Everyday students and faculty trickle in and out of our Founder’s Hall dining hall. The Wood challenge: “To create and offer services that contribute to a more pleasant way of life for people wherever and whenever they come together.”
So far this year I understand that there have been some imperfections, the wait at the door being one of them. I ask you all to understand that there have been some new changes this year with the card swiping system. Adding this to the usual hustle at the beginning of the semester was hard on everyone involved.
We were required to re-enter students into our foodservice database, along with entering all the incoming freshmen. After that, we have to ensure that all of the upper-classmen are on the meal plan of their choice. Only then can we distribute the flex dollars per account.
Our team of professionals have put in long hours to complete all of them. We are also happy to inform you that in a couple of weeks we will be receiving a new access system, for card swiping, that will be setup on a network line as opposed to our existing telephone line.
We want everyone to know that we are here for you. I, personally, have had special requests, and I will do everything in my power to achieve them. We would also ask you to realize that with the enormous incoming freshman class that the dining hall is responsible for being able to feed almost 830 people, not including cash paying customers.
We believe that the options are here for everyone. Meals are available for 10 hours between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., with a meal card, in either the dining hall or the food court. All students living on campus have the option to eat at the food court and use the cash equivalency option of their meal card.
We try to come up with diverse wholesome food that conforms to everyone’s needs. We have organized a survey on Thursday, Oct. 10, where we will expect everyone to “give us your two cents.” There will be a dining committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m., in the dining hall. As Jerry McGuire said, “help me help you.” When it comes to food quality, or food variety, I beg of you.JUST ASK.
Christian Holmwood
WOOD Dining
