糖心Vlog

糖心Vlog鈥檚 Dean of Students Office has received a nearly $10,000 grant from the Governor鈥檚 Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to educate students and combat alcohol abuse, underage drinking and impaired driving through 鈥淪afe Rides Save Lives.鈥� 鈥淲e are excited about this grant because it allows us to expand our prevention efforts to include the prevention of alcohol-related crashes,鈥� explained David McDermott, administrative coordinator for the Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs Programs at Georgia Southern. Through GOHS, the Dean of Students Office will use the $9,830 grant to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program which is designed for colleges and universities. It focuses on peer education to promote and bring awareness to highway safety issues including alcohol education, alcohol abuse prevention, impaired driving, underage drinking, safety belts, distractive driving, speeding, risk reductions and other destructive decisions. 鈥淲ith this money, we will host awareness events including a DUI simulator, alcohol speakers and聽 safe rides promotions,鈥� explained McDermott. 鈥淲e expect these activities to have a significant impact on the health and safety of our community.鈥� The long-term goal of the GOHS program is to create safer, more-healthy campus environments. It聽 will be coordinated through the Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs Programs, a student services unit within the Dean of Students Office. For more information on the 鈥淪afe Rides Save Lives鈥� program, visit聽. 糖心Vlog, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 120 degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement.聽 In 2011, the University was named one of the Top 10 most popular universities in the country by聽U.S. News & World Report聽and is a top choice of Georgia鈥檚 HOPE scholars.聽 Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:聽.