Greetings,

The Coalition for Healthy and Safe Campus Communities (CHASCo) is a statewide coalition consisting of both private and public institutions across the state of . Our mission is to connect and support institutions of higher education in Tennessee to address campus health and safety issues.

Below are some specific highlights of our work during the 2019-2020 Academic Year: • $28,048 was allocated to TICUA Institutions for Assessment & Prevention Programming • Six campuses participated in our TN Highway Safety Project. Student Liaisons developed a myriad of projects including Trivia Cab Events, Art Therapy Events, Risk Reduction Trainings via Zoom, and Virtual Scavenger Hunts. • CHASCo distributed approximately 250 prescription lock boxes to be distributed on campuses across the state to encourage safe storage of prescription medications. • CHASCo continued its Consortium partnership with eCHECKUP TO Go, an online screening tool that many of our campuses utilize in their prevention efforts. Campuses that are a part of this Consortium receive a discounted amount on their subscription costs. • In December of 2019, CHASCo received the Excellence in Service from an External Partner Award from Belmont Campus Security. • Campuses were provided additional professional development opportunities on topics including Motivational Interviewing, Campus Recovery, and Mental Health First Aid.

Membership to CHASCo is offered at no cost to the institution and membership meetings are held in various parts of the state throughout the year. We would welcome the opportunity to host you or another administrator from your campus at an upcoming meeting. Check out our website at www.tnchasco.org for more information about CHASCo and a schedule of upcoming events and meetings. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with you in this important endeavor.

Sincerely,

Kayce Matthews, CHASCo Director [email protected]

CHASCo’s Vision is to sustain a statewide network of staff, faculty and students empowering our campuses and communities to engage in positive health and safety behaviors.

CHASCo’s Mission is to connect and support institutions of higher education in Tennessee to address campus health and safety issues. We do this by providing: professional development & networking opportunities, assessment tools, resources and funding for evidence-based programming, & research on prevention best- practices.

TICUA Institutions Involved with CHASCo

American Baptist College Baptist College of Health Sciences Bethel University Carson-Newman University Christian Brothers University Maryville College Sewanee: The University of the South Southern Adventist University Trevecca Nazarene University

2020-2021 CHASCo Executive Committee

Chair: Linh Luu, University of Memphis Professional Development Chair: Rachael Brooks, Bethel University Immediate Past Chairperson: Tricia Henderson, UT-Chattanooga Programming Committee Chair: Lisa Schrader, MTSU Vice Chair: Rebecca Juarez, UT-Knoxville Membership Committee Chair: Kimberly Morris, Lane College

For More Information about CHASCo, visit us at www.tnchasco.org.

WHAT MEMBERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CHASCO

Reflecting on the activities of CHASCo to date, what do you see as the most important things that have been accomplished by CHASCo as an organization? • Wow . . . we have done so much over the last few years. The PIP Conference is a great collaboration between community and campuses. The upward trend in membership AND involvement AND commitment to CHASCo from the member institutions. Switching from the CORE Survey to Healthy Minds. • I think bringing so many different TN campuses together for collaboration and best practices is a huge accomplishment! The PIP Conference in past years has always been a great experience, well-attended, and very informative. The Prevention Plan funding to various campuses is a big help. The CORE Survey and Healthy Minds Survey requirement and sponsorship provides important data to campuses that might not otherwise be collected. • Director's great leadership and skills has helped us to attend affordable, contemporary, and PRAGMATIC training that helps us see issues directly and indirectly related to AOD from a variety of perspectives.

What do you see as the most important things that have been accomplished by your institution that you attribute to your membership in CHASCo? • CHASCo has helped bring focus and consistency to the promotion of prevention issues on my campus. CHASCo has also helped me gather data through assessments, which I did not have before. CHASCo collaboration opportunities have given my institution the ideas needed to provide various programming to students across the campus. • I believe the information and education that CHASCo provides and their funding of prevention programs has been most vital to our University.

What is the most important thing keeping you involved in the coalition? • Resources. Latest data, successful efforts at other institutions, funding support for prevention efforts, great colleagues for collaboration. • Ensuring that we understand and have help with federal requirements, collaboration and info sharing with other TN schools. • In the role I am in it allows me to better serve the college and the students by being connected to CHASCo and learning from others in the state.

Membership Survey Results: May 2020