Feeding those in need within the QCC community is the mission of Quinsigamond Community College’s food pantry. An April 2018 study by the Wisconsin HOPE Lab found that 49 percent of
[Pictured Above: PTK student Ashley Forhan, food pantry manager]
The USDA defines food insecurity as a state in which “consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year.” Other terms for food insecurity are “struggling to avoid hunger,” “hungry, or at risk of hunger,” and “hungry, or faced by the threat of hunger.”
According to an April 2018 survey*, 42% of community college students had experienced food
[Dr. Luis Pedraja observes students Shawn Reese and Christian Hulett's demonstration]
In the news, on factory assembly lines, opening doors and even vacuuming your floors. Robots are just about everywhere and are becoming more and more commonplace in today's society. What was once the future is no longer a science fiction story-line. They have left the fantasy world of the big-screen and are making their way into the workplace, our homes and the classroom.