Exemplary Member Institution Recognition Program
Recognizing excellence in reducing and preventing high-risk drinking and substance use among Nebraska college students.
Encourage
Encourage schools to engage in ongoing learning, stay up to date on the latest issues facing students, and continually improve prevention programming on campus.
Recognize
Recognize schools that demonstrate prevention programming that other member institutions can replicate on their campuses.
Reward
Reward schools that achieve excellence in the implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies, and successfully create an outstanding campus environment for students and the surrounding community.
Principles and Goals
Our aim is to establish a meaningful quality standard for NECPA member institutions. Levels of recognition are designed with the following standards in mind:
- Program staff participate in ongoing professional development.
- Effort is made to include key stakeholders and administrators in program planning and implementation.
- Training opportunities promote strong relationships and positive outcomes through connections with faculty, staff, and peer educators.
- Resources, approaches, and strategies cover all social-ecological levels and reinforce interconnections.
- Demonstrated commitment to collect meaningful data, analyze the results, and implement quality prevention efforts that are informed by data obtained at the institutional and state level.
- Prevention strategies are tailored to the community and cultural norms of the campus and are sensitive to the needs of the campus and community.
- Education, policy, and enforcement strategies cover a range of key prevention topics, with consistency across areas such as content, design, and approach.
- Ongoing evaluation is implemented to maintain the positive impact of prevention efforts.
Levels of Achievement
The Exemplary Member Program will run from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, to align with the NACHB survey cycle.
- Designate an institutional representative or team of representatives to engage with NECPA
- Implement Evidence-Based Prevention Strategies on campus.
Participate in at least one NECPA Program:
- Year One College Behavior Profile
- College Behavior Profile
- Nebraska Assessment of College Health Behaviors* (Biennial Survey)
*Institutions not funded for NACHB participation may submit proof that similar data has been collected within their campus community to support data-driven decision-making and qualify.
Engage in at least two NECPA-related activities:
- Someone from your institution presents at the Statewide Convening.
- At least one representative from your institution attends an NECPA-hosted professional development event (e.g., Statewide Convening, Gambling Prevention Workshop, CBP Innovations Trainings).
- Your institution hosts an NECPA-sponsored training for staff or students (e.g., BMI Training, CBP Innovations Training, or deliver HECAOD’s “You Bet” training to students).
- Implement Narcan access on your campus (through care boxes or other approved means).
- Actively disseminate NECPA-sponsored campaign assets on campus and through campus communication channels (e.g., Gambling Prevention, Narcan Stigma Reduction).
Demonstrating a commitment to data excellence by participating in all three NECPA Programs:
- Year One College Behavior Profile
- College Behavior Profile
- Nebraska Assessment of College Health Behaviors* (Biennial Survey)
*Institutions not funded for NACHB participation may submit proof that similar data has been collected within their campus community to support data-driven decision-making and qualify.
Demonstrating a commitment to prevention excellence by engaging in all NECPA-related activities:
- Someone from your institution presents at the Statewide Convening.
- At least one representative from your institution attends an NECPA-hosted professional development event (e.g., Statewide Convening, Gambling Prevention Workshop, CBP Innovations Trainings).
- Your institution hosts an NECPA-sponsored training for staff or students (e.g., BMI Training, CBP Innovations Training, or deliver HECAOD’s “You Bet” training to students).
- Implement Narcan access on your campus (through care boxes or other approved means).
- Actively disseminate NECPA-sponsored campaign assets on campus and through campus communication channels (e.g., Gambling Prevention, Narcan Stigma Reduction).