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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Agenda

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 1 PM

Location: MA-326

  • ○  Review the minutes.

  • ○  Unfinished business: ARC with fresh vegetable and egg donation-follow up

  • ○  Food pantry as per Brian Mitra open to all CUNY students.

  • ○  Ronni Weprin’s report

  • ○  Invited student government members: thoughts on food insecurity and proposed

    solutions.

  • ○  Food Pantry schedule/PTK volunteers and plan for spring 2024 semester-ideas from the

    committee members

  • ○  Report and Monitor: CUNY CARES (review prior to the meeting-attached): CUNY

    Comprehensive Access to Resources and Essential Services (CARES) Bronx Demonstration Project. This three-year pilot project, field tested in 2022-2023 and set to launch in September 2023, aims to connect students to services and benefits programs that can support them in meeting needs essential to academic and life success. (CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, recognize the impact that unmet essential needs, such as food, housing, and health, have on academic success among college students)

  • ○  Spring 2024 Spring Student Celebration Fair: interdisciplinary campus-wide student project opportunity next semester for our students to raise awareness about college students’ unmet essential needs (food and housing insecurity, mental and physical health), the impact on academics, and the campus and community resources.

  • ○  Ideas:
    ■ Ongoing activities one stop connection at Food Pantry- one stop shopping ARC,

    organizations, mental health, career services, etc. ■ Farm to table creating garden-planters to grow tomatoes.

    https://www.grownyc.org/gardens/help-my-garden

    ■ Nutrition students -ask if they would do a project on benefits of several items in the food pantry and can place a bulletin board up ad rotate a food item and its nutritional value per month.

Committee Links

Campus Cultural Centers

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Kupferberg Holocaust Center Opens in a new window

The KHC uses the lessons of the Holocaust to educate current and future generations about the ramifications of unbridled prejudice, racism and stereotyping.

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QPAC: Performing Arts CenterOpens in a new window

QPAC is an invaluable entertainment company in this region with a growing national reputation. The arts at QPAC continues to play a vital role in transforming lives and building stronger communities.

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QCC Art Gallery

The QCC Art Gallery of the City University of New York is a vital educational and cultural resource for Queensborough Community College, the Borough of Queens and the surrounding communities.