Campus Kitchen at East Carolina University
Presented by:
Nichelle Shuck, Associate Director for Student Leadership and Educational Program
Teresa Dantzler, Volunteer and Service-Learning Center Graduate Assistant/CKECU Coordinator
CKECU Webinar Overview
Snapshot of Campus Kitchen at ECU
CKECU SWOT (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats)
CKECU Highlights
Questions and Answers
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Campus Kitchen at ECU is to use service as a tool to:
• Strengthen Bodies by using existing resources to meet hunger and nutritional needs in our community;
• Empower Minds by providing leadership and service learning opportunities to students, and educational benefits to adults, seniors, children and families in need; and
• Build Communities by fostering a new generation of community-minded adults through resourceful and mutually beneficial partnerships among students, social service agencies, businesses and schools.
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Little Willie Center
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Strengthen Bodies
Build Communities
Empower Minds
Student Affairs – Student Involvement and Leaders
Dining Service - Aramark
Faculty/Community/Staff
Third Street Community Center
Boys&Girls Club
Operation Sunshine
Little Willie Center Hunger Knowledge/Awareness
Community Development
Leadership Development
The Campus Kitchen at ECU Snapshot
CKECU Total Engagement 2010-2014 5,205 Volunteer Hours 9,466 Meals 15,594 pounds of food donated or recovered Academic Year 2012-2013 715 Volunteer Hours; 1,614 meals served; 1,226 pounds of food recovered or donated Academic Year July 2013 – June 2014 989 Volunteer Hours; 2,061 Meals; 4,781 pounds of food recovered or donated Fall Semester: July 2014 – November 2014 694 Volunteer Hours: 1,209 Meals: 2,246 Pounds of food recovered or donated
Campus Kitchen at ECU Structure
Campus Kitchen at ECU History
2010- Mainly supported by NCCC AmeriCorps VISTA
2013 – VSLC Created a Graduate Assistant Position/CKECU Coordinator
2013 – Hired a Associate Director for Student Leadership and Educational Programs (with VISTA and Campus Kitchen Background)
Student Leadership/Volunteers
Leadership Team
Shift Leaders
Volunteer Management - OrgSync – CKECU Portal
Student Organization through Student Activities and Organizations
Campus Kitchen at ECU OrgSync
• Leadership
Recruitment and
Resources
• Shift Leader Sign Up
• Cooking/Delivery Shift
Signups
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Resources and Photo
Sharing
Campus Kitchen at ECU Partnerships
Dining Services – Aramark
Marketing
Education
Space
Faculty/Staff Partnerships Faculty
Student Affair Departments
Service-Learning Courses
Community Partners 4 Hot Meals Partners
2 Nutrition Partners
Nutrition Education Greenville Harvest (Greenville Garden Network)
Seeds to Snack
North Carolina Campus Compact Summer Associates
Campus Kitchen at ECU Strengths
Student Affairs Support and Structure
Strong Campus and Community Partnerships
Student Leadership Development
Student/Community Volunteer Management
Campus Kitchen Weakness
Creating a Culture of “Learning through Service”
Community Capacity and Awareness
Student Leadership Development
Sustainability
Campus Kitchen Opportunities
Creating a Culture of Leadership through Service
Increased Community Awareness/Involvement
Increased Campus Awareness/Involvement
Sustainability
Campus Kitchen Threats
Summer Food Programs/End of Semester Breaks
Means Assessment/Impact
Stay Focused on the “WHY”
Campus Kitchen at ECU Highlights
Ameriprise Fellow 1 student fellow = $1,000.00 stipend
Goals: Increase summer operation, awareness, community involvement
Turkeypalooza 18 Families at Operation Sunshine (annual
Turkeypalooza partner)
Supported three additional partners
Raise the Dough Increased awareness and donations
Campus Kitchen at ECU Highlights
Aramark - Coke Donation Support “Buy a Bottle – Give a Bottle” = 1,800
bottles of water
Supported CKECU Partners and Nutrition Education Lessons
Homecoming Food Drive 44,000lbs (1359lbs for CKECU)
Increased Awareness and Education
Strengthened Partnerships with Student Activities and Foodbank
Social Media Hunger Awareness Social Media
Challenge
Campus Kitchen at ECU Highlights
NCCC Summer Associate Sponsored four Summer Associates at
CKECU partners
Recovery and Nutrition Education
Seeds to Snack and Greenville Harvest Partnership Increased support for nutrition
education
Increased “hunger awareness” volunteer opportunities
Opportunities for more staff/monetary support
CKECU Contacts Nichelle Shuck, M.Ed
VSLC Associate Director for Student Leadership
and Educational Programs
P: 252.328.6979
Teresa Dantzler,
VSLC Graduate Assistant/Campus Kitchen at ECU Coordinator
P: 252.737.1670