Safety is one of the most important topics on campus, and a cooperative effort between TTU offices and city and county services hopes to stress the importance to students.

The Eagle's P.E.R.C.H. (Preventive Education Regarding Campus Health)
program is a cooperative effort between TTU Campus Recreation, TTU
Counseling Center, TTU Police, Putnam County Emergency Medical Services, Cookeville Fire Department and Dr. Sullivan Smith of Cookeville Regional Medical Center. 

The program will be offered in a 4-part series each Monday night in February beginning Feb. 5.  The first topic will be Fire Safety presented by Lt. Bruce Womack of the Cookeville Fire Department. The presentation will be held in the Fitness Center Multi-Purpose room beginning at 6:30 p.m. 

An informal roundtable-type discussion and refreshments will follow the presentation and will address specific problems, questions and concerns. The program is free and open to the entire campus. Registration is not required.  The program targets students. but anyone interested is encouraged to attend. Future topics include traffic safety, crime prevention and drugs and alcohol.

"It is our goal that this program will prevent injury, death and emotional stress caused by preventable incidents that occur on college campuses across the nation every day," says event organizer Suzann Hensley. "Our hope is that faculty and administrators will encourage their students to participate in these programs by providing information or even extra credit incentives." 

The February topic schedule includes:
        February 5 — Fire Safety (Lt. Bruce Womack, Cookeville Fire Dept.)
        February 12 — Traffic Safety (Paramedic Brandon Smith, Putnam Co. EMS)
        February 19 — Crime Preventive (Chief Gay Shepherd, TTU Police Dept.)
        February 26 — Drugs and Alcohol (Dr. Sullivan Smith, CRMC)

"We are one of the safest campuses in the country and through the efforts
of this program, we hope to remain that way," Hensley says.

For more information, contact Hensley at 6211.