Colleges & Universities

Operations

UC launches first phase of new $15 minimum-wage policy

The minimum wage for 3,200 workers in the UC system rose to $13 an hour and will increase an additional dollar to $14 in 2016 and to $15 in 2017.

Operations

Living in a semi-sustainable world

Sense and Sustainability is, perhaps, an odd title for this blog. I’ve never been much of a Jane Austen reader. But it encapsulates what I’ll be writing.

Responding to feedback from a growing population of Asian students, Boston University opened a new dining hall station that aims to serve traditional Asian cuisine.

In the past few weeks, Senior Editor Pat Cobe has noticed activity in three areas: restaurant-design, a favorite daypart and a hot cooking technique.

The new dining features at Southeast Missouri State University include an additional Subway and plans for a Panda Express.

The foodservice vendor closed the Mountaintop Market convenience store because of its inconvenient location, noting 70 percent of its customers were staff, not students.

University of Kentucky’s Commonwealth Stadium will sell such self-branded items this football season as a Bluegrass Burger and a Spicy Cat Tail brat.

The Smart Choices program at Texas Tech includes flagging grab-and-go foods with under 400 calories, and a website with fitness planners and guides for students with food allergies or special diets.

Aida Samaniego, executive chef for Sodexo at New Mexico State University, offers sugar-free gelatin desserts and fresh fruits as a part of her efforts to provide healthy meals and hinder quick weight gain.

1887 Bistro will serve as an option for lunch and late-evening social gatherings, featuring smoked brisket sandwiches, shareable appetizers and flatbreads.

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