VI. Food Assessment Research: University of Minnesota, Morris
between Dining Hall floors to support expanded programming and special events, and add an elevator for full accessibility. Dining Hall Phase III renovates the lower level kitchen and preparation areas. The master plan also includes two Student Center dining renovations—enhancing the Turtle Mountain Cafe serving area and creating a coffee shop at the Information Center. Sodexo and Student Activities would jointly manage the coffee shop. This project may begin in summer 2011. New Students Lifestyle Preferences Sodexo regularly uses LifeSTYLING ™ demographic and geographic analysis and modeling to identify general patterns that guide college student dining choices on the campuses it serves, using internal and external research. For fall 2009, models show more than half (54 percent) of new UMM students prefer an “ethnic and global food” profile with nearly half (46 percent) preferring “traditional meat and potatoes” offerings, a daily challenge for a foodservice provider. A vast majority, 79 percent of UMM’s new students are “price sensitive,” predicting that food budgets are a very prevalent concern on the campus. This analysis is consistent with survey data reporting increasing student satisfaction with the variety and quality of foods served and a continuing high level of concern about price and value in their dining plans.
• 14 meals per week and 100 Dining Dollars: provides access to any 14 of the 19 meals served on campus— breakfast, lunch, and dinner on weekdays and brunch and dinner on weekends plus $100 per semester to be spent in campus dining at $1,795.50/semester • 160 meals per semester and 200 Dining Dollars: provides access to 160 of the meals served on campus in the semester (15 weeks of classes plus finals) plus $200 per semester to be spent in campus dining at $1,811.25/semester • 80 meals per semester and 400 Dining Dollars: provides access to 80 of the meals served on campus each semester plus $400 to be spent in campus dining. This plan is available to juniors and seniors living on campus and anyone living in campus apartments or off campus at $1,596/semester Dining Services Board Plan—meals, hours, and locations Monday to Friday Hours
Location
Breakfast
7:15 a.m.–10 a.m.
Turtle Mountain Cafe
Lunch
11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Dining Hall
Dinner
4:45 p.m.–7 p.m.
Dining Hall
Weekends Brunch
Residential Dining and Board Plans
Dinner
More than 90 percent of first-year students, and half of all students, live on campus. Students living in UMM’s residence halls are required to have one of the three primary meal plans during their first two years on campus. Juniors, seniors, and any students living in campus apartments or off-campus may select a reduced meal plan. Most board plan meals are provided in the Dining Hall, with weekday breakfasts provided in Turtle Mountain Cafe. Meals are not provided during University breaks. In the 2009–10 academic year, four dining plan options provided buffet meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner each weekday, and brunch and dinner on weekends. • 19 meals per week and 50 Dining Dollars: provides access to all meals served on campus— breakfast, lunch, and dinner on weekdays and brunch and dinner on weekends plus $50 per semester to be spent in campus dining at $1879.50/semester
Hours
Location
11:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Dining Hall
4:45 p.m.–6:30 p.m., Saturday Dining Hall 4:45 p.m.–8 p.m., Sunday
Dining Hall
Dining Dollars: The Dining Dollars included in student meal plans provide discounted cash-free purchases in Turtle Mountain Cafe, in the new late night weekend convenience store, or for family and friends at the Dining Hall. U-Cards are scanned to access the Dining Dollars on student accounts. Students, faculty, and staff can purchase additional Dining Dollars throughout the year. Community Dining in the Dining Hall: Faculty, staff, other students, and community members also enjoy meals in the Dining Hall. They pay a walk in price to dine at each meal or put Dining Dollars on U-cards for a discount on purchases. More faculty and staff are taking advantage of a Friday lunch discount program in the Dining Hall since the facility’s renovation in summer 2009.
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