September's Change for Community recipient is Food At First a local nonprofit that provides free meals and groceries to anyone who is hungry — no questions asked. Food at First serves a hot meal every day of the year at the First Christian Church in downtown Ames. In fact, they haven’t missed a meal in [...]
July 15th Board Meeting Highlights The Board’s Strategic Discussion centered on current needs of members to better understand how needs are changing and how we can adopt strategies for meeting these needs. The Education and Outreach Committee will continue Grad Research Nights, allowing graduate students to share their research with the community. The [...]
Serving on the Wheatsfield Board as the student member has been one of the most rewarding experiences I've had during graduate school. Before joining, I knew very little about co-ops or what a board of directors actually does. Over the past year, I've had the opportunity to learn about the governance of a member-owned [...]
