Also, the research materials were endless. They were all working and teaching, so it was the best of both worlds. Even though it was only an elective class, I found it fascinating and the professor, who was visiting from England, was very engaging and enjoyed his work. We saw rings of Saturn, Jupiters moons, storms on Jupiter, star clusters, and more. There's a telescope on campus and I'll never forget our class meeting at 9pm one night to view the planets and see what astronomers actually did.
The work load was definitely heavy, but I learned more there than anywhere else I have been since then. They always challenged me to be open to possibilities and to figure things out from all angles. We therefore threw community-wide events such as our Fall Harvest Festival, Gospel Choir Showcase, and a cooking class series-all in an effort to involve families in learning and participation.Alum: Attending Columbia University was a fantastic experience for me. We knew that we would not be successful without also teaching students and families about the importance of eating good food. We also began purchasing local foods for menus and initiated Harvest of the Month, an ongoing event, which features a local product each month of the school year. To create change in the cafeterias, the food service director and I got together to transition to a scratch-cooked menu, using recipes from the Mississippi Department of Education and The Lunch Box. Oxford would prove to be the perfect launch city for a project of this kind, thanks to the University of Mississippi community and a forward-thinking school district, one with the highest rankings in the state. GFOS combines work in the cafeterias, classrooms, and community to holistically address the childhood obesity crisis. Once there, I worked with a group of stakeholders from the Oxford community and school district to help start a program called Good Food for Oxford Schools (GFOS). But kids are kids wherever you go, and I moved to my new home with optimism that school food reform and gardens could make a difference. The state of Mississippi holds the title of most obese children in the nation, and even in Oxford-a prosperous college town-we’re seeing kids as young as five with type II diabetes. When I moved to Oxford, Mississippi in August of 2012, many friends and family warned me of the challenge I was up against.
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