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By: Julia Mertes, Communications Intern, The Lion’s Pantry
While attending college and balancing the demands of work, school, and personal obligations, many people fail to practice meal planning tips. However, meal planning helps improve one’s diet by ensuring nutritional values are considered and eliminates excess food waste.
Here are 20 tips and tricks to successful meal planning to implement into your daily and weekly schedules:
- Consider the food groups that you will be eating.
When planning your meals for the week or month, be aware of the food groups being represented in your plan.
- Are you getting enough protein, fruits and vegetables?
- Are there any food groups missing?
- Are you eating excess salt or sugar?
- Can you substitute a food item for another to ensure appropriate food group portions?
Try to find recipes that incorporate various food groups.
- Organize your cooking space.
In order to know the ingredients that you’ll need to pick up during your next shopping trip, you’ll need an organized cooking space and cupboard system. If you have a container of peanut butter in the cupboard, you wouldn’t want to pick up another unit when you go to the store again. Know the items you have in your cupboard and plan accordingly.
- Store your cooking products appropriately.
Purchase quality storage containers to keep your food in and ensure freshness of items. When garnering storage products, check to ensure they will serve your purposes.
- Is the container large enough?
- Do you need smaller containers for single-portion leftovers?
- Is the container suitable for freezing, microwaving or dishwasher cleaning?
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- Use labels to organize your food and its expiration date.
Once you make a recipe or garner leftovers, label the container with the date it was made. Keep track of when your food is appropriate to consume and when it should be thrown away with this hack.
- Find recipes for food ingredients that are close to expiration.
If you have a product that’s close to its expiration date, search online or in cookbooks for recipes that you could make. Use the products while you can and make the most of what you have.
- Maintain a stock of staple food items to integrate into meals.
When meal prepping, you may consider keeping basic food items in your pantry to make menu planning easier. For instance, you could keep baking essentials like baking powder, baking soda, flour, cornstarch, and oils in your pantry since they are used within a variety of recipes. If you enjoy making recipes with beans, pasta, soup broths, or canned meats, these may also be ingredients to keep on hand. You may also want to stock your cupboards with spices and herbs that could be easily integrated into meals.
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- Designate a particular day or time to meal plan and organize your cooking area.
Find a day that you will consistently have time to organize your cooking space and plan upcoming meals. If you have free time over the weekend, choose a time that would work best for your schedule consistently. Consistency is key!
- Keep track of your favorite meals.
Once you find a new recipe, make sure to write it down or print it out to save for future meals. Get a binder or recipe box and keep track of the recipes you plan to make in the future. If the recipe is in a cookbook, mark it with post-it notes. If you found it on Pinterest or Facebook, share it so you can find it again in the future.
- Make a list of items you’ll need for recipes and upcoming meals.
Plan ahead. What recipes do you want to make this week? List the ingredients and check your pantry to see what items you need to pick up at the store. Figure out what other meals can be made with those ingredients. If you are making a recipe with rice, try to find other foods to make that will also use rice as a primary (or even secondary) ingredient.
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- Prep your fruits and vegetables appropriately as soon you return home.
After purchasing fresh produce from the store, take the time to wash, cut and store them appropriately so they will be easier to eat—even amid busy work schedules. If you need to roast vegetables, for upcoming meals take time to heat your oven and throw the vegetables in to cook.
- Repurpose your leftovers and use them to make a delicious meal.
If you have leftovers from your favorite dinner or lunch, you don’t need to reheat the same meal over and over. Take your leftovers and be creative. In fact, create new meals out of your leftovers, which will allow you to save food, stash up money, and create something delicious.
- Pre-portion your food.
If you have a substantial-sized box or package of food, consider dividing the items up into easily snackable portions. You could pour the product into a particular number of bags or measure out the serving size (or the amount you desire) using measuring cups.
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- Avoid shopping while you’re hungry.
If possible, avoid shopping while you’re hungry as you’ll likely pick up products that you don’t need or won’t use. In fact, science supports the idea that going to the store when hungry promotes excess shopping and binge purchases that would not be made otherwise, according to Healthline. So, we recommend munching on a granola bar or some other snack before planning your next grocery visit.
- Try new recipes and incorporate fun ingredients.
If you’re tired of eating the same thing every day, consider experimenting with new recipes and incorporating fun ingredients into your typical dishes.
