Chartwells Monthly | September 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

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+ Community Heroes + New Food Halls Open on Campus + A Safe Return to Campus

communication / executive message

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letter from the ceo

A Welcome Return As the leaves begin to fall on the ground at campuses around the country, I am reminded just how grateful I am for our incredible associates who have been hard at work preparing our dining locations for a safe return to campus. After ending our spring term earlier than expected due to COVID-19, I am pleased to once again see our team members and guests return to campus and welcome new students and partners to the Chartwells dining family.

Since we parted in March, the Chartwells team has been working overtime to create new safety

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Letter From The CEO

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Student Success Interns

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For Your Safety

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Chartwells’ New Partners

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New Dining Halls

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Welcome Back

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The Smile Behind the Mask

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Tech Check

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Contact Chartwells

strategies to support our students and campus communities. Our Path to Open and soonto-be released Path Forward plans implement new procedures, systems, processes and technologies – all to facilitate the healthiest environments while continuing to provide variety and value to our dining program. We have pulled together a very talented team to continue assessing new information, tools and resources to ensure that we’re providing the best and safest dining experi-ence possible. And all so we can get back to doing what we love to do best: Serving our guests and local communities.

Lisa McEuen CEO, Chartwells Higher Education

On the Cover The Radford University dining team prepared a special popup Love, Chartwells event for students on campus.

Balancing Safety with Community When students packed up and headed home early last spring we assembled our talented team of experts and began preparing our vision for what on-campus dining might look like over the following 30-days, 6 months and even the next two years. What resulted was Path to Open - a roadmap for post COVID-19 return to campus prioritizing safety while enriching the student experience.

We’d like to thank everyone who joined our live webinar sessions and we look forward to continuing these sessions throughout the semester and welcoming guest speakers and chances to hear from our partners as we begin to look past the fall semester into spring 2021.

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student success / people

Keene State intern, Emily, hits the campus and spreads joy for a

Love, Chartwells event. >>>

Welcome Student Success Interns!

BGSU intern, Evan, with produce from the hydroponics system and green roof on campus.

We are excited to support you through your internship journey.

This year will be full of hands-on learning, meaningful work and fun projects. I am confident the projects you will complete over the coming weeks will have you taking away valuable competencies that will develop your skills, build your resume and prepare you to be our organization’s future leaders.

I can’t wait to see you in action and the impact you make to our business. Here’s to a successful 2020-2021 year!

Nicole Wagner Student Success Manager

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Concordia University intern, Joao Pedro, with surprise and delight packages for students in quarantine. >>>

Campus Quarantine

Eats & Treats Chartwells provided nutritious meals, tasty treats, activity boxes and caring notes of encouragement to students who were required to

Treat package at SW Minnesota State

quarantine on campus due to COVID-19.

Packaged meal at Seattle University

Every Friday night, Harding University students in quarantine receive a special care package with their dinner meal.

This bag included cozy socks, Awake chocolate bars, a crossword book and hand written notes of encouragement.

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innovation / safety

for your

SAFETY: Chartwells takes every precautionary measure and implements the highest standards of safety at all times to safeguard against COVID-19. From continual disinfecting, sanitizing and cleaning, to daily wellness checks for associates and plexiglass barriers at all points of service, safety remains our number one priority as we serve students this semester.

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1. Northwestern University positions phys- 4. Justyna at the University of Arkansas ical distancing floor graphics throughout proudly wears her safety button after dining locations completely additional safety training on campus.

2. Bowling Green State University team shifted self-serve stations to associate-served 5. Canisius College sanitizes all high behind plexiglass barriers. touch areas throughout the day including guest trays and places hand 3. North Central College places signage santizers through the dining location. throughout dining spaces to alert guests of changes and remind them to phyiscally distance when placing orders

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Chartwells is grateful for the opportunity to partner with these colleges and universities as their new foodservice provider.

