2022-2023 Annual Report

THESANDLERCENTERTEAM

PeerEducators

AbiSchcolnik,AkshayAdvaney,DaphneMall,DylanSmith, KareenaPatel,MorganScola,andSydneyReavely

PracticumStudents

BenjaminKleinandMeeraPatel

TaliaKowall|StudentAffairsGraduateAssistant

ClaireTolman(Fall'22)&ColeRodgers(Spring'23)

PublicHealthGraduateAssistants

RachelAskowitzPerse|AssistantDeanandDirector

OVERVIEWOF THESANDLERCENTER

TheWilliamW.Sandler,Jr.CenterforAlcohol andOtherDrugEducationattheUniversityof Miamiisacomprehensive prevention, education,and referralprogram.Wefocus outreachandeducationonalcoholandother druguse,misuse,anddependency.

HousedintheDeanofStudentsOfficeand workingwithallmembersofthecampus community,westriveto:

Promotehealthylifestyles,aswellas personalandsocialresponsibility,by providingand/orsupportingeducational programs,trainings,communityservice, andalternativesocialactivitiesfor students.

Educatestudentsaboutthenegative healthandlegalconsequencesofhighriskuseofalcoholandotherdrugs. Increaseawarenessandcommitment withintheuniversitycommunitytosafety andintervention.

Createanenvironmentinwhichachange inattitudes,behaviors,anduseof substancesispossibleandparticipationin high-riskbehaviorsisreduced.

Throughpeereducationand collaborationwithcampuspartners, theSandlerCenterprovides outreachandsupporttoempower studentstomakeinformedand responsibledecisionsthroughout theirlives.

OVERALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Weexpandedourteamfrom5to8peereducators,thanksto adonationfromalumnus,Mr.DamianBraga

AttendedandpresentedatNASPAStrategiesConferencein KansasCity,MO

Pilotedanoverdosepreventioninitiativeandlaunchedthe "LittlePillBigRisk"Campaign

AwardedtheLaurelAwardfor"OutstandingCollaborative Initiative"forNarcanTraining

Awarded2ndplaceand$3,000intheDrugEnforcement Agency'sRedRibbonCampusPSAContest

SuccessfullymovedfromtheEverFieducationalplatformto GetInclusive

OVERVIEWOF EVENTS&PROGRAMS

HighlightedTopics Covered

Bingedrinking,tailgating safety,medicalamnesty, overdoseprevention, vaping,druggeddrink prevention,consent,nonprescriptiondrugmisuse, bystanderintervention, cannabis,cocaine,& drunkdriving

Highlighted CollaborativePartners

Orientation,Healthy 'CaneNetwork, URecovery,Housing& ResidentialLife,UMPD,It's OnUs,GreekLife,'Canes NightLive,&Miami RecoveryProject

BytheNumbers

87 TotalPrograms 133 Hoursofeducation

8,626 StudentInteractions

85% Increaseinprograms comparedtolastyear

"My role at the Sandler Center has allowed me to make a positive impact on campus, one student at a time. This job has not only contributed to my personal growth, but has also helped me discover my newfound passion for graphic design. Additionally, it has boosted my confidence in public speaking and strengthened my interpersonal skills."

-Abigail Schcolnik, Sophomore Peer Educator

OVERVIEWOF THEGREENZONE

Thisyear,wecontinuedourpop upprogramsintheresidential collegesduringthefirstsixweeks ofthesemester.Thistimeperiod iswhenmanyhigh-riskdrinking behaviorsoccur.TheGreenZone representsabloodalcohol contentwherefunctioningwon't besignificantlyimpairedandthe negativeeffectsofdrinkinghave beenlowered.Studentsare encouragedtopracticehealthy behaviorstostayintheGreen ZoneandavoidtheRedZone.

2,807 StudentsReached

6 Events

98% ofattendeesknewwaysto stayintheGreenZone

99% ofattendeesunderstoodthe dangersofmixingalcohol anddrugs

OVERVIEWOF NATIONALCOLLEGIATE ALCOHOLAWARENESS MONTH

Eachyear,theSandlerCenter joins nearly1,000collegesacrossthe countryinobservingNationalCollegiate AlcoholAwareness Month (NCAAM) throughoutthemonthofOctober.InFall 2022,peereducatorscontinuedto promotealcoholeducationina comprehensive,engagingwayby developingactivitiesandcollaborating withcampusorganizations.Thisyear,our themewas"SandlerCollection,"withour educationalactivitiesandpromotional materialsfocusingonadifferenttypeof visualarteachweek,fromgraffitito impressionism.

