USD Changemaker Challenge

Up for the Challenge?
Addressing Food Justice

The Changemaker Challenge invites University of San Diego students, faculty, and staff to employ their imagination, passion, and hard work to generate ideas addressing a current social challenge.
The 2021 Changemaker Challenge topic is addressing food justice.
To enter, submit a 2-3 min video with an idea to address one of the Community Challenges provided by our community partners (Farm Forward and Bayside Community Center).
A team of judges will select the top entries and the community partners will choose the most feasible ideas to pilot in the spring semester. Students whose ideas are selected as pilots will receive prizes worth $500.
Our Community Challenges to Address
As Identified by our Partners
Students are invited to select one of the following prompts:
1. Farm Forward
Option A:
How might we help university students understand the impact of factory-farmed animal products on marginalized communities, climate change, animal welfare, and public health in a way that leads to personal change?
Option B:
How might we create a culture where plant-based food choices are the default option in university settings?
2. Bayside Community Center
Option A:
How might we create ways of getting food to families and seniors in the Linda Vista community so that it increases Bayside’s outreach and supports local businesses?
Learn more about each of these prompts. Read the Community Partner briefs!
Meet Our Community Partners

Farm Forward
Until No Animals Suffer on Factory Farms
Farm Forward is a team of strategists, campaigners, and thought leaders helping guide the movement to change the way the world eats and farms. Their vision looks beyond incremental suffering reduction on factory farms, towards the institutional and cultural change that will end factory farming. Read Farm Forward's Changemaker Challenge Brief.
Bayside Community Center
Addressing Food Insecurity in a Food Desert
Bayside’s mission is to empower our diverse community to improve its quality of life through services, education, and advocacy. Bayside offers a number of programs and initiatives focused on promoting community connection and economic self-sufficiency, a few of them are food-related initiatives, among them: Bayside Environmental Learning Center, Food Production and Recovery, Garden Therapy, and Tiny Gardens. Read Bayside Community Center's Changemaker Challenge Brief.
The following ideas were selected as finalists for the 2021-2022 Changemaker Challenge
Changemaker Challenge: Oat Milk Initiative
Events
Join us for events related to the theme of Addressing Food Justice.
Zoom Chat: Food Justice and Sustainability
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Zoom Chat: Food Justice & Community
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Film Screening: Eating Animals
Register Here
Changemaker Challenge Application
Applications are due Monday, November 22nd, 2021 (midnight).
Submit your application today. The link will take you to the MySanDiego portal, where you can input your personal information and was well as team information if you are entering as a team.

For any questions on the Changemaker Challenge or issues with this application, please email changemaker@sandiego.edu
Judges for Bayside Submissions
Changemaker Challenge 2021

Jessica Heldman
Fellmeth-Peterson Professor in Residence in Child Rights
Hans Peter Schmitz
Professor, Leadership Studies
Kenny Van Tilburg
Associate University Minister
Aly Monteleone
University minister
Justine Rapp
Department Chair of Marketing, Associate Professor of Marketing
Nicholas Maeder
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ryan Jumamil
Director, Student Support Services
Millie Fullmer
Assistant Professor, Acquisitions and Cataloging Librarian
Kimberly Heinle
Clerical Worker, International Relations
Judges for Farm Forward Submissions
Changemaker Challenge 2021

Bridget Frese
Clinical Associate Professor, Hahn School of Nursing
Joseph Babcock
Lecturer II of English
Julia Cantzler
Associate Professor, Sociology
Trey McDonald
Director of Sustainability, Facilities Management
Amanda Larson
Graduate Student, Changemaker Hub
Juliet Zimmer
Program Manager, Fowler GSIC
Isabelle Ashraf
Clerical Worker, Student Aid Wards
Topher McDougal
Associate Professor, Kroc School of Peace Studies
Christopher Carter
Assistant Professor, Theology
Aaron Gross
Professor, Theology
Resources
Great Content Designed to Support You!
TED Talks Inspiration
This playlist explores the issues related to this year's theme, Addressing Food Justice. Watching these TED Talks is a great place to begin to learn about how experts in the field are already addressing these issues in their own communities.
Additional TED Talks for this year's Addressing Food Justice theme include:
Ron Finley: A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA
Ilana Braverman: Moving Beyond a Hamburger Default World
Films
Eating Animals is a film that takes a deeper look into this year's theme, Addressing Food Justice. The full length film can be viewed through Amazon Prime or Hulu.
The film is based on Jonathan Safran Foer's book, Eating Animals.
Readings
Articles
Factory Farm Workers and S laughterhouse Workers by the Food Empowerment Project
Impact on people living near farms by the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project
The total health and climate consequences of the American food system by the Washington Post
Infographic
Plant-based Foods and Inclusivity
Podcasts
Check out the 2021 list of food-related podcasts shared by FoodTank, a global community pushing for food system change.
Books
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer dives deep into the theme of Addressing Food Justice.
Videos
Addressing Food Insecurity in Linda Vista, a short video by our community partner, The Bayside Community Center, provides information specific to the Linda Vista Community.
Changemaker Challenge FAQ

