The University's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, which began a year and a half ago, has received four national awards and began holding office hours in February.
However, despite the growth and national recognition, many University students are largely unaware of the resources ADAPT offers, ADAPT Programming Chairman Adam Lackey said.
"No students have come to our office hours yet, but we are still working on getting the word out," ADAPT Training Chairwoman Jenny Murrill said.
ADAPT, a student agency that educates about alcohol and serves as resources to its peers, has not received any visitors during the ADAPT resource center's office hours. Members, however, are optimistic that as word spreads students will utilize the office hours and resources.
"We will be here for students who are concerned about their friends, are personally struggling with alcohol, may have a problem with alcohol or who just want to find out more about ADAPT," Murrill said.
ADAPT's afternoon office hours this semester are held on Monday from 3-5, Thursday from 2-5, and Friday from 3-4. During office hours, an ADAPT team member will be present to answer questions and assist students who come by.
The use of ADAPT's office hours by students will mark the first direct contact with ADAPT that individual students initiate on a personal level, Murrill said. "Before we started holding office hours we went to groups and sponsored events for students."
Susan Bruce, one of the two ADAPT advisors working at the University's Center for Alcohol and Substance Education, feels use of the center will increase through word of mouth.
"I think as people do start to come they will tell their friends," Bruce said. "People will hear that the ADAPT members are nice, not judgmental, and don't simply tell you not to drink."
Members of ADAPT completed 30 hours of training and are certified as peer educators through the BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network, said Jill Ingram, Awareness Chairwoman.
BACCHUS and GAMMA is an international organization that seeks to educate students about alcohol use and responsible drinking. BACCHUS and GAMMA gave ADAPT awards for Outstanding Peer Theater Presentation and Outstanding Program, and gave Lackey its Outstanding Student Award. ADAPT also received funding to send students to the BACCHUS General Assembly in San Francisco next year.
ADAPT's office is located in room B023 of Rugby Faculty Apartments, on Rugby Road across from the Lambeth Colonnades.
Previously the main source of alcohol awareness information for University students was found at the Center for Alcohol and Substance Abuse, located at 2400 Old Ivy Road, about one mile from central Grounds.
Ingram said the center contains binders, brochures and information about the University's alcohol policies.
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