Loyola University Peer Educators

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The Loyola Peer Educators are students who are trained to educate and heighten the awareness of the Loyola Community on various wellness issues. There are five different types of Peer Educators and each group is lead by a moderator from a branch of the Student Development Division.

The types of Peer Educators are....

Student Health Awareness Resource Program (S.H.A.R.P.)
The Student Health Awareness Resource Program, peer educators that strive to educate and heighten the awareness of the Loyola community on health issues.  SHARP deals primarily with topics such as: Women’s Health Issues, Abstinence, Relationship Communication, Healthy Relationships, AIDS/HIV and STIs.  SHARP provides programs such as the Race for the Cure, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, World AIDS Day, Sexual Responsibility Week, the Health Fair and various audience-targeted Sexual Health Awareness Programs.

Moderator: Vicki Lentz, Student Health Center,  410-617-5055
Student Coordinator: TBA

Creating Awareness for Real Experiences (C.A.R.E.)
CARE is group of Peer Educators dedicated to providing information about wellness issues to the Loyola Community.  CARE addresses topics such as eating disorders, body image, stress management, healthy relationship and communication building, and acquaintance rape awareness and risk-reduction.  C.A.R.E. sponsors many events on campus including Health and Wellness Week and Sexual Assault Awareness Month which are aimed at maximizing awareness while creating a safe and healthy campus community. If you feel strongly about these issues, C.A.R.E. presents a unique opportunity to get involved and become a leader on campus.

Moderator: Nikki Nieset, Counseling Center, 410-617-5109
Student Coordinators: Daniel Kelly, dskelly@loyola.edu and Erin Thompson, eathompson@loyola.edu

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (A.D.A.P.T.)

Moderator:  Allison Pearlman Sax, Associate Director of Alcohol and Drug Education Support Services, 410-617-2928
Student Coordinators: Jessica Hackley, jmhackley@loyola.edu, Alison Smith, avsmith@loyola.edu & Jacob Kashlak, jpkashlak@loyola.edu

Diversity Peer Educators (D.P.E.)
Diversity Peer Educators (D.P.E.s) work very closely with the ALANA Services to address issues related to diversity, multiculturalism, and race issues. The Diversity Peer Educators strive to promote diversity education and awareness through discussion, film presentations and programs.  Our programs focus on racial, gender, sexual preference, physical and mental disabilities.

Moderator: Kimberly Turner, Associate Director, ALANA, 410-617-5424
Student Coordinators: Nina Shandar, nlshandar@loyola.edu  & Morgan Murray, mmurray@loyola.edu

Student Career Educators (S.C.E.)
SCE's serve as liaisons between the Career Center and the student population.  Responsibilities will be to assist students who visit the Career Center in locating and utilizing appropriate resources, and to share information about upcoming career programs/workshops.  In addition, SCEs will conduct “house programs” for students in the residence halls as requested on topics such as resume development and the job search process.  SCEs will assist with the marketing and logistical aspects of career fairs, workshops, and other programming efforts.  SCEs will also have the potential to initiate new and innovative ways to increase student use of Career Center programs and resources. In addition, SCEs will provide input on how to improve the Career Center’s programs and services.

Moderator: TBA, Career Center, 410-617-2331
Student Coordinator: Katie Maffetone, krmaffetone@loyola.edu & Daniel Mosebach, dfmosebach@loyola.edu