Nova Southeastern University is “taking a bite out of hunger” with their food pantry. The pantry is available to all students and located on the second floor of the University Center; all students have to do to get in is present their SharkCard.
Angelica Zadak is the assistant director for the Office of Accreditation and Assessment for Academic Affairs, as well as the College of Computing and Engineering. She explained that while the resources available at the food pantry are free for students, the items available there are all donations the pantry has received. Items can be donated to the pantry individually or by group fundraising by holding events, but if students are looking for a way to give back and help their peers in need, they must look no further. Described below is a comprehensive list of all of the current ways to donate to the NSU food pantry.
Use your leftover declining balance
As the end of the semester draws near, many students are looking for a way to use up their remaining mandatory declining balance. The leftover funds only carry over from semester to semester and not year to year. While some students buy meals for friends or purchase mug after mug at Starbucks – which are doomed to be shoved in the back of a dorm room cupboard or broken in the moving out process – Zadak suggested that students opt to use their declining meal balance to donate to the food pantry.
“It’s nice to celebrate the end of a semester [with your friends], but you can also help other students that you might not be in contact with by feeding them and giving them some kind of sustenance to end their semester with,” Zadak said.
Give back as an alumni
Whether graduating seniors are rushing to use up the last of their mandatory meal balance or are looking for a way to give back to the university after receiving their degree, an excellent option to pay it forward and make student life a little easier for those coming after them would be choosing to donate to the NSU food pantry.
“For students who are graduating, while they’re depleting their balance, it can connect and act as their first donation as an alumni,” Zadak said.
Donate through the GET app
Students can also donate the monetary value of a meal to the NSU food pantry through the GET app, an on-campus food delivery service introduced in 2021. To donate through the GET app, students must first install the app on their phone and log in with their NSU credentials. Students can then scroll down, select “Donate a Meal,” input the amount they wish to donate and submit their donation.