TopicsCovered

AlcoholSafety

MedicalAmnesty

BystanderIntervention

FakeIDs

DruggedDrinkPrevention

SexualHealthandAlcohol

OverallNumbers

504studentsparticipated Overall,93%ofattendees metthelearningoutcomes 97%ofattendees,after attendingaNCAAMprogram, feltconfidentintheirability tostaysafewhendrinking

OVERVIEWOF OVERDOSEPREVENTION INITIATIVES

Thisyear,wefocusedourprogrammingeffortsheavilyonoverdose prevention.Nationwide,fentanylhasbecomeaseriouspublichealth concern.ToaddresstheserisksandensureUMstudentshaveasmuch informationandresourcesaspossible,wetookathree-prongedapproach toaddresstheissue.

#1 AWARENESSCAMPAIGN:"LITTLEPILLBIGRISK"

Wedevelopedabrand-new"LittlePillBigRisk"awareness campaign,whichaimstoprovidestudentswithinformation aboutthedangersoffentanyl-laceddrugs,actionableharm reductiontips,andsupportfromtheirpeersandUniversityof Miamistaff.

BIG RISK LITTLE PILL

MIAMI.EDU/LITTLEPILLBIGRISK

OVERVIEWOF OVERDOSEPREVENTION INITIATIVES

#2 EDUCATIONALPOP-UPS&EVENTS

Throughouttheyear,wehostededucationalevents&pop-upsfocused onthistopic.WekickedofftheyearwithourOverdoseAwarenessDay event,whichwasacollaborativeeffortbetweenmultipleon-andoffcampuspartners.Atadaytimefair,studentslearnedaboutthe resourcesavailabletothemrelatedtodrugoverdose.Intheevening,we hostedacandlelightvigiltohonorliveslosttooverdose.

OVERVIEWOF OVERDOSEPREVENTION INITIATIVES

#3 NARCANTRAINING

Narcanisalife-savingmedicationthatreversesopioidoverdoses.In responsetodemandfromstudentsforincreasedaccessibilityto Narcanoncampus,wehavesuccessfullyrolledoutaNarcantraining initiativewithURecovery,theStudentHealthService,andalocalnonprofit,theMiamiRecoveryProject.Atthesetrainings,attendeeslearn howtospotanopioidoverdose,howtouseNarcan,andpreventiontips. WelearnedthatastudentwhoattendedNarcantrainingusedthe NarcanhereceivedtosavethelifeofastudentatanotherUniversity.

11 Trainingshosted

504 Attendees

1,694 Narcandosesdistributed

100% ofattendeesfeltmore comfortableusing Narcaninanoverdose situation

"WhatIloveaboutTheSandlerCenteristhe people.Youcan'tloveajobifyoudon'tlikethejob environment.MypeersatSandleraren'tjust coworkers;theyareloving,compassionatepeople thatIamgladtocallmyfriends.Therereallyisn't amorefunandself-fulfillingjoboncampus."

-AkshayAdvaney,JuniorPeerEducator

PARTNERSHIPWITH GREEKLIFE

Thisyear,wehavestrengthenedourrelationshipwithGreekLife,hosting manychapterpresentationsandcollaborativeevents.Twoofour collaborativeeventswereourULTRAsafetyeventsleadinguptoULTRA musicfestivalinMarch.

7Greekpresentations

3chapterNarcantrainings

2eventswithAGLOforULTRA musicfestival

AGLOco-sponsoredNarcan Training

AttendedNewMember SymposiuminFall&Spring Collaborationwith MulticulturalGreekCouncilfor vapingevent

DrunkdrivingeventwithΑΦΑ

DeanPersewontheAssociationof GreekLetterOrganizations

ADDITIONALHIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS&EVENTS

HousingStudentStaffTraining

SandlerCenterstaffpresentedtonewResidentialAssistants, CommuterAssistants,&SecurityStaffonalcoholpoisoning, medicalamnesty,&howtobestapproachconversationswith studentsaboutalcoholandotherdruguse.

