500 for the 50th Goods Drive
Appalachian's Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Fine and Applied Arts and Education honor their 50th anniversaries by giving back to the Appalachian Community
BOONE, N.C. — In honor of their 50th anniversaries, the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine and Applied Arts and Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University will host a goods drive focused on the “3 P’s” — personal care items, pasta, and peanut butter and jelly/jams — for Appalachian’s campus food pantry and free store, located in the Office of Sustainability.
The drive, called “500 for the 50th,” will take place Oct. 1–31 with a goal of collecting at least 500 personal care and/or food items.
LuAnna Nesbit, a junior sustainable development major at Appalachian, stocks the shelves of Appalachian’s food pantry with canned goods. Photo by Marie Freeman
The three colleges were formed in 1968, when Appalachian State Teachers College became Appalachian State University.
Together, the colleges are honoring their anniversaries by giving back to the Appalachian Community through gathering necessities and goods to help students in their times of need.
A survey conducted by Appalachian’s Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management during the 2015–16 academic year found that 46.2 percent of Appalachian students had experienced food insecurity over the previous year.
Appalachian’s food pantry — which started as a rolling cart and grew to a well-organized, 75-square-foot space with wooden shelves — opened during the 2016–17 academic year in response to the survey’s findings.
Appalachian’s food pantry and free store, located in the Office of Sustainability on the bottom floor of East Hall, offers nonperishable staples, as well as fresh bread and seasonal, locally sourced fruits and vegetables as available. The free store is a resource for members of the Appalachian Community to exchange clothing and goods as needed, including casualwear, dressier items and apparel for job or internship interviews.
To learn more about these resources and other donation items to contribute, visit https://sustain.appstate.edu/initiatives/food-pantry. To make a monetary donation, click here.
About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Appalachian State University is home to 17 academic departments, two centers and one residential college. These units span the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. CAS aims to develop a distinctive identity built upon our university's strengths, traditions and locations. The college’s values lie not only in service to the university and local community, but through inspiring, training, educating and sustaining the development of its students as global citizens. More than 6,800 student majors are enrolled in the college. As the college is also largely responsible for implementing App State’s general education curriculum, it is heavily involved in the education of all students at the university, including those pursuing majors in other colleges. Learn more at https://cas.appstate.edu.
About the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts is a dynamic and innovative group of seven academic departments, bringing together a variety of perspectives, experiences and real-world education to provide unique opportunities for student success. The college has more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate majors. Its departments are Applied Design, Art, Communication, Military Science and Leadership, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, and Theatre and Dance. Learn more at https://cfaa.appstate.edu.
About the Reich College of Education
Appalachian State University offers one of the largest undergraduate teacher preparation programs in North Carolina, graduating about 500 teachers a year. The Reich College of Education enrolls more than 2,000 students in its bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist and doctoral degree programs, with offerings that span multiple fields — from teacher preparation, counseling, and therapy, to higher education, school and student affairs administration, library science, educational leadership and more. With over 10,000 alumni employed in North Carolina public schools, there is at least one Reich College graduate in every county in the state. Learn more at https://rcoe.appstate.edu.
About Appalachian State University
As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.
