A student-led initiative, the Comet Cupboard, a campus food pantry, is dedicated to helping students in need. Its primary mission is to provide necessary food and personal care items to members of the University community, but its impact reaches much further. The Comet Cupboard acts as a service-learning component of the undergraduate academic experience and strives to cultivate a campus culture where the community is valued above individualism.
The Comet Cupboard began operations in 2012. Since then, the program has experienced tremendous growth and response from the UT Dallas community. During the 2015-2016 academic term, the Comet Cupboard served 1,580 users (during 6,498 visits) with food and personal care items. To provide this invaluable service, the center relies on donations from individuals and groups who share the common goal of eliminating hunger on the UT Dallas campus.