Co-Curricular Hunger & Nutrition Programs

Sponsoring Group or Department: Community Services Club

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Description: 35 active members (2009) who give an average of 10 to 20 hours of community service per semester.

Campus Contact: Lori Talarico (professor)

Sponsoring Group or Department: The Presidents Honor Roll Projects

Project Name: World Weeks-Hunger Initiative

Community Partner(s): Peter's Place Homeless Shelter

Description: Students from the International Student Association and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society serve an international lunch to over 100 homeless individuals.

Academic Courses with Hunger & Nutrition Connection

Faculty Member: Dr. Barbara Davis and Professor Mary Flannery

Department: Biology

Course Title: Biology and Microbiology Service Learning Projects

Description: Relating to hunger, students went to Senior Citizen Centers and did the analysis of eating habits and deficiencies in diets; they also went to prenatal clinics and did informational presentations no prenatal diets and the health of the mother with child.  Students have also made presentations on various socio-economic factors and how these relate to hunger and malnutrition.

Community Partner(s): senior citizen and prenatal centers, NJ Buddies

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Faculty Member: Dean/Dr. Susan Barnard (head of Allied Health)

Department: Allied Health Division

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