Recipient Organization
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
108 M. WHITE SMITH HALL
AUBURN,AL 36849
Performing Department
Nutrition Dietetics & Hosp Mgt
Non Technical Summary
We can end college student food insecurity. Thisconference grant is designed to present evidence of effective strategies that decrease college student food insecurity. Alabama is the first state to develop a state-wide coalition of post-secondary colleges/universities with efforts to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. The Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs (ACCBN) is a network of 12 four-year and 14 two-year colleges and universities in Alabama. The conference will explore tools, best practices, and strategies used to address student food and nutrition needs. Poster and oral presentations from ACCBN partners will highlight campus-specific impacts/outcomes regarding strategies, policies, and systems to decrease food insecurity. The conference will also unveil and train ACCBN partners on the new online platform for the Hunger-Free Higher Ed Toolkit, which is a 6-step community-based guide to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. Additionally, ACCBN partners will have the opportunity to network with community food-aid stakeholders (SNAP, WIC, Farmer's Market, and East Alabama Food Bank). The conference will be hosted on the campus of Auburn University (Auburn, AL) on November 3-4, 2022. In addition to the state-wide coalition members, attendeeswill include; Alabama Community College System administrators, Auburn University administrators, Alabama state officials, select Alabama County Extension Coordinators, nutrition students enrolled in Public Health Nutrition at Auburn University, student representatives from ACCBN campuses, and community food-aid stakeholders. The conference has the potential to increase food-aid resources for college students in Alabama and increase inter-organizational collaborations.We can end college student food insecurity. Thisconference grant is designed to present evidence of effective strategies that decrease college student food insecurity. Alabama is the first state to develop a state-wide coalition of post-secondary colleges/universities with efforts to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. The Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs (ACCBN) is a network of 12 four-year and 14 two-year colleges and universities in Alabama. The conference will explore tools, best practices, and strategies used to address student food and nutrition needs. Poster and oral presentations from ACCBN partners will highlight campus-specific impacts/outcomes regarding strategies, policies, and systems to decrease food insecurity. The conference will also unveil and train ACCBN partners on the new online platform for the Hunger-Free Higher Ed Toolkit, which is a 6-step community-based guide to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. Additionally, ACCBN partners will have the opportunity to network with community food-aid stakeholders (SNAP, WIC, Farmer's Market, and East Alabama Food Bank). The conference will be hosted on the campus of Auburn University (Auburn, AL) on November 3-4, 2022. In addition to the state-wide coalition members, attendeeswill include; Alabama Community College System administrators, Auburn University administrators, Alabama state officials, select Alabama County Extension Coordinators, nutrition students enrolled in Public Health Nutrition at Auburn University, student representatives from ACCBN campuses, and community food-aid stakeholders. The conference has the potential to increase food-aid resources for college students in Alabama and increase inter-organizational collaborations.?We can end college student food insecurity. This conference grant is designed to present evidence of effective strategies that decrease college student food insecurity. Alabama is the first state to develop a state-wide coalition of post-secondary colleges/universities with efforts to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. The Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs (ACCBN) is a network of 12 four-year and 14 two-year colleges and universities in Alabama. The conference will explore tools, best practices, and strategies used to address student food and nutrition needs. Poster and oral presentations from ACCBN partners will highlight campus-specific impacts/outcomes regarding strategies, policies, and systems to decrease food insecurity. The conference will also unveil and train ACCBN partners on the new online platform for the Hunger-Free Higher Ed Toolkit, which is a 6-step community-based guide to implement strategies to decrease college student food insecurity. Additionally, ACCBN partners will have the opportunity to network with community food-aid stakeholders (SNAP, WIC, Farmer's Market, and East Alabama Food Bank). The conference will be hosted on the campus of Auburn University (Auburn, AL) on November 3-4, 2022. In addition to the state-wide coalition members, attendees will include; Alabama Community College System administrators, Auburn University administrators, Alabama state officials, select Alabama County Extension Coordinators, nutrition students enrolled in Public Health Nutrition at Auburn University, student representatives from ACCBN campuses, and community food-aid stakeholders. The conference has the potential to increase food-aid resources for college students in Alabama and increase inter-organizational collaborations.
Animal Health Component
40%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
30%
Applied
40%
Developmental
30%
Goals / Objectives
The objectives of the project are to:1. Provide a platform for members of the Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs (ACCBN) to present policy, systems and environmental initiatives and corresponding impact/outcome data through oral and poster presentations;2. Extend and expand membership to ACCBN, with a particular focus on community stakeholders such as community leaders, Alabama Extension, Food Banks, Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and Farmers Market;3. Increase knowledge and practice of evidence-based strategies included in the Hunger-Free Higher-Ed Toolkit; 4. Unveil and train ACCBN partners on the new Hunger-Free Higher-Ed Toolkit online platform.5. Organize a state-wide college student-centered movement supporting hunger-free higher education called #NOMORENOODLES.
Project Methods
This conference will offer effective strategies, best practices, and tools via oral and poster presentations, a workshop, and networking to enhance the collaborative and collective nature of ACCBN. The conference will be hosted by Auburn University's Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management and the Hunger Solutions Institute in Auburn, Alabama November 2022. Attendees (N=175) will include the organizing committee (n=8), ACCBN state-wide members (n=32), a coalition member from each ACCBN partner (n=26), a student from each ACCBN partner (n=24), community stakeholders (n=19), Alabama Community College System Administrators (n=5), Auburn University administrators (n=5), Alabama state officials (n=2), select Alabama County Extension Coordinators and Regional Agents (n=30), Nutrition students enrolled in Public Health Nutrition at Auburn University (n=25), and keynote speakers (n=2).The conference will include breakout sessions for current ACCBN campuses to highlight programs, policies, and systems and corresponding impacts/outcomes; networking opportunities for all attendees, keynote speakers to highlight effective basic needs strategies to positively influence student success, and an interactive workshop to unveil and train attendees on the new online platform of the Hunger-Free Higher Ed Toolkit.Conference evaluation and data management: Satisfaction and feedback surveys will be collected for each speaker, session, and for the overall conference from all attendees. Feedback surveys will include a retrospective self-assessment of the attendees' knowledge gained, beliefs changed, and intended behavior changes related to the topic areas presented. All data will be collected and analyzed via Qualtrics survey platform at Auburn University. All data will be stored on a password protected computer. Reports on conference registration, assessments, session participation, and process evaluations will be provided post-conference to all attendees.