Minutes from the April 2007 Meeting
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA CAMPUS COMMUNITY COALITION MEETING
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
This meeting was called to order by Dennis Cockrum, Chair
APPROVAL OF MARCH MEETING MINUTES
Meeting minutes approved by June Burch and seconded Chris Bruns
Welcome/Introductions
Best wishes to Janet Tendick!
Reports
- Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day – no serious injuries, 8-9 arrests – this # is a decrease from last year’s
arrests
Classroom monitoring was very effective as to class disruptions
Concern remains as to # of people coming from other campuses – over 50% of citations were not U of I students
Goal is to make this event less attractive, so students won’t want to attend
Weather may have had an impact on # of people attending
U of I Chancellor is looking @ Task Force and their suggestions
- Symposium Planning Committee – met previous to the Coalition meeting and discussed options for hosting
Symposium in the fall of 2007
Has been postponed until fall, due to loss of funding (thru U of I)
Questions continue to be discussed by Planning Committee as to whether we should host the Symposium, in the fall, with
minimal monies available, and featuring local speakers, or speakers that may charge a reasonable cost, maybe charging a
minimal fee to attend
Symposium goals were discussed: 1) increase in Coalition membership, 2) provide education to community regarding
substance abuse issues and resources in community
Brian Farber (U of I): mentioned Summer (June) IHEC Workshop focusing on community mobilization. He will check on being
able to invite U of I, Parkland and members of the community.
Kathy Jobin will contact Ken Winters and Jim Dedera to speak, their costs, availability
Donations: Carle Addiction/Recovery: $300, U of I Counseling: $500, The Pavilion: $300
Locations for Symposium: Mental Health Center, The Pavilion, Parkland College – we are looking at a location that is “no
cost”
Date: looking at end of October, which may tie in Red Ribbon and other Campaigns
- IHEC Conference (held Feb. 26 & 27): 10 attending from U of I and 10 attended from Parkland. Other
presentations were discussed and reviewed as to which may be prevalent to our community.
- Liquor Advisory Committee: No Coalition members attended the meeting this month. Meeting times have
changed.
Committee Focus
- Student Involvement: Checking with students’ schedules for their availability to attend.
- Website: Coalition agreed to start a website from “scratch” and will check on students’ availability to assist with this project
- City of Champaign Update: n/a
- Illinois Youth Survey: Lisa has had 2006 Illinois Youth Survey results tabulated, with a focus on the
substance abuse-related questions. She will provide at upcoming meeting.
- U of I: Brian will bring data from “E Chug” surveys. AOD Office is looking for a replacement for
Ilene Harned.
- Parkland College: Will be hosting an “Alcohol Screening Day” on April 25, from 12:00-1:00pm, in Room
D244.
- Creating Awareness: Letters to the Editor were suggested. Kathy Jobin distributed Alcohol Awareness
Media packets. She also encouraged people to call their legislators to vote “no” on Senate Bill 650, which supports
medicinal marijuana.
- Clean Air Act: This issue was discussed, regarding the City Council members of Champaign being “in
favor” of reversing the law. The state law will be voted on in the next few weeks.