RUDrugAware (RUDA)
RUDRUGAWARE (RUDA), A RUTGERS UNIVERSITY STUDENT ACTIVITIES ORGANIZATION:
Arthur Tomie, Faculty Sponsor of RUDrugAware (RUDA).
RUDA: Rutgers University Student Activities Organization
RUDA Sakai Page: https://sakai.rutgers.edu/portal/site/ebcd4a39-1713-4c4a-8577-30b98e829083
RUDA Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tailoftheraccoon/
RUDA Contact Information: Dimpal Kasabwala <dmk283@scarletmail.rutgers.edu>
RUDA OFFICERS:
RUDA President: Dimpal Kasabwala (dmk283@scarletmail.rutgers.edu)
RUDA Vice-President: Elsie Arina
RUDA Treasurer: Muriam Whala
RUDA Event-Coordinator: Andrea Alvarado
RECENT RUDA-SPONSORED SPEAKER PANELS:
RUDA-Sponsored Speaker Panel. Career Involvement Panel: How to Become a Drug Abuse Counselor.” Speakers: Kathleen Shoemaker, Keith Murphy, Caesar Impevio, Samantha Fradkin, Noelle Jensen. MultiPurpose Room, College Avenue Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, April 2019.
RUDA-Sponsored Speaker Panel. “Addiction Recovery.” Speakers: J. Brogan, P. Kazelis, E. Farina. MultiPurpose Room, Busch Campus Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, October 2018.
RUDA-Sponsored Speaker Panel. “The Departures Thing: Living in the Age of Addiction, Part II.” Speakers: J. Coronato, J. Brogan, D. Parker, and F. Greenagle. MultiPurpose Room, Busch Campus Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, February 2018.
RUDA-Sponsored Speaker Panel. “Living in the Age of Addiction, Part II.” Speakers: J. Coronato, J. Brogan, T. Burns, D. Parker, B. Nolan, and A. Johnson. MultiPurpose Room, College Avenue Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, February 2017.
RUDA-Sponsored Speaker Panel. “Living in the Age of Addiction.” Speakers: J. Coronato, J. Brogan, and J. Colon. Life Sciences Building Auditorium, Busch Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, March 2016.
RUDA-Sponsored Speaker Panel. “Recovery Coaches and New Approaches to the Opiate Epidemic.” Speakers: J. Brogan, J. Coronato, and R. Wells. Life Sciences Building Auditorium, Busch Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, April 2015.
RECENT RUDA-SPONSORED MOVIE NIGHTS:
RUDA-Sponsored Movie Night. Movie: “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Room 202, Livingston Campus Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, April 2019.
RUDA-Sponsored Movie Night. Movie: “Coraline.” College Avenue Campus Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, November 2018.
RUDA-Sponsored Movie Night. Movie: “Basketball Diary.” Trace Hall, Douglass Campus Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, November 2017.
OTHER RUDA-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES:
RUDA-Sponsored Coffee Break. “De-Stress and Relax During Final Exams.” Hidden Grounds Coffee House, Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ, Dec 2018.
RUDA and TOPAC Co-Sponsored Training Session. “NARCAN: Opioid Overdose Prevention: Narcan Rescue Training.” Cook Campus Student Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, April 2018.
RUDA-SPONSORED BREAKOUT TABLES:
RUDA Breakout Table, East Windsor Township Municipal Alliance for Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, “Knock-Out Opiate Abuse”, Senior Center, East Windsor Township, Sep 2017.
RUDA Breakout Table, NJTV Community Forum: “Prevention and Recovery: Drug Addiction Community Education Forum”, Boys and Girls Club, Newark, NJ, October 2016.
RUDA Breakout Table, NJTV Community Forum: “New Jersey’s Opiate Addiction Epidemic Forum”, Rutgers University, Busch Campus Student Center, Piscataway, NJ, January 2017.
RUDA Breakout Table, Clarkstown Teacher’s Association, “The Perfect Storm: A prescription drug and heroin epidemic.” Paramount Country Club, New City, NY, June 2016.
RUDA Breakout Table, NJTV Community Forum: “New Jersey’s Drug Addiction Prevention and Education Forum”, Rutgers University, Busch Campus Student Center, Piscataway, NJ, May 2016.
RUDA Breakout Table, NJTV Community Forum: “Faces of Family Addiction, Stigma and Misconception”, Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Toms River, NJ, March 2016.
RUDA Breakout Table, Suffern United Coalition Against Substance Abuse (SUCASAS), Panel Presentation “The Perfect Storm: A prescription drug and heroin epidemic.” Crowne Plaza Hotel, Suffern NY, March 2016.
RUDA Breakout Table, Mahwah Town Hall Meeting, “Heroin Epidemic – Town Hall Meeting”, Sheraton Crossroads Hotel and Conference Center, Mahwah, NJ, November 2015.