Written by The Bison Staff \/ Photo by Macy Cox<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Tucker Lovell and Dr. Andrea Morris, assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives, are raising awareness for a need the average Harding student may not know about. What started with a White County food drive, proposed by Lovell, has developed into a mission to end food insecurity on Harding\u2019s campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c[Lovell] and I began having conversations,\u201d Morris said. \u201cI just started praying about it, and I said, \u2018Lord, this is more than a food drive.\u2019 Food drives, you\u2019re one and you\u2019re done. I shared with Tucker that we wanted to raise this to the level of mitigating \u2014 even hopefully, prayerfully eliminating \u2014 food insecurity. … We wanted to start on campus, recognizing that we may have some students, some staff, those who we know and love who we are around every day \u2026 that may be affected by this type of insecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, \u201cfood insecurity is a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle,\u201d and as many as one in eight Americans, or 38 million people, suffer from food insecurity. While hunger and food insecurity are closely related, they are distinct in that hunger is a lack of access to food while food insecurity is more specific in that it is a lack of consistent access to healthy food or cultural food. The latter is especially seen at Harding among international students, who may have food insecurity due to the lack of access to foods they grew up eating in their home of origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt does not mean that there should be any shame in needing something,\u201d Morris said. \u201cWe all need from one point or another, and we are family. There should be none among us who are concerned or unsure about where their next meal is coming from, and the nutritious meal in particular.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monte Cox, dean of the College of Bible and Ministry, was one of the faculty members involved in hiring Morris at Harding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Morris knows you start looking for this problem right here at home,\u201d Cox said. \u201cWho on our campus doesn\u2019t have anything to eat today? Who is not going to eat lunch today because they can\u2019t afford it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morris, working with Lovell, spoke with social clubs to promote awareness of food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI really like her idea of getting the student body involved as much as possible,\u201d senior Blake Dale, president of men\u2019s social club Knights, said. \u201cSo clearly she\u2019s very thoughtful in that regard and passionate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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