Prof. Michael Orlofsky says some of his fondest memories at TROY are working with students outside the classroom in community service and outreach.
My Polish immigrant grandmother lived in a rowhome in a coal-mining town in eastern Pennsylvania. In making reference to the house and neighborhood she said that they all lived under one roof. Quite literally, every house on her block was connected to its neighbor, and each roof was contiguous one to the other. Her concern…
This week's Can Castle Contest at the Troy Campus resulted in more than 7,000 food items being collected to address local hunger.
Troy University students collected more than 7,000 food items as the result of the Office of Civic Engagement’s seventh annual Can Castle Contest at the Troy Campus on Wednesday.
Student organizations collected items and then used those items to construct can castles on the patio outside of the Barnes & Noble bookstore.
Phi Mu sorority…
University students from throughout Alabama gathered at TROY Montgomery to discuss hunger and homelessness among college students.
Classes, all-night study sessions, research papers and exams, and extracurricular activities and social events are all commonly thought of as making up the college experience. Hunger and homelessness are not.
And yet, statistics from the recent study, “Hunger on Campus: The Challenge of Food Insecurity for College Students,” reveal food and housing insecurity is growing…
Participants at last year's Hungry for Justice Summit discuss Troy University's Campus Kitchens program.
MONTGOMERY – Students from Alabama’s colleges and universities will come together on Feb. 24 to examine food and housing insecurity among college students during the third annual Hungry for Justice Student Summit at Troy University Montgomery.
The free summit is presented by Troy University’s Office of Civic Engagement in conjunction with Alabama Possible, a statewide…
