The Pard Pantry, started by Student Government, provides non-perishable food items and personal hygiene products to students at Lafayette College. The Pard Pantry accepts physical and monetary donations to ensure students who need them have access to resources.
Campus Life Initiative
The Campus Life Initiative operates with the goal of providing students with spaces on campus to cultivate community and generally improve student life. Over several months, Student Government worked to add a multipurpose sports court in the green space next to the Fisher Residence Halls. The court supports basketball, pickleball, and volleyball, and equipment rental lockers are also available to Lafayette students.
Regalia Hand-Me-Down Program
The Hand-Me-Down Commencement Gown Program is a Student Government and Office of Sustainability initiative to distribute used caps, gowns, and hoods to current seniors through a pay-what-you-can model. This program increases access to gowns (removing the $60+ cost) and supports zero-waste goals by reducing the number of single-use gowns thrown away each year. To request regalia, students apply for a gown in April. Supplies are limited, and items are not guaranteed. After Commencement, grads are asked to “pay it forward” by donating their regalia to next year’s seniors. To donate after Commencement, graduates can drop off their regalia in any Green Move-Out bin across campus.