Governors Office of Highway Safety's Young Adult Programs Liaison



The Governors Office of Highway Safetys Young Adult Programs Liaison And BACCHUS Peer Educators is a department of the Georgia Southwestern State University Division of Student Affairs and is a grant funded program sponsored by the Georgia Governor’s Office for Highway Safety.

Peer Educators do programming and disseminate information concerning alcohol, drugs, and other health-related issues.

Peer Educators are caring helpers who serve as a support to fellow students in need.

Peer Educators are role models who make healthy choices and encourage healthy and positive choices in the lives of others.

Peer Educators are certified through a training program designed to empower them to educate, confront, listen to,and help their peers make healthy lifestyle choices.

Peer Educators have the opportunity to gain experience in preparing and giving presentations to campus and community groups.

Peer Educators gain experience in conference planning and attendance on a regional and national level.

Peer Educators serve as student leaders on campus.
   
  Links and Forms
 

Application Form
 

Peer Educator Code of Ethics
 

BACCHUS & GAMMA History

 

Spring 2005 Programming Calendar
 

 

 
 

Antony and Larry
show off the GSW School Display at the
2004 General Assembly in Chicago, IL

The Peer Educators staged a Ghost Out during National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week to make students aware of the number of students who die each year in alcohol-related deaths.

Peer Educators handed out "Quit Kits" during the Great American Smokeout and encouraged
the campus community to stop smoking...
at least for the day.
   

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GSW's Peer Educators are an affiliate chapter of the BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network.