Nonsexual hooking up, institutional style

[David Bowie]

We've discussed "hooking up" here before, including the salience of its
sexual and nonsexual meanings, but i thought i'd offer the first
*institutional* use of the term i've ever seen that's not directed
toward undergraduates--and it's a clearly nonsexual use (well, at least
i *hope* it's nonsexual).

The opening sentences of an email from the University of Central Florida
Staff Council (essentially, the staff analogue to the Faculty Senate):

   The UCF Police Department is hooking up with the police forces of
   some of the other universities in Florida to help those hit by
   Katrina. They will be taking donations of new clothing items,
   toiletries and such to the hurricane hit area on Friday...

--
David Bowie                                         http://pmpkn.net/lx
     Jeanne's Two Laws of Chocolate: If there is no chocolate in the
     house, there is too little; some must be purchased. If there is
     chocolate in the house, there is too much; it must be consumed.