
The Community Life Improvement Project (CLIP) at Eastern, a collaborative effort between the University and the local Willimantic community to promote a drug and alcohol-free community, held a kick-off event on May 3 on the patio in front of the Student Center. The CLIP coalition, formed in October 2011, consists of University faculty, staff and students, and local community leaders, residents, landlord and liquor license holders. The May 3 event was supported by a recent four-year, $300,000 grant from the State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).