Dining
Advisory Committee 10/09/09
Meeting
Minutes
o Open Floor/Discussion Forum:
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Organic Café
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To keep with the demands of marketing to students today, there was a
suggestion to get the Organic Café on Facebook
o Dining Hall:
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Barbeque sauce missing from the condiment area – SGA rep
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Students want them back
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Students LOVE the Buffulo Wing night – SGA rep
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After 6pm, soft serve ice cream runs out
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Will look into having that checked around the 6ish hour
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Love the new Ice Cream Station
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Would like specials more days a week
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Dessert menu for lunch is better than dessert for dinner
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Will discuss having more cookies and brownie bite desserts during dinner
as well as lunch
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A+ for Pizza Station
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Grill Specials Should be Marketed so that students know about it
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Salad Bar
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People are requesting diced chicken everyday at the salad bar
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Students are requesting whole wheat pasta more than once per week
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Courtyard –
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Melissa is working on a campus garden
o Cabaret
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Students are not happy with the pre-made wraps in the Cabaret.
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Students would like them to be hand made to order like they used to be.
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Soup Board/labels should be closer to the soup
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Entrée’s and Soups should be more clearly labeled
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Whether an item is completely vegetarian, etc.
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Can be addressed by Victoria and Teri
o Donnelly –
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Faculty member is requesting more Southern Pecan Coffee
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Bizarre combinations of food for the hot meals
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Faculty is requesting a weekly menu for the hot meals.
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Requesting them to be posted in the morning by 8:00am
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The menu selection should also be improved
o Update on Project and
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Apple picking event
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Chef will do a live cooking demonstration
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Will show from the farm to your plate connection
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October 21, 2009 – Farmers Market during activity hour
o Suggestions for the
future/Conclusions:
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Address labeling and ingredient information
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Organic Café on facebook
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Give more information about the Dining Advisory Committee to students at
the welcome center and at comment box location:
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Describe the student component of the committee
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Will discuss the ideas of:
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real breakfast on the weekends for athletes
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Extended hours for the dining hall
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More marketing and labeling of products
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Wheat pasta more regularly.