Office of Prevention & Awareness

The Office of Prevention and Awareness Services (OPA) seeks to create a safer and healthier campus by providing prevention and awareness programs, events, and activities as well as outreach and advocacy for all Reinhardt students. OPA engages students and campus partners to implement initiatives to cultivate a culture where students engage in positive, protective health and well-being behaviors. OPA also ensures that the victims of crime at Reinhardt University are educated on the rights and services available are refer to the appropriate office and/or organization. OPA collaborates with certain offices and organizations on and off campus. Each year, the various offices that make up the Division of Student Affairs at Reinhardt University collaborate to implement a variety of awareness programs and events on campus. The office’s external community partners are to: Cherokee Family Violence Center, Cherokee District Attorney’s Office, LiveSafe Resources, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, and Kennesaw State University’s SAFE Center. This office provides students with the opportunity to learn about RespectEDU, Mental Health Awareness, Domestic Violence Awareness, AlcoholEDU, Hazing Awareness, and Bystander Prevention, as well as education surrounding interpersonal violence relationships.