- Consider how much cook time is required of different recipes and meals.
When planning and deciding which meals to make during the week, consider how long the prep time and cook time will be. If you are expecting a busy day full of classes and a work shift, plan meals with minimal cook time that can be made and eaten on the go.
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- Make extra food, when possible.
If you can double a recipe, do so! Then, you will have easy meals for the rest of the week. Simply store the products appropriately and you can save your dish for a subsequent lunch or dinner.
- Stick to your plan.
It can be tempting to deviate from one’s plans, especially during a busy week. However, try to stay motivated and stick to your plan whenever possible. Use the foods that you planned to cook with throughout the week and make some delicious meals that will leave you full and energized.
- Try planning meals that revolve around a particular theme, like Mexican and Southwest items.
If meal planning seems boring to you, alternate your meal plans according to themes. Make a Mexican or Southwest menu for the week. Then, change it up and create a fruit-filled menu plan. Here are some other options to consider:
- Vegan Week — Eat your favorite vegan recipes like eggplant lasagna and vegan chili.
- Meat-Lovers Week — Eat recipes with your favorite meat products like lamb chops, sloppy joes, walking tacos, and beef stroganoff.
- Italian Week — It’s time to make the best Italian dishes like pasta, pizza, meatballs, and risotto.
- Polish Week — Whip up some Polish dinner like pierogi, potato pancakes, and haluski.
- Spanish Flavors Week — Make dishes with Spanish flavors like churros, paella, and gazpacho.
- Greek Cuisine Week — Use this week to make Greek-inspired dishes like stuffed eggplants, gyros, Greek lasagna, and Greek meatballs.
- German Specialties Week — Plan some German meals for the week like pretzels, bratwurst, and braised cabbage.
- Asian Cuisine Week — Create different Asian dishes throughout the week like spring rolls, wonton soup, samosas, Kung Pao chicken, and stir fry.
- Diner Dinners Week — Choose food items that you would typically find in a diner like hamburgers, turkey sandwiches, and buttermilk pancakes.
- Chopped (The TV Show) Family Meals Week — Recreate the traditional television show by using specified items to make new recipes for the week.
- Favorite Recipes Week — Create your favorite dishes from your saved recipes.
- Under the Sea Themed Week — Catch some seafood-themed meal this week like shrimp fried rice and fish tacos.
- Fireside Supper and Campfire Week — This is your chance to make some smoky and warm treats. For instance, whip up a foil pack, grilled cheese, or chicken skewer.
- Indian Cuisine Week — Make a meal plan with butter chicken, curry, chicken marsala, and naan.
- Breakfast for Dinner Week — Who said breakfast should only occur during certain times of the day? Eat a breakfast sandwich, omelet, or homemade muffin as delectable meals throughout the week.
- Soup and Salad Themed Week — Experiment with different soup and salad recipes.
- Appetizers Themed Week — This is a great opportunity to have some classic appetizers like pigs in a blanket, buffalo chicken dip, spinach artichoke dip, chicken wings, and deviled eggs.
- Movie Night Week — Eat the foods you’d typically eat during movie nights (or recipes that you found through movies). For instance, make variations of pizza, homemade garlic bread, calzones, and empanadas.
- American Dishes Week — The United States holds certain dishes as delicacies like apple pie, bagels, biscuits and gravy, grits, barbeque, tater tots and Philadelphia cheesesteaks. Add them all to your list this week.
- Sandwich Week — Make a variety of sandwiches and interpret it as you please. Do you consider tacos to be sandwiches? How about hotdogs or hamburgers? The possibilities are endless.
- Soul Food Week — Whip up some delicious fried chicken, warm cornbread, and gooey macaroni and cheese. There are many options to make!
- Slow Cooker Foods Week — Do you have a busy week? Plan a variety of slow cooker recipes for each day!
- French Feast Week — Find inspiration from French cuisine by making food like French onion soup and Boeuf Bourguignon.
- Bite Sized Meals Week — Create meals that you can eat in one bite. Think of pinwheel sandwiches, protein bites, chicken nuggets, wontons, and zucchini chips.
- Try using slow cooker meals so your dinner will be done when you come home.
If you have a busy schedule, using a slow cooker to make meals will save time and ensure a nutritious dish is completed when work or school is completed.
