Bloomington/Normal Community Campus Committee is determined to counter binge drinking through campus and community partnerships.
Bloomington/Normal Community Campus Committee is determined to counter binge drinking through campus and community partnerships.
What is the Bloomington Normal Community Campus Committee (BNCCC)? Our vision is for the Bloomington-Normal community to be a community that is fun, safe, and diverse, operating in integrity and supporting families of all kinds. Check out our latest report to the community, Making a Difference in Our Community, for details on our efforts and what you can do to help.
In August of 2006 the committee held an expanded meeting in which the committee was renamed the Bloomington Normal Community Campus Committee and developed a vision and mission statement.
In May of 2007 the BNCCC received the Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant from the Department of Human Services. This grant was awarded to the BNCCC to address binge drinking among college students at all four colleges/universities within Bloomington-Normal. To date, the BNCCC operates without grant funding at the college level but the key stakeholders remain committed to bettering the alcohol environment for our students.
The strength of community campus partnerships like the BNCCC is best described by Richard A. Yoast, PhD, director of the AMA Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, the national office of AMOD, “Trying to convince students not to binge drink doesn’t work, particularly when they’re surrounded by powerful social influences encouraging them to do just that, Every night they are lured by cheap drink specials. Couple that with easy access to alcohol, and glamorous, fun, sex-filled advertising imagery, and you have a very appealing message. Fortunately, we’re learning that we can counter these influences through campus-community partnerships.”
If you would like further information regarding the BNCCC please visit our Contact Us page.