EAS is a referral agency for Rowan faculty and staff. If, in the opinion of the EAS Advisor, the employee should seek medical assistance, the Advisor will help with the arrangements. If other services seem indicated, the employee will be advised and referred. Employees may contact the EAS directly, and are encouraged to voluntarily seek information and referral. All contact with the EAS is confidential. To learn more about services, please call 866.327.9133 or visit the Rowan EAS website.
Additional Resources for Rowan Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Rowan Recovery Support Group: The Rowan Recovery Support Group meets during the fall 2023 semester each Monday at 5pm, at the Wellness Center in Winans Hall on the Glassboro campus. It is open to all students, faculty, and staff from all Rowan colleges and schools including Rowan–Virtua SOM and CMSRU, who are in all stages of recovery and/or who are supporting loved ones/family members in all stages of recovery.
- The group is supportive of all people in recovery from substance dependence and addictions/disorders, including opioid use, stimulant use, alcohol use, and mental health disorders, and is supportive of people on all pathways to recovery including medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- The group is facilitated by John Woodruff, Senior Director of Accessibility and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at Rowan, and Co-Director of the Center for Neurodiversity at Rowan. For more information, email woodruff@rowan.edu or call 267.566.8619. Click here to download the flyer for sharing with all Rowan students, faculty, and staff across all Rowan colleges and schools.
- Naloxone Administration Trainings at Rowan: Naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray (commonly known as NARCAN® Nasal Spray) is available cost-free for all Rowan students, faculty, and staff across all Rowan colleges and schools, including Rowan–Virtua SOM and CMSRU. If you would like to receive a NARCAN® Nasal Spray kit from Rowan, please attend a brief 30-minute training session on how to use the medication and the importance of calling 911 before or after administration.
- The next synchronous virtual training will take place on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 9:30am. Participants must register in advance in order to receive the information and virtual details for the training. For more information and to register, visit the Rowan Campus Labs website.
- If you have any questions about the trainings and NARCAN® Nasal Spray availability at Rowan, email Allie Pearce, Assistant Director of Health Innovation and Quality Assurance at the Rowan Wellness Center in Glassboro, at pearce@rowan.edu; and Scott Woodside, MSN, MBA, RN, Director of the Rowan Wellness Center in Glassboro, at woodsides@rowan.edu.
Additional educational information and supportive resources focused on stigma, substance dependence and substance use disorder (SUD)/addictions treatment, and related terms and issues are available at go.rowan.edu/recovery; and educational information and supportive resources focused on mental health equity and suicide prevention are available at go.rowan.edu/bethe1to.
Educational information on health equity; barriers that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) with disabilities experience; and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protections for people with SUD who are in recovery are available at go.rowan.edu/healthequity.
Interested in contributing to the Rowan University DEI website/blog and/or social media? Please complete the following brief interest form and share with student groups and colleagues across all Rowan colleges and schools: go.rowan.edu/deicontent