The Campus & Community Coalition

The CCC is a catalyst for community collaboration on issues related to harms from alcohol. 

The Campus & Community Coalition (CCC) is a collaborative force bringing together university and community partners to address the harms associated with high-risk drinking. By fostering open dialogue, sharing power, and using data-driven strategies, we work to create an environment where everyone can thrive socially, academically, and economically.

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Samantha Luu

Campus & Community Coalition Director

Our Mission

To promote a place where all people thrive, the CCC works in partnership across the community to reduce the harms associated with high-risk drinking.

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Our Vision

We envision a community–University, Downtown district, and neighborhoods–that can thrive socially and economically while promoting health and wellbeing for all.

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Our Values

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Shared Power

We listen to those most impacted by alcohol-related issues and empower them to co-create solutions through a consensus-driven process.

Data Driven

Our decisions are grounded in proven research and tailored to the unique needs of our community through local data analysis.

Collaboration

We believe cultural change happens through collective action, which is why partnerships with students, residents, businesses, and organizations drive everything we do.

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Findings & Recommendations of the Town/Gown Collaborative

Using lessons learned from the SPARC Study (Wake Forest University), the latest available research, and a comprehensive community engagement process, these findings and recommendations created the foundations of the Chapel Hill Campus & Community Coalition in 2014.

Community-Related Consequences of High-Risk Drinking: Chapel Hill, NC

Residents of Chapel Hill’s historic Northside and Cameron-McCauley neighborhoods report negative impacts from UNC-CH student drinking, including vandalism and noise, with Northside residents highlighting racial disparities in how disruptive behavior is addressed compared to generally positive perceptions in Cameron-McCauley.

The Burden of Excessive Drinking in Orange County, NC

Excessive drinking in Orange County, NC, cost $111.8 million in 2017 due to healthcare expenses, productivity losses, and alcohol-related emergencies, contributing to 15.9% of deaths, with significant impacts on younger populations from violence-related fatalities.

UNC-CH Color of Drinking Project

The Color of Drinking survey at UNC-Chapel Hill revealed that students, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals and students of color, face disproportionate mental health and safety harms from the campus alcohol culture despite drinking less than their white, non-LGBTQ+ peers.