CBPM Student Organizations’ Food Drive Nets More than 2,508 Items
College of Business and Public Management student organizations hosted a competitive
food drive in connection with the Super Bowl this year. The “Soup-er” Bowl Food Drive
teams collected a grand total of 2,508 items including ramen, soup, and other shelf-stable
food products, and delivered them to the University’s Resource Pantry.
“We wanted to create an opportunity for our CBPM community to come together around a meaningful act of service that would directly benefit members of our University community,” said Dr. Dorothy Dottie Ives Dewey, associate dean of the College of Business and Public Management and a professor of planning. “Our Dean’s Office staff helped coordinate the event, but the real energy came from the students and faculty advisors who mobilized their clubs. Seeing nearly every club participate and more than 2,500 items collected far exceeded expectations and was truly inspiring.”
Lilyana Campbell, an MBA candidate and graduate sales trainer for the WCU National Sales Team, said, “What motivated our team to participate is wanting to be an impactful part of student lives here at WCU, since we are a student-led team here at WCU. Our team really enjoyed getting competitive with this event and we are looking forward to the next!”
Campbell’s team, together with the CEO Entrepreneurship Club, collected 787 items, resulting in a first-place finish for them. The Accounting Society partnered with Beta Alpha Psi to collect 567 items for second place. The Student Veterans Group tied with the Criminal Justice Student Association to take third. Women in Business earned honorable mention. Other student organizations that participated: the Economics & Finance Society, the Geography & Planning Society, and the Pre Law Society.
