About

A Collegiate Recovery Center (CRC) is a designated program which serves students in recovery from addiction. It is a university-provided, supportive environment within the campus culture that reinforces the decision to engage in a lifestyle of recovery from substance use. It is designed to provide peer led and peer organized recovery support along side academic experience to ensure that students do not have to sacrifice their recovery or education for the other.

The goal of a CRC is to offer the chance for students in recovery from addiction to experience the opportunities that higher education offers both in the college environment and after by providing support, preventing a return to use, and promoting academic performance. In coordination with prevention programs, secondary supports such as collegiate recovery programs respond to the need to support the recovering college student and to increase access to treatment and services for the student still in active addiction.

According to the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (2019), approximately 88% of the students who participate in these programs maintain their recovery.

CRC programs transform the lives of recovering students, diversify the student population, provide innovative programming for the campus and contribute to serving and connecting the university and local community. They also increase retention of students and direct tuition revenue.

The most essential elements to a successful CRC are university- dedicated staff, a physical dedicated space on campus, recovery protection services, and a community of students in recovery to offer peer support.

 

Staff

Marni Goldberg

Marni is so thrilled to be the Program Specialist for the Collegiate Recovery Center and the Basics in Addiction Counseling Program in the Department of Psychology. She has a master’s degree in counseling and has used that degree to an incredible advantage as a therapist, clinical manager, diagnostician and UNM instructor. Marni’s passion has evolved into working with those suffering with addiction and she has made it a goal to improve and increase services for students in recovery or pursuing recovery on this campus. She feels honored to work with UNM students and her passion is helping students to create a meaningful collegiate experience. Marni loves New Mexico and she feels privileged to reside in this beautiful state. Contact Info: mgoldberg@unm.edu