- Multitask when possible to get more things done at once.
Although multitasking may not always be plausible, you may find time to get multiple things done at once. For instance, you can try watching the new Hallmark holiday movie while meal prepping.
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By: Julia Mertes, Communications Intern, The Lion’s Pantry
Rather than walking across campus or taking the bus, many Penn State students utilizes bikes for quick transportation.
In March 2021, the League of American Bicyclists honored Penn State with gold-level Bicycle Friendly University award, according to Penn State News. The recognition developed due to the university’s work of enabling accessible bicycling on campus.
All personal bikes on campus must be registered with Penn State. Registration occurs to aid police if one’s bike is lost/stolen, to provide data about biking resources to the university’s Transportation Service, and to follow local policy and ordinances.
Penn State provides approximately 300 Spin electric-assist bikes, which are available across campus and in the Borough of State College that offer the community convenient access to the bikes, according to Penn State Transportation Services. Users must be 18 years old to ride, follow local traffic laws, and pay the required rates.
Below are resources to aid bike transportation to major grocery stores and establishments.
Resource #1:
The above map highlights key grocery stores around State College, including locations like McLanahan’s, Trader Joe’s, and Weis Markets. Designated bike lanes, routes, and shared use paths are denoted above in corresponding colors.
Resource #2:
- Google Map with Major Store Locations | Users can click a location and view the corresponding directions. If users click the “walking” or “biking” icon/mode, the Google Maps screen will show them sidewalk and bike paths to the destination. They can do this with normal Google as well by clicking on the icon.
Resource #3:
The third map designates popular bike paths throughout State College that could aid students when making visits to local grocery stores and establishments.
Blog, Lion's Pantry News, Uncategorized
By: Julia Mertes, Communications Intern, The Lion’s Pantry
The Lion’s Pantry facility bustled with Penn State students, faculty and community members from 4-7 p.m. on Sept. 9 for the organization’s Fall Open House, which showcased recently completed summer renovations and the importance of the Pantry’s resources.
The Lion’s Pantry facility on Big Hollow Rd. underwent renovations over the summer to install refrigeration and freezer units, which will allow The Pantry to slowly phase in perishable food items.
Besides observing the updated facility, visitors also had the opportunity to interact with The Lion’s Pantry Student Executive Team and learn more about food insecurity on Penn State’s campus.
Taylor Dorsett, president of The Lion’s Pantry and a senior in biobehavioral health, said she’s “honored” to lead “such an important cause” that supports those in the Penn State community who need food and household products.
“I see the Open House as a celebration for both our organization’s members and supporters to see the new and improved Lion’s Pantry in all its glory,” Dorsett said.
Dorsett said she’s enjoyed seeing The Lion’s Pantry transform over the years into what it is today and looks forward to seeing how The Pantry grows in the future.
“It’s so refreshing to see The Pantry’s growth since I joined in 2020,” Dorsett said. “I’m so proud of us and the fact that we can now provide better food options and help more clients.”
She said she hopes the Open House exposes new groups and community members to The Lion’s Pantry and the services offered.
“The Lion’s Pantry is really a hidden gem at Penn State’s University Park [campus],” Dorsett said. “We are dedicated to addressing and mitigating food insecurity, and we can’t do that without establishing a strong sense of community.”
She said The Lion’s Pantry receives “a significant portion” of its donations from community members, and all of the products go directly to Penn State students with a university-issued ID.
In the days preceding the event, Dorsett said she most looked forward to socializing with The Pantry’s clients and supporters.
“The most challenging part has been containing my excitement,” Dorsett said. “Our Associate Director Heide Gibson has done an amazing job coordinating this event, and I’m sure it will be a hit.”
In terms of goals for The Lion’s Pantry Fall Open House, Dorsett said she hoped for at least 100 people to attend and for those individuals to consider bringing a donation and a friend with them to learn more about The Pantry and its mission.
Members of The Lion’s Pantry Executive Team gather together in the first hour of The Open House to celebrate the event. Community members talked to Lion’s Pantry members throughout the night to learn about the facility, recent renovations, food insecurity, and the Pantry’s operations. Photo by Heide Gibson.
Samantha Powell, secretary of The Lion’s Pantry, said she hopes the event makes people more aware about the club and its mission as well as informs students about the resources they can utilize while living in State College.
