Adam’s Law Hazing Prevention Training
In alignment with Adam’s Law and through the story of Adam Oakes, this in-person program educates attendees on hazing, the dangers of hazing, including alcohol intoxication, and institution policies and state law regarding hazing.

Adam’s Day of Remembrance Workshop
Annually, the Love Like Adam Foundation partners with VCU to raise awareness on hazing and its dangers. This workshop rotates focus based on the needs of the community. 

• In 2023, the workshop addressed the root causes of hazing within organizations and empowered attendees to strategize methods for eradicating those causes. 
• In 2024, attendees discussed the challenges of leadership and workshopped methods of being change agents within their organizations to prevent situations where hazing and other risky behaviors may occur. 

Have You Herd? Alcohol and Other Drugs Education
All new VCU students receive an online educational course designed to help them explore their personal relationship with alcohol and other drugs, debunk common misconceptions about alcohol and other drug use at VCU, and understand policies and resources related to alcohol and other drug use issues.

Health Foundations Modules
Available in Canvas, VCU students, faculty, and staff can register for the program to learn more about bystander intervention at their own pace.

Peer Health Educator Class Presentations
Upon invitation, RecWell’s Peer Health Educators come to various classes to provide a workshop on harm reduction and bystander intervention techniques. Approximately 100 presentation requests are received each academic year.

Well-Being Coaching
RecWell’s well-being coaching program provides a space for students to reflect on and leverage their strengths to meet their personal goals while also offering information and resources that help students make informed decisions about their health with a focus on alcohol and other drug use concerns.

Rams L.E.A.D (Learning Ethics and Decision-Making)
This program is designed to help VCU students develop their own personal and ethical decision making and relate these ideals to their long- and short-term goals as well as understand and articulate the responsibility of being a member of the VCU community.

Weeks of Welcome Programming
At the beginning of each fall semester, Weeks of Welcome aims to help students engage with peers, faculty, staff, and resources to foster a sense of belonging, increase awareness of tools for success, and offer opportunities for students to engage and get involved. 

Resident Advisors Hazing Prevention Training
Each year, resident advisors are provided educational programming on hazing and its dangers as well as ways to recognize signs of hazing as they help guide students through their on-campus residential experience. 

Student-Athlete Hazing Prevention Training
VCU varsity student-athletes receive hazing prevention training through student-athlete development programming. Programming has included a presentation from the Love Like Adam Foundation and workshops focused on hazing and dangerous traditions, and through team based trainings. 

Sport Club Officers Hazing Prevention Training
Annually, officers of sport clubs attend a workshop designed to increase their awareness of hazing and provide them with skills to help prevent instances of hazing on their team. 

Ram Camp Bystander Intervention Programming
New VCU students participating in Ram Camp receive interactive education on correcting misperceptions about VCU students’ health behaviors and practice ways to support their peers by recognizing and intervening in potentially harmful situations.