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Since 2001, Campus Kitchens has engaged more than 25,000 student volunteers, including this student volunteer, in recovering more than one million pounds of donated food and delivered one million meals to their communities.
Since 2001, Campus Kitchens has engaged more than 25,000 student volunteers, including this student volunteer, in recovering more than one million pounds of donated food and delivered one million meals to their communities.
Student volunteers prepare vegetables during the official opening of The Campus Kitchen project, in the Beall Hall cafeteria.
Student volunteers prepare vegetables during the official opening of The Campus Kitchen project, in the Beall Hall cafeteria.
A student prepares food for those attending the official opening of The Campus Kitchen project. The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University is part of a national food recovery effort to feed hungry families.
A student prepares food for those attending the official opening of The Campus Kitchen project. The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University is part of a national food recovery effort to feed hungry families.
Community members sample the meals prepared by student volunteers during the official opening of The Campus Kitchen, in Beall Hall cafeteria.
Community members sample the meals prepared by student volunteers during the official opening of The Campus Kitchen, in Beall Hall cafeteria.
Students, along with staff members and representatives of the national Campus Kitchen organization, were on hand to celebrate the opening of the Kent State food recovery effort.
Students, along with staff members and representatives of the national Campus Kitchen organization, were on hand to celebrate the opening of the Kent State food recovery effort.
  • Since 2001, Campus Kitchens has engaged more than 25,000 student volunteers, including this student volunteer, in recovering more than one million pounds of donated food and delivered one million meals to their communities.
  • Student volunteers prepare vegetables during the official opening of The Campus Kitchen project, in the Beall Hall cafeteria.
  • A student prepares food for those attending the official opening of The Campus Kitchen project. The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University is part of a national food recovery effort to feed hungry families.
  • Community members sample the meals prepared by student volunteers during the official opening of The Campus Kitchen, in Beall Hall cafeteria.
  • Students, along with staff members and representatives of the national Campus Kitchen organization, were on hand to celebrate the opening of the Kent State food recovery effort.

Kent State Opens
Ohio's First
Campus Kitchen

Kimberley Sirk | 03/01/2011
The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University, part of a national food recovery effort to feed hungry families, celebrated its grand opening Feb. 23. The grand opening event took place in the Beall Hall cafeteria on the building’s second floor and featured foods representative of those that will be prepared in The Campus Kitchen at Kent State.

 The Campus Kitchens Project is a national network of college campuses that recovers food items from cafeterias and events and prepares hot meals to feed the needy in local communities. There are approximately 30 Campus Kitchen sites in the United States; Kent State is the only college in Ohio chosen to participate in the project.

The Campus Kitchen at Kent State will recover food from cafeterias and community donations and engage students as volunteers to prepare and deliver meals to local feeding programs. The kitchens are entirely student run with students planning menus, collecting food, running cooking shifts and organizing meal delivery. Volunteers are trained in food recovery, safe food handling and learn basic cooking techniques.

The Campus Kitchen at Kent State will receive $15,000 from the national Campus Kitchens Project, which will help the kitchen open and begin operations.

In addition, members of the campus community who host large events where food is served are encouraged to become part of the Campus Kitchens effort by contacting The Campus Kitchen at Kent State to recover food after an event concludes.

Since 2001, Campus Kitchens has engaged more than 25,000 student volunteers in recovering more than one million pounds of donated food and delivered one million meals to their communities. The national effort is supported by the Walmart Foundation, Sodexo, General Mills and the Corporation for National and Community Service. More information on the Campus Kitchens Project is available at www.campuskitchens.org.

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For additional information about the grand opening event or to volunteer for The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University project, contact Ann Gosky at agosky@kent.edu.