About This Event
Mobilize Recovery is bringing the Campus Surge 2025 initiative to Rutgers University - New Brunswick as part of a nationwide effort to address the challenges of substance use and mental health among college students. This event aims to raise awareness, provide resources, and empower students and the Rutgers community to become advocates for recovery on campus. Rutgers will highlight what they are doing in the addiction and recovery space, as well as the people who are making it happen.

What To Expect:
- Resource Fair: Informational tabling on addiction, recovery, and mental health led by experts and advocates.
- Harm Reduction: Distribution of overdose reversal agents and fentanyl test strips to reduce fatalities.
- Community Engagement: Opportunities to mingle, network, and connect.
- Musical performance by Noah Thompson, country music singer and 2022 American Idol winner.
- Dinner buffet will be provided to attendees. Please RSVP.
- Premier of The History of Collegiate Recovery at Rutgers.
- Powerful Keynote Panel with special guests including ESPN's Lauren Sisler!
Event Schedule:
- 5:00pm: Resource Fair
- 5:45pm: Buffet-style Dinner
- 6:00pm: Noah Thompson Performance
- 6:30pm: Program Introduction
- 6:50pm: Keynote Panel
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Event Details
Special Guests
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Partnership to End Addiction, CEO -
Tom Farley
New York Times Bestselling Author of “The Chris Farley Show”, Recovery Advocate, and Community Outreach Director at Recovery.com -
Kim Govak
Founder and CEO, EmPanda Perspectives -
Izzy Mizell
Program Coordinator, NJ Coalition of Addiction Recovery Support (NJ-CARS) -
Lauren Sisler
ESPN Reporter, Author, and Motivational Speaker -
Noah Thompson
Country Music Singer & 2022 American Idol Winner