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.
2023 (August): The WCCCC hosts the inaugural Welcome to the Borough event during WCU's Welcome Week.
New students were welcomed into the borough and exposed to its vast resources to help
instill a sense of belonging and citizenship.