NewStudentOrientation

SandlerCenterstaffjoinedothermembersoftheHealthy 'CaneNetworkonapaneltodiscusswell-beingforbothFall &Springincomingstudents.

'CanesNightLive

OnHalloweenweekend,wejoined'CanesNightLivetoeducate studentsontheimportanceofalternatingalcoholicdrinkswith water.'CanesNightLiveisalate-nightalternativeprogramfor studentsoneFridaynightpermonth.

ADDITIONALHIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS&EVENTS

ConsciousClubbing

WepartneredwithIt'sOnUstodevelopandlaunchanew campaign,ConsciousClubbing.Thecampaignand accompanyingeventfocusedongoingoutsafetyand druggeddrinkprevention

SafeSpringBreak

IncollaborationwiththeHealthy'CaneNetwork&It'sOnUs,we hostedourannualSafeSpringBreakfairstyleevent.Students learnedaboutthevariouswaystheycanstaysafewhileon SpringBreak.

'CanesNightLive Cannabis&MentalHealth

WehostedaprograminSpringsemestertoeducate studentsaboutthelinkbetweencannabisuseandmental healthissues,suchasdepression,anxiety,andpsychosis.

OVERVIEWOF PEER-LEDWORKSHOPS

Wecontinuetoaddressalcoholandcannabis-relatedviolations oncampuswithourpeer-led workshops,High(er)Education& RethinkingDrinking.The workshops,nowbackin-personfor thefirsttimesinceCOVID-19, includeinteractivetrivia,engaging educationalactivities, opportunitiesforreflectionand goal-setting,andinformationon campusresources.Upon completingtheworkshops, studentsareempoweredasthe primaryagentsofchangein reducingtheharmsoftheir alcohol/druguse.

Asaresultoftheworkshops:

100%

ofstudentsagreedthattheyexamined theirownpersonalcannabisuse

90% 100% 95%

ofstudentsplantomake changestotheircannabisuse

ofstudentsagreedthattheyexamined theirownpersonalalcoholuse

ofstudentsplantomake changestotheiralcoholuse

CONFERENCEATTENDANCE

NASPASTRATEGIES

TeammembersattendedtheNASPA(StudentAffairsAdministrators inHigherEducation)StrategiesConferenceinKansasCity,MO.This conferenceisanopportunityforstudentsfromaroundthecountryto gatherwithpractitionersinanefforttobettertheirleadershipand organizationskillsastheypreparetopresentalcoholanddrug preventionprogramsontheircampuses.SandlerCenterDirector, DeanPerse,presentedattheconferenceasessiontitled"Bangfor YourBuck:SupervisingSuccessfulPeerEducationTeamsatAny Budget."

Attheconference,itwasannouncedthattheSandlerCenterwon2nd placeintheDrugEnforcementAgency'sRedRibbonCampusPSA Contest.OurPSAentry,entitled"SubstanceSpeedDating:Some ThingsJustDon’tMix,"showcasestheharmfuleffectsofmixingdrugs andalcohol.

PRACTICUMSTUDENTS

WehostedtwostudentsintheBachelorofScienceinPublicHealth programfortheirpracticumexperience.Thefieldpracticumisan essentialpartofthepublichealthprogramcurriculumthatblends academiclearningandpracticalfieldexperienceinpartnershipwith anagencyororganizationthatisprovidingapublichealthservice.

MeeraPatel

Meera conducted a survey on drinking behaviors and living arrangements to evaluate students' knowledge on driving under the influence. She used the survey data to develop a program proposal to address drunk driving.

Benjamin focused his project on opioids and Narcan. He created a benchmarking report on Narcan programs at other Universities. He then created an educational opioid intervention program for fraternity leadership.

BenjaminKlein

I'mproudoftheeducationalimpactI'vehadontheUM populationasapeered.I'vehadseveralpeoplecomeup tomeatprogramssayinghowmuchtheyappreciate whatthey'velearnedandhowthisknowledge/education hasinfluencedtheirlifeortheirchoices.Thisalways warmsmyheartandI'mproudtohearthattheworkwe doatSandlerismakingadifference.

-MeccaMcCain,JuniorPeerEducator