What is the Changemaker Challenge?
The Changemaker Challenge is the Changemaker Hub’s annual idea competition that invites students to employ their imagination, grit, and passion for generating ideas to address a current social challenge posed by local San Diego community partners. This competition provides students with the opportunity to work on an urgent challenge, acquire practical experience, transferable skills, and additional support building their idea. The winning ideas are adapted to create real change in the community, and students will have the option to continue with the pilot idea and network with these local organizations.
What are the Changemaker Challenge's rules for eligibility?
Update available Aug 5
What have been past Changemaker Challenge topics?
In previous years, the Changemaker Challenge has addressed topics related to waste (2012, 2013), water (2014-2016), equity and access: health, education, and housing (2017, 2018), and homelessness, displacement, and migration (2019, 2020).
What awards and prizes are available to Changemaker Challenge participants?
By November 29, a panel of judges will select and announce the 10 best proposals from which the community partner will select the ideas to pilot in the spring semester. Students who submitted ideas to be piloted will receive a cash prize.
Do I have to use the prize money for the project?
Any award money will go directly to students who win, and the Changemaker Hub will fund the pilot projects for the ideas.
Can I reuse work I have already submitted for a course or work that I have presented/ published elsewhere, or work that I have done/ am doing with others who are not on my Changemaker Challenge team?
You are welcome to reuse and build upon any of your own previous work. However, we ask that you cite all the sources that you use, including your own.
How do I enter the Changemaker Challenge?
The platform to enter can be accessed through the My San Diego account. Please visit the Changemaker Challenge Website regularly for more detailed information.
Changemaker Challenge Application
Applications are due Monday, November 22nd, 2021 (midnight).
Submit your application today. The link will take you to the MySanDiego Portal, where you can input your personal information and was well as team information if you are entering as a team.

For any questions on the Changemaker Challenge or issues with this application, please email changemaker@sandiego.edu
Connect
Connect with us at the Changemaker Hub

@USDchangemakerhub

Up for the Challenge?

Addressing Food Justice

The Changemaker Challenge invites University of San Diego students, faculty, and staff to employ their imagination, passion, and hard work to generate ideas addressing a current social challenge.

Our Community Challenges to Address

As Identified by our Partners

1. Farm Forward

Option A:

Option B:

2. Bayside Community Center

Option A:

Learn more about each of these prompts. Read the Community Partner briefs!

Meet Our Community Partners

Farm Forward

Until No Animals Suffer on Factory Farms

Bayside Community Center

Addressing Food Insecurity in a Food Desert

The following ideas were selected as finalists for the 2021-2022 Changemaker Challenge

Changemaker Challenge: Oat Milk Initiative

Events

Join us for events related to the theme of Addressing Food Justice.

Changemaker Challenge Application

Judges for Bayside Submissions

Changemaker Challenge 2021

Judges for Farm Forward Submissions

Changemaker Challenge 2021

Resources

Great Content Designed to Support You!

TED Talks Inspiration

This playlist explores the issues related to this year's theme, Addressing Food Justice. Watching these TED Talks is a great place to begin to learn about how experts in the field are already addressing these issues in their own communities.

Films

Eating Animals is a film that takes a deeper look into this year's theme, Addressing Food Justice. The full length film can be viewed through Amazon Prime or Hulu.

Readings

Podcasts

Check out the 2021 list of food-related podcasts shared by FoodTank, a global community pushing for food system change.

Books

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer dives deep into the theme of Addressing Food Justice.

Videos

Addressing Food Insecurity in Linda Vista, a short video by our community partner, The Bayside Community Center, provides information specific to the Linda Vista Community.

Changemaker Challenge FAQ

What is the Changemaker Challenge?

What are the Changemaker Challenge's rules for eligibility?

What have been past Changemaker Challenge topics?

What awards and prizes are available to Changemaker Challenge participants?

Do I have to use the prize money for the project?

Can I reuse work I have already submitted for a course or work that I have presented/ published elsewhere, or work that I have done/ am doing with others who are not on my Changemaker Challenge team?

How do I enter the Changemaker Challenge?

Changemaker Challenge Application

Connect

Connect with us at the Changemaker Hub