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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. Over the last decade the food pantry became a higher education trend.

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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

A warm and safe place to live with hot food on the table is non-negotiable. That’s where you and your students come in. 20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students 1. They learn about food insecurity, practice teamwork and communication, and build skills in organization and logistics.

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lewis-Williams, executive director of the University Student Center and Office of Student Life and Development, says a large part of her job focuses on celebrating diversity and inclusion. The Center plans programs for Hispanic Heritage Month, All Heritage Month and an international food festival. We’re a very diverse campus.

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I was so thankful and honored to work with so many of UofL’s student organizations and local community organizations and performance groups to make our event a true place to love, honor, and celebrate everyone wholly and authentically.”

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University holds Holocaust remembrance event despite Jewish protests

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Flannery said the local Chabad rabbi and his wife provided the speaker kosher food, which is generally not available in the local Reform Jewish community. Josh Shulruff, staff adviser for the university’s Hillel student organization, said he was one. ” She said by Oct. He provided the Jan.

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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students who move on campus because of the fund are more involved in campus activities, utilize more campus facilities like the library and more often take on leadership roles in student organizations. “The spirit of the scholarship is to enrich the student experience,” Alba says.

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Building Community through Faculty, Staff, and Student Mixers

The Student Affairs Blog

Student organizations, including the African Student Union, Latinx Students Association, Queer Middle Eastern North African South Asian (MENASA) group, Triangle Club, and the Asian American Pacific Islander Affinity @ VCU, have also contributed to the vibrancy and diversity of these events.

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