Eastern Illinois University's Alcohol and Other Drug Coalition was recently awarded The Extra Mile Award presented for exemplary college and community alcohol and other drug and traffic safety problem prevention efforts at the Campus Alcohol and Traffic Safety Conference.

Applications for this award were judged by a team of IHEPP staff members, IDOT staff members and a representative of each of the past recipient schools.

Criteria for the award include:

• Participation in the Policies and Programs Prevention Steering Committee
• Attendance and leadership participation at the Campus Alcohol and Traffic Safety Conference
• Participation in Policies and Programs, Illinois Higher Education Prevention Training Institute, and other statewide and regional training opportunities for traffic safety and/or substance abuse prevention
• Cooperation with and support of community prevention efforts
• Participation in National Drunk and Drugged Drive (3D) Prevention Month
• Participation in National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week and other nationally observed prevention efforts
• Active student or peer led groups on campus such as BACCHUS and GAMMA, Peer Educators, SADD, etc.
• Regular evaluation of campus prevention activities
• Creation of traffic safety problem prevention and alcohol and other drug prevention programming unique to the individual campus that demonstrates the IHEs commitment to going the "Extra Mile" to insure the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and other community members.
• Support of the IHEs prevention programming as demonstrated in writing from the office of the IHEs president or other appropriate administrator.  Applications may include other letters of support as appropriate.

Last updated: 1/14/02
For questions or comments email Eric Davidson at: csesd@eiu.edu