Dining services receives student input

Sodexho campus services is doing more to meet the needs of students at Georgia College & State University.

Michael Haun, the marketing manager of Sodexho, is committed to making the students happy.

“What we are focusing on now is being responsive to the wants of students,” said Haun.

Steps that are being made are comment cards, a food committee and theme dinners in the dining hall.

“We have comment cards available all the time,” said Haun. “We are open to suggestions, and we want to hear from the students.”

Sodexho is taking suggestions from the surveys and implementing what is feasible.

“After glancing through the surveys, we saw that the hot breakfast wasn’t long enough-so we extended it to 10:15 a.m.,” said Haun.

The Board of Directors, which is an expanded version of a food committee, is comprised of students who will meet on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. The purpose is to make sure that the students’ needs are being met. Roger Busby, food service manager, is working with the board.

“The purpose of the Board of Directors is to help dining services and the student population to communicate effectively. The students are able to voice their main concerns, what dining services is doing right and how we could improve,” said Busby.

There are many changes in store for GC&SU, such as the new residence halls that are going to be built near West Complex. The Board of Directors will be able to discuss what dining services needs to do to keep up with the evolving student’s needs.

“The food committee met for the first time on Tuesday, Oct. 2. If you are interested in serving on the committee, talk to your R.A.,” said Haun.

The theme dinners, such as the bar-b-cue alien invasion, are an attempt to liven up the cafeteria.

“Monday, Oct. 1 was World Vegetarian Day. We had a large array of vegetables,” said Haun. “Next week is National German-American Day. We are going to serve items like bratwurst. Later that week, for Columbus Day, we will have a selection of spicy food.”

Holly Adkins lives on campus, so she eats in the dining hall regularly.

“I have noticed that they are putting forth extra effort,” said Adkins. “Last week there was a table set up with vegetables and dip and stuff like that. It was nice to have something different.”

There will be reach out surveys for Chick-fil-A and The Pit next Tuesday. Be sure to write down your opinion; it might help to change something for everyone.

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