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EIU earns 2024 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention

Eastern in only 10% of national peer institutions to earn distinction in past year

(Charleston, IL) – Eastern Illinois University (EIU) received the 2024 Campus Prevention Network’s Seal of Approval award from Vector Solutions for the University’s “exemplary efforts to foster student safety, well-being, and inclusion through online prevention programs.” Fewer than 10 percent of U.S. institutions have earned this distinction over the past year.

“EIU’s CPN Seal of Prevention recognition for student safety is built on our already strong foundation of cultivating excellent student relationships,” said Matt Warner, Assistant Director of EIU’s Health Education Resource Center. “Institutionally, we are focused on student success, health and safety, and this award evidences our strong commitments in those key areas.”

The award was bestowed upon EIU by leaders from Vector Solutions, a company headquartered in Tampa, Florida focused on helping institutions embed daily workflows that drive improvements in compliance, safety, performance, and preparedness, Vector’s industry-focused software includes training management, online course libraries, environmental/health/safety management, workforce scheduling, risk communication, operational readiness solutions, and more.

According to the Vector Solutions website, the company has synthesized two decades of prevention research and practice to establish a meaningful quality standard for online prevention programs. Each year, Vector Solutions evaluates colleges, universities, and national organizations against evidence-based prevention principles to determine the quality of their digital programming.

EIU was recognized with the award at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Strategies Conference January 16 at the Gastaldi Room in the Boston Marriot’s Copley Place. The NASPA Strategies Conferences “provide student affairs practitioners with the knowledge and skills to effectively address collegiate alcohol and drug misuse prevention, mental health, sexual violence prevention and response, peer education and well-being through a variety of comprehensive and integrative approaches.”

EIU prepares students to accomplish their life goals through a combination of quality academics, personal relationships, and both on-campus and online learning opportunities. For more information about Eastern Illinois University, including its broad array of academic and career readiness programs, or any of EIU’s other community-based services and opportunities, visit eiu.edu or call EIU’s public information office at (217) 581-7400.