Live Breaking News & Updates on Debbie Banks Austin

4 Min Read
Published on: 05-06-2021
Each Wednesday morning, Iman “Chipo” Matongo, a political economy major from South Africa, wearing the requisite face mask, makes her way around a kitchen in La Sierra University’s Sierra Vista Chapel, selecting items from a central table piled with fresh and non-perishable food products.
Matongo is among roughly 15 or so La Sierra students who arrive to choose from bags of rice and beans, vegetables, fruit, pasta, cereal, canned goods, and other foods each week. The food pantry, which also provides toiletry items, is organized by the university’s Office of International Student Services, or OISS. It is a donor-supported outreach that has grown substantially since its inception in 2010 with the arrival of OISS director Heidi Weiss-Krumm. For students like Matongo, it offers a safety net from a fall into devastating choices between proper nutrition or necessary textbooks and study resources. ....

South Africa , La Sierra , United States , Jonathan Finau , Heidi Weiss Krumm , Gary Stanhiser , Iman Chipo Matongo , Division Of Student Life , Office Of International Student Services , Administration Building , Sierra University Vista Chapel , Sierra University , Sierra University Church , Rubidoux Adventist Church , Immigration Services , Each Wednesday , Sierra Vista Chapel , International Student Services , Signing Officer , Debbie Banks Austin , Rubidoux Seventh Day Adventist Church , Student Life , லா சியரா , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , பிரிவு ஆஃப் மாணவர் வாழ்க்கை , அலுவலகம் ஆஃப் சர்வதேச மாணவர் சேவைகள் ,