{"id":9613,"date":"2020-01-21T18:11:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=9613"},"modified":"2020-10-02T14:41:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T14:41:48","slug":"media-advisory-new-augsburg-university-stepup-program-director-an-expert-on-collegiate-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/21\/media-advisory-new-augsburg-university-stepup-program-director-an-expert-on-collegiate-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory: New Augsburg University StepUP Program Director an Expert on Collegiate Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renee Most joined Augsburg University\u2019s StepUP<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Program for students in recovery from substance abuse as its new director in fall 2019, bringing her own experience as an alumna of StepUP and her 15 plus years of clinical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/01\/Renee-Most.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/01\/Renee-Most.jpg\" alt=\"Renee Most headshot \" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/01\/Renee-Most.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/01\/Renee-Most-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>work in the field of addiction related issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am honored to bring my previous experience in the field of recovery to the StepUP community and to continue to strengthen this program,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d she said. \u201cMy personal experience as a student in the StepUP program made clear to me the power of collegiate recovery programs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renee, who attended Augsburg in 2001-2002, is available for media interviews and has expertise in collegiate recovery and many related subjects, including the opioid crisis, youth binge drinking, and eating disorders. To arrange an interview,\u00a0 contact: <\/span><a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;:&#x73;&#x69;t&#97;&#x72;a&#109;&#x69;&#64;&#97;&#x75;g&#115;&#x62;u&#114;&#x67;&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gita Sitaramiah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, director of public relations and internal communications, 612-330-1476.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renee has dedicated her career to the field of recovery, serving individuals at:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kodiak Recovery, where she served as Executive Director<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Emily Program, as a Clinical Relations Specialist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistance in Recovery, as an Interventionist and Clinical Case Manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Washington County Schools, as a Chemical Health Prevention Specialist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hazelden Betty Ford, as a Chemical Dependency Counselor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renee holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from St. Catherine\u2019s University, is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) and earned a master\u2019s degree in addiction studies from Hazelden Graduate School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/stepup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Augsburg University StepUP Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the oldest and largest residential collegiate recovery programs in the United States. The program, unique in addressing both mental health and addiction recovery, strives to help students achieve academic success, and thrive in a community of accountability and support. StepUP students fully engage in the Augsburg experience, including study abroad, varsity athletics, student government, and research, while living on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Augsburg.<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Augsburg University, celebrating its 150th anniversary, offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees to 3,400 students of diverse backgrounds at its campus in the vibrant center of the Twin Cities and nearby Rochester, Minnesota, location. Augsburg educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies, guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran church, and shaped by its urban and global settings. Learn more at Augsburg.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renee Most joined Augsburg University\u2019s StepUP\u00ae Program for students in recovery from substance abuse as its new director in fall 2019, bringing her own experience as an alumna of StepUP and her 15 plus years of clinical work in the field of addiction related issues.\u00a0 \u201cI am honored to bring my previous experience in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":372,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3231,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-advisories","category-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/372"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9613"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10254,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9613\/revisions\/10254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}