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AURORA UNIVERSITY AURORA, IL BENEDICTINE COLLEGE LISLE, IL CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO, CA CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE NORTHRIDGE, CA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA WASHINGTON, DC HARDING UNIVERSITY SEARCY, AR

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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FORT SMITH FORT SMITH, AR

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, PA

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN, PA

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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO TOLEDO, OH

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WINGATE UNIVERSITY WINGATE, NC

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CATERING SERVICES SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

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innovation / new dining halls

! t s e u g r u o e B New dining halls open and Chartwells sets the table for more students.

CAL POLY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Vista Grande is Golden

Cool Vibe Urban Bytes

Cal Poly SLO’s newest dining complex, Vista Grande, features street food from around the world! On Sept. 3, students sampled flavors from eight venues, including Noodles, Hearth pizzas, Balance Café and Sweet Bar. Everyone wants to hang out at this LEED Gold Certified facility with a two-story living plant wall, wrap-around outdoor patio and fire pits.

The long-anticipated Urban Bytes opened to hungry students at University of Utah. Nestled inside new residential hall Kahlert Village, Urban Bytes has a big-city vibe and features seven G8 stations, including pizza, Latin and Mongolian items. Carrots offers allergy free and a vegetarian/vegan station. “We have captured the essence of the multiple café dining experience through creative menus, great service and food that speaks for itself!” says Chuck Weaver, resident district manager for U of U’s Dining Services.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA

New Retail Rocks!

Three new retail locations have rocked UH-V’s University Commons. Busy students can now enjoy the tasty convenience of Chick-fil-A, Market Store and We Proudly Serve Starbucks.

These venues are situated next door to the new residential hall and across the street from education and administrative buildings.

Grand opening!

TAMU Memorial Student Center ribbon-cutting ceremony

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new dining halls / innovation

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“The Feeding 2020” Initiative UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA AT RENO

Bowl Life Brings It UNR students lined up on Sept. 9 to try Bowl Life on opening day. This new dining concept serves handmade sushi burritos, poke bowls, sushi rolls to go and customizable vegan/ vegetarian options. “Bowl Life has been a great opportunity for us to work directly with UNR to develop a brand new space to serve our ever-growing student population,” says Jon Marks, Nevada Dining’s Director of Retail.

In mid-March, Trinity College Dean of Students John Selders, Director of Community Service Joe Barber, Chaplin Allison Read and District Manager Toby Chenette wanted to help feed the hungry and together they created The Feeding 2020 Initiative. With monetary contributions from the Trinity community, Joe Barber organized delivery volunteers to deliver meals to community members in need. Since April, they have been feeding 20 families twice a week.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

The Need for Speed Students requested more meals on the go, so U of A transformed its largest dining facility into the Food Hall – one spot with nine awesome options. Delivering topnotch menus and on-trend branding, coeds can enjoy fast savory breakfasts, delicious daily specials, fabulous pastas, flavorful burgers and more. The inviting names of the eateries include Debbie’s Morning Drive, Root for You, Loaf + Pickles, and Talegate.

Caring for the Community McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is no stranger to the devastation of hurricanes and tropical storms. So, when Hurricane Laura recently hit, Chartwells’ resilient associates, known as “The McNeese Mighty 6,” stepped up to clear debris, feed workers and clean up campus dining facilities. They even made dinner for 175 soldiers from the National Guard. Thank you to Jim Graham, Adrienne Jones, Denise Mitchel, Denise Savoy, Nila Baccigalopi and chef Laurence Landon from LSU. SEPTEMBER 2020 | CHARTWELLSMONTHLY.COM

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community / welcome back to campus

Welcome Back!

We took special safety measures to ensure our students were safe and satisfied during our welcome-back events. The fun-but-safe festivities included virtual DIY activities, Teaching Kitchens and “Welcome Back” BBQs.

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Babson College

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Trevecca Nazarene Univ.

University of