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History and Timeline
- 1986: Town Gown Committee begins with monthly meetings
- 2005: WCU Health Center Program Review
- Focus on alcohol poisoning prevention initiatives
- Recommended formation of a campus Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug work group with
central coordinator
- 2006-08: West Chester Borough Council forms University Neighborhood Task Force
- Task Force #1 recommendation: Form a high-level campus community coalition to reduce
alcohol-related incidents in the borough
- 2008: WCU and Borough Council form Borough & University Officials Group (BUOG) to address
all overarching town gown issues
- 2009: BUOG forms Community Campus Coalition (CCC)
- To reduce alcohol-related incidents in the borough
- Meet monthly
- Develop “spokes” to involve additional community constituents
- 2011 (May): WC Borough holds Community Conversation at WCU
- 2011 (September): BUOG suggest CCC public forum each semester and retires Town Gown Committee
- 2011 (November): Public Forum CCC Held
- 2017: Dianne Herrin elected as Mayor of West Chester Borough; strategic planning conducted
with CCC and new strategic priorities are established:
- Community Safety
- Public Relations
- Productive Partnerships
- Innovation
- 2019 (April): Community Engagement Meeting held at WCU
- 2020: CCC pauses during COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Resolution passes by West Chester Borough Council to formally establish the West
Chester Community Campus Committee.
- Mission expands beyond a focus on alcohol use to encompass all issues that impact
health, safety, and quality of life for community members.
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