Columbus State University

Hello and welcome to the summer semester 2026. We will be closed July 3, 2026. If you notice some of our hours have changed and we have opened earlier appointments.

A little about the CSU Food Pantry is designed to assist students experiencing food insecurity by providing shelf stable, microwaveable meals and snacks, and hygiene products.

Students needing food assistance include traditional college students as well as nontraditional students who are raising children or assisting in the care of extended family. Please take the needs of other students into consideration when requesting larger quantities or limited items. 

Occasionally, a pantry request may need to be adjusted for unexpected reasons. Please understand that our inventory is primarily donation-based. Although we do our best to maintain accurate inventory of our items, some items may be unavailable when fulfilling your request. 

Also, note if you are placing an order for the River Park location you will not see a time slot. If you need a food pantry bag dropped off at the River Park location, please email us and we will assist you. The drop off location will be in the lobby of Frank Brown Hall - We require a minimum order of 5 items or more ordered from the River Park location. If you cannot pick up at assigned time, email us and we will place your food pantry bag in a locker for your convenience. The lockers are on the 2nd floor of Frank Brown Hall room #2011.

Moreover, if we contact you through email to you about your food pantry not being picked up and do not get a reply -Your items will be returned to the inventory. We will make two email attempts to reach you over the period of 10 business days (does not include weekends).

Thank you, 

Food Pantry Staff