Colleges & Universities

Operations

Princeton Review: Bowden’s campus food is best

Virginia Tech and Cornell University also made the list of the 20 best campuses for dining.

Operations

University of Michigan honored for campus-dining renovations

The university received two 2015 Loyal E. Horton Dining Award grand prizes for its Central Campus Dining at South Quad and Fireside Cafe at Pierpont Commons.

Cassie Kelsch took home first-place honors at the association's annual conference in Indianapolis.

A slumping economy as well as students without much family support or limited access to federal assistance, has created a greater need for food banks at colleges and universities.

Some college students are not bashful about sharing their opinions, and University of Pennsylvania’s dining services is using that candor to its advantage.

Marshall University’s sustainability department now offers fresh produce grown from gardens around the campus in a weekly fresh market.

To streamline recruitment of foodservice employees, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, hosts a summer job fair where candidates are interviewed and hired on the spot.

Knox College has entered a one-year contract with Bon Appetit Management Company, replacing retiring director of dining services Helmut Mayer.

Oregon State University’s new Five Four One restaurant will depend partially on seasonal vegetables from The Food Forest, and a new campus garden.

The college’s new foodservice management company runs “Be Green, Be Healthy, Be Bold” programs, which encourage students to feed their minds and fuel their bodies with an integrated approach to wellness.

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