More than a Meal: How NDSU is Fighting Hunger Near and Far
More than a Meal: How NDSU is Fighting Hunger Near and Far
April 14, 2021
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12:30 pm
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1:00 pm UTC-6
If you missed the event, you can view it below:
Food insecurity is a global issue — one that impacts some students at NDSU. In a fall 2019 study conducted by Meghan Yerhot, NDSU doctoral student and food pantry coordinator, 38% of NDSU students reported not having enough or adequate food, an issue that can affect students’ grades as well as their mental and physical health.
Learn how NDSU is addressing the issue of food insecurity near and far at the More than aMeal Virtual Event.
Program highlights:
Meghan Yerhot, NDSU Food Pantry Coordinator, will discuss campus initiatives to combat food insecurity
Dr. Kalidas Shetty, Professor of Plant Science and Founding Director of the Global Institute of Food Security and International Agriculture, will discuss how the pandemic has magnified issues of food insecurity at a global level
Megan Myrdal, Director of Development, will share information about NDSU Extension programs that teach community members across the state how to best utilize their food dollars, make healthier food choices, and grow their own bountiful gardens
Meghan Yerhot NDSU Food Pantry Coordinator and Doctoral Grad Research Assistant
Kalidas Shetty NDSU Professor of Plant Science & Founding Director of Global Institute of Food Security & International Agriculture, Associate Vice President for International Partnerships & Collaborations
Megan Myrdal Director of Development – College of Agriculture, Food Systems & Natural Resources
Margaret and her husband, Hugh Veit ’79, established the Eleanor S. Fitzgerald Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship to support NDSU students earning advanced degrees in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences or the Department of Human Development and Family Science.
Core areas of home economics remain part of current NDSU degree programs such as accounting; apparel, retail merchandising, and design; education; family and consumer science; financial planning; human development and family science; interior design; and nutrition science.
Home economics programs opened doors, particularly for women, to earn college degrees and pursue careers in education, Extension, state and federal government, business and industry, health care, and more. NDAC listed domestic economy as one of its courses in its founding year, 1890.
Established by Dr. Teresa Conner, dean of the NDSU College of Health and Human Sciences, and co-chaired by Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald ’83 and Col. Esther Meyers ’75, the Wisdom Keepers provide support and share their knowledge and expertise with students, faculty, staff, and leadership in the College.
The home management house at NDAC was the first facility built on a college campus specifically for home management practice. In 1954, it was named in honor of Alba Bales, the first female academic dean at NDAC.