“The Lion’s Pantry Open House marks the beginning of the school year for the club for me,” Powell (sophomore-economics) said. “It’s also a welcome to all of The Lion’s Pantry’s clients and the general community. It is exciting for people to come [and] see the work that the club has been doing over the summer as well as the hard work of all of those who came before us that led us to this [renovation project].”
She said the Open House provides an opportunity for dialogue about the issue of food insecurity on campus, which is a topic she fails to see discussed enough.
Powell said she urges new students to join The Lion’s Pantry because it’s not just “filled with terrific people,” but the club also provides members with the opportunity to directly contribute to the Penn State community.
She said she’s excited for the community to see the recent renovations that “clean up the space” and create a “welcoming new environment” for visitors.
Ellie Sheehan, facility coordinator of The Lion’s Pantry, said she’s “grateful” for The Lion’s Pantry renovations that will allow for expanded services and opportunities in the future.
“I view The Lion’s Pantry Open House as an opportunity for the Penn State community to become familiar with the location [and] all of the individuals who work for the Pantry,” Sheehan (sophomore-marketing) said. “My hope is that more Penn State students and community members will know [how] to get the resources they are in need of.”
Sheehan said she’s excited to serve clients in the newly renovated facility and hopes to work with new volunteers who desire to mitigate food insecurity within the community.
She said she hopes community members feel more comfortable approaching Lion’s Pantry members after the event with questions and ideas.
Heide Gibson, associate director of The Lion’s Pantry, said she hoped the event “made the community excited to support” The Lion’s Pantry and “showed guests how much the community cares about them.”
“It’s amazing to know that the community is willing to support us in some way with whatever requests we make,” Gibson said.
Gibson said she hopes the event helps to break the stigma associated with food insecurity and increases the amount of community support, which would also prompt continued growth of Pantry resources and offerings.
The Lion’s Pantry welcomes students to see the renovated facility. One of the primary goals of the Open House was to provide students and community members with increased awareness about the prevalence of food insecurity at Penn State’s University Park campus. Photo by Julia Mertes.
“The Pantry is student-founded, student-run, and student-led—everything you see when you come into The Pantry or when you use it is because students care and made it happen,” Gibson said. “The students have a lot to be proud of. They have brought this movement, this project, to [fruition].”
Gibson said offering guests a “shopping experience” at The Pantry is “incredibly” important to her because she hopes to give visitors the “utmost respect and dignity,” especially by providing a comparable market environment to a regular grocery store.
“The Open House means to me that the next generation—this generation of students that are running The Pantry—are able to increase awareness and increase the amount of help that we’re able to offer to the Penn State community,” Gibson said. “We’re also able to continue reducing the stigma by having a more professional [and] warm market style in The Pantry.”
Elizabeth Sweeten, a first-year law student at Penn State, said she came to the Open House after hearing about The Lion’s Pantry in the university-distributed emails and finding interest in the organization.
“It’s my first time being inside The Pantry, and it’s really nice,” Sweeten said. “I think it’s great that we have The Pantry here. It’s a great resource, and I’m actually surprised that it’s not utilized more by the students.”
Vishnu Kumar, an industrial engineering graduate student at Penn State, said The Pantry resources provide students with “one thing less they need to worry about when they’re studying for school and doing their homework.”
“It’s a good initiative that Penn State and The Pantry members are all doing because I know with the [coronavirus pandemic], many people are having a lot of challenges,” Kumar said. “Getting groceries that are affordable might be challenging for some people, so I’m glad this initiative or option is a solution to that.”
After seeing The Pantry for the first time, Kumar said he’d love to continue seeing it grow and expand its resources “into a much bigger venture” that’s able to “reach even more students, especially the students who don’t know that these resources exist on campus.”
“Some people actually waste food, but if they have a surplus, it would be great for them to come here and donate the items,” Kumar said. “It’s about sharing whatever you have with others and working together to have a good student experience at Penn State.”
Lion’s Pantry President Taylor Dorsett, Secretary Samantha Powell, and Ambassador Emily Heath discuss the event and await more guests to welcome to the facility. Guests were provided a tour around the facility, light refreshments, and engaging conversations upon their arrival. Photo by Julia Mertes.
