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Eastern's Army ROTC takes place in McAfee Gym on Thursday evening. Students prepare and get ready to go over their operation plan for Military Science lab.

FEATURE PHOTO: Platoon training

Karina Delgado, Assistant Photo Editor February 6, 2020

Eastern's Army ROTC takes place in McAfee Gym on Thursday evening. Students prepare and get ready to go over their operation plan for Military Science lab.

Mental health first aid training available Saturday

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter September 5, 2019

Eastern is offering a free mental health first aid training session this weekend for those who pre-register. According to research conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide was the...

Think about taking CPR training

Jordan Boyer, Photo Editor January 31, 2019

Your outlook on life can change in a split second, and I realized that not too long ago. A couple weeks ago, I visited my parents and some friends in my hometown. It was my dad’s birthday, so we had...

Changes made to ethics training in 2018

Vince Lovergine, Sports Reporter February 27, 2018

Starting this year, newly hired employees at Eastern will now have to complete their training on sexual harassment prevention within 30 days. Shawn Peoples, interim director of the Office of Civil Rights...

University Police Department Chief Kent Martin hopes to begin training of ALICE, an active shooter response program on the campus of Eastern. The program, according to its website is the No. 1 active shooter civilian response training for organizations. Martin said you does not have to look far to see the benefits of the program.

UPD to expand use of ALICE

Chrissy Miller, News Editor October 3, 2017

After becoming a certified ALICE trainer, University Police Chief Kent Martin now plans to expand the use of the program throughout the campus community. ALICE is a training program that helps educate...

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