For Immediate Release August 1, 2008	Contact: Jonathan Kassa (610) 768-9330

National Campus Safety Awareness Month Receives Unanimous Support Of U.S. House Of Representatives

Washington, DC-The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday night unanimously approved a resolution, H. Res. 1288, supporting the designation of September as National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM) by Security On Campus, Inc. (SOC), a national non-profit organization based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The resolution, sponsored by Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-7) and a bi-partisan coalition of 50 co-sponsors, also recognizes SOC’s partnership with colleges and universities across the country to offer campus safety programming each September as a part of NCSAM.

“We are very pleased to have such a strong showing of Congressional support for our partnership with colleges across the country to offer important campus safety programming,” said Jonathan Kassa, SOC’s Executive Director. “It reinforces how important this work is to the American people, and especially those with loved ones in campus communities.”

“We are now more aware than ever about the importance of keeping our nation’s college students safe,” said Congressman Sestak. “National Campus Safety Awareness Month which comes at the beginning of the new school year, offers a perfect opportunity to provide students with critical awareness that they need to help stay safe on campus. Campuses, like any other community, have to deal with crime and this awareness better equips every member of the community to protect themselves and prevent crime.”

NCSAM was first conceived by SOC in partnership with the Student Government Association at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay in 2004 and has continued growing each year. This year 350 schools from across the country will be participating in formal NCSAM events.

Security On Campus, Inc. (SOC) was founded in 1987 by Jeanne Clery's parents Connie & Howard after she was raped and murdered in her on-campus residence hall at college, by a fellow student whom she didn't know. SOC worked to secure passage of the Jeanne Clery Act, originally known as the Campus Security Act, in 1990 and continues to be the nation's leading voice for the improvement of campus safety. SOC is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.