Student Emily Heath joined The Lion’s Pantry Ambassadors this semester and looks forward to helping run the facility during open hours as well as coordinating food drives and raising awareness for food insecurity.
“I helped out with a few of the local food pantries back home, and I didn’t know about The Lion’s Pantry until the end of last semester,” Heath (junior-biology) said. “So, I thought it would be a great opportunity to volunteer and help the community, which is something I really like to do.”
Heath said the Open House has been her first opportunity to see the renovated Pantry, which described as looking “really clean” and “really nice.”
“I’ve been on campus for two years and didn’t know about The Pantry,” Heath said. “So, it’s great that we’re getting the word out there that this is an option for people.”
Victor Frolenko, a biobehavioral health student preparing for medical school, said he’s “thought about coming to the Pantry a few times, but the Open House was what really got him to the facility” to learn about the provided resources.
Although Frolenko said he came to the Open House for a class that offered extra credit for attendance, he said the visit caused him to “realize that it’s a really good community resource for anyone in need,” especially for students struggling with the costs of tuition and other expenditures.
“Everyone should come here if they need help,” Frolenko said.
“I know a lot of students who need help, but they don’t know about this resource—one that is readily available to support them. It made a bit of an impact on me seeing how much Penn State cares about other students.”
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– The Lion’s Pantry, the official on-campus student food pantry at Penn State’s University Park campus, announces fall hours beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
Fall open hours will be as follows throughout the fall semester:
- Monday from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
- Wednesday from 2:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Thursday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
- Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hours may change based on campus closures or other extenuating circumstances, so please follow The Lion’s Pantry on social media for updates.
Created in 2014 to address food insecurity within the Penn State community, The Lion’s Pantry is both student-created and student-led. The Lion’s Pantry serves every student with a valid Penn State ID with free food and household supplies — no questions asked.
The Lion’s Pantry accepts monetary and physical donations from the Penn State community to stock its shelves with desired unexpired, unopened and non-perishable food and household products.
Financial gifts can be mailed to the following address:
Student Affair Development
2601 Gateway Drive, #175
State College, PA 16801
Physical donations can be delivered to the Pantry during open hours and by appointment.
For students without a mode of transportation, the campus shuttle runs weekdays until 6 p.m. and drops students off on Big Hollow Rd near the Pantry’s facilities.
The Lion’s Pantry completed a series of renovations during the summer to expand its services, including adding refrigeration and freezers to the facility to improve offerings.
The Pantry will be hosting an open house on Friday, Sept. 9, from 4-7 p.m. to allow the Penn State community to see the recently completed renovations that will allow more student needs to be met.
In addition to the Pantry’s main location on Big Hollow Rd, Cub Pantries are located across Penn State’s campus to ensure food is readily accessible to students.
Cub Pantries serve as Lion’s Pantry partners across Penn State’s campus to ensure food is more accessible to students.
Students can access Cub Pantries at the following locations during the fall semester:
- Student Disability Resources, 101 Boucke
- Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity, Lower Level, 0011 HUB
- Student Veteran Center, 146 Ritenour
- Student Care and Advocacy, 120 Boucke
- Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, Lobby
- EMS (Earth and Mineral Sciences) Library, 105 Deike
- Office for Off Campus Student Support, 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 200
- Gender Equity Center, 204 Boucke
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library, 201 Davey Laboratory
- University Health Services (UHS), Student Health Center
Open hours at each Cub Pantry location are the hours of each respective office.
The Lion’s Pantry team is excited to continue feeding their fellow lions, providing resources for those in need and spreading awareness about food insecurity.
Please contact thelionspantry@psu.edu with questions about fall operations.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– The Lion’s Pantry, the official on-campus student food pantry at Penn State’s University Park campus, invites the Penn State community to attend its Fall Open House on Friday, Sept. 9, from 4-7 p.m. to see recent renovations and new offerings.
The Lion’s Pantry completed a series of renovations throughout the summer to expand its services, including the installation of refrigeration and freezers to expand perishable food offerings.
The Lion’s Pantry Open House will occur at the Pantry’s facility on Big Hollow Rd near Lion Surplus.
For students and visitors without transportation, the campus shuttle runs weekdays until 6 p.m. and drops students off on Big Hollow Rd near the Pantry’s facilities.
