Social engagement
Underscoring its aim to spur interaction, each concept at Vista Grande was designed exhibition-style so diners can watch food being prepared, something the facility plans to bring back post-pandemic. “The complex brings a leading dining experience to campus and launches the university’s renewed focus on the student experience with an adaptable space to dine, socialize and study,” Cody VanDorn, CEO of Cal Poly Corporation, the auxiliary group of which campus dining services is a part, said in a statement.