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Students actually use campus wellness programs, study says

 Jan. 11, 2013

YPulse, a youth-based market research firm, released Essentials of College and University Wellness Programs, which examined the importance and effectiveness of campus wellness programs.

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UMass partners with SPE to certify healthy dishes

 Jan. 10, 2013

SPE Certified nutritionists are reviewing up to 200 recipes to debut for Spring semester.

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Non-commercial foodservice slow to embrace social media

Jan. 09, 2013

College operators are significantly more likely than other market segments to use social media to connect with their customers, according to The Big Picture data. Seventy-five percent use Facebook, and 38% say they employ Twitter. FSD spoke to marketing managers for dining services at two universities to find out about their social media strategies.

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Table Talk

Jan. 09, 2013

We have something in the dining halls that we call Table Talk, where students can come and talk to dining staff about questions or comments. We give students $25 in dining dollars for participating. We took feedback from these sessions to help us in desig

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Artisan Bread & Soup

Jan. 08, 2013

We did an event highlighting artisan breads and savory soups. Our bakeshop created a rustic Italian bread, ancient grain bread, oatmeal bread and cornbread. We paired the breads with soups, such as New England clam chowder, creamy broccoli and cheddar, ha

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Stacy Haney

Jan. 08, 2013

Stacy Haney, general manager cafés/Bobcat Essentials, at Ohio University in Athens, managed a major renovation in the Front Room Coffeehouse. In addition, Haney has overseen the opening of a third campus café while continuing to improve the

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Scavenger hunt introduces students to new campus locations

Jan. 03, 2013

Grand prize was $100 in dining bucks and a digital camcorder.

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Celebrate Food Day

Jan. 02, 2013

Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food. We offered students free samples from Purity, Organic, Annie’s Homegrown and Ritual Coffee Roasters. We had our executive chef and Michael Koh,

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Accommodating food allergies falls under ADA, DOJ says

Jan. 02, 2013

Ruling comes as part of agreement with Lesley University.

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Hunger Bake Sale

Dec. 21, 2012

Our department hosts a Stop Hunger Now Bake Sale every week from October to February in our Union. Every 25 cents raised feeds one child in Africa. We sell whole cakes, cake slices, cookies, brownies and Rice Krispies treats. Last year, we raised $6,801 f

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