KSU President Daniel S. Papp (center) with the Duffeys at the signing for the William S. and Betsy B. Duffey Collegiate Recovery Endowed Scholarship. Betsy and William Duffey donated monies to create an endowed scholarship for students of Kennesaw State University's new Collegiate Recovery Center (CRC). Recipients must be enrolled and actively participating in the Collegiate Recovery Center Program for six months prior to application, be in good academic standing with a minimum 3.0 GPA, enrolled full time at KSU and active in a 12-step program.
(lr-KSU President Daniel S.Papp,Pat and Gene Henssler)

The mission of the CRC is to provide "structure, advocacy and support by creating a peer-to-peer recovery community." It's estimated over 50,000 college students in the U.S. are in recovery from alcohol, drug, eating and other addictive disorders. While many schools have prevention programs, KSU is one of the few universities in the country to offer a recovery academic program. The CRC helps students have a full, mainstream college experience while in recovery.

CRC Coordinator Teresa Johnston says the center is committed to supporting long-term recovery for the students, development of resiliency, education about addiction, and offers students in the program the opportunity to perform service within the university or the community.

Johnston, a licensed associate professional counselor, and in recovery herself, understands the challenges faced by the students in recovery. "At the CRC we believe that recovery is a process and either you are in the process of recovery or the process of relapse. Our program helps to support that commitment to recovery."

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