Event attendees can tour the newly renovated facility during the Open House as well as learn about food insecurity through our informational postings around the market.
Guests will have the opportunity to grab some light refreshments and interact with the Student Executive Team, who will greet guests and answer questions about the Pantry throughout the event.
The Lion’s Pantry Open House will also have a collection bin for donations on site.
“This is going to be an exciting year for our organization,” Lion’s Pantry President Taylor Dorsett said. “We are focusing on increasing collaboration, both in and outside the PSU community. Join us at our Open House to learn more about what we do, meet the executive team, and to see the newly renovated Pantry!
Created in 2014 to address food insecurity within the Penn State community, The Lion’s Pantry is both student-created and student-led. The Lion’s Pantry serves every student with a valid Penn State ID with free food and household supplies — no questions asked.
The Lion’s Pantry accepts monetary and physical donations from the Penn State community to stock its shelves with unexpired, unopened, and non-perishable food and household products.
Financial gifts can be mailed to the following address:
Student Affairs Development
2601 Gateway Drive, #175
State College, PA 16801
Physical donations can be delivered to the Pantry during open hours and by appointment.
The Lion’s Pantry team is excited to continue feeding their fellow lions, providing resources for those in need and spreading awareness about food insecurity.
During the summer construction, The Lion’s Pantry operated out of a temporary location — also on Big Hollow Rd — to continue serving the student body in the State College area. However, the team is excited to operate this fall out of the renovated facility.
The Lion’s Pantry will hold open hours this fall during the following times:
- Monday from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
- Wednesday from 2:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Thursday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
- Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Open hours will develop throughout the semester depending on student needs and our student helpers’ availability.
Hours may change based on campus closures or other extenuating circumstances, so please follow our social media accounts for all updates!
Please contact thelionspantry@psu.edu with questions about fall operations or the upcoming Lion’s Pantry Fall Open House.
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The Lion’s Pantry is an affiliate student organization on the Penn State University Park campus. Our mission is to address and mitigate hunger among students across campus. We maintain a student food pantry and multiple ancillary “Cub Pantries” across campus and downtown State College.
The Lion’s Pantry Student Intern
The Lion’s Pantry is seeking five to six Penn State students to work as interns with the Lion’s Pantry: two positions will begin work in late July/August and the remaining positions will begin with the Fall semester.
These Pantry interns will work four to ten hours per week to hold open hours at the Lion’s Pantry and support its mission to eliminate food insecurity among students at Penn State University Park.
Interns will have access to various educational opportunities surrounding food insecurity and related topics.
Pantry Student Intern responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with community partners, students and faculty to develop and sustain programming
- Sustain services:
- Maintain Pantry open hours
- Sort, organize and inventory food items to sustain a safe, clean and welcoming pantry environment
- Keep accurate records of incoming and outgoing food and other key program metrics
- Maintain partnerships with Abba Java and other community organizations
- Hold weekly open hours in the Lion’s Pantry HUB office.
- Complete various other projects that help to develop and sustain the Lion’s Pantry
- In addition, student interns will have the opportunity to hold specific roles overseeing Pantry operations including:
- Collaborating with suppliers and purchasing to stock
- Collecting, monitoring, and analyzing data and records
- Providing students with health and nutritional tools and knowledge
Qualifications:
- Must meet all Penn State clearance and background check requirements
- Superb interpersonal and oral communication skills
- Able to learn quickly, prioritize multiple projects, manage schedule independently, meet deadlines and enjoy a fast-paced work environment
- Able to work with diverse groups and individuals in varied settings
- An interest in and knowledge about food systems concepts and/or community organizing preferred
- Valid driver’s license and own transportation preferred
- Complete ServSafe training and certification program (guidance provided)
Internship Details:
Position location: Penn State, University Park campus in State College, PA
Position duration: Full academic year with good opportunity to continue into summer and following year
Wage: $12.00/hour
Instructions To apply:
Email your resume and cover letter to Heide Gibson at hug23@psu.edu. In the subject line of your email, please write: “Lion’s Pantry Intern – < Last Name >”
This position is also posted on Workday.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. We will be considering applicants until our 6 internship positions are filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply by Monday, July 25, as interviews will also begin that week.
Please email the Lion’s Pantry Manager, Hiede Gibson, at hug23@psu.edu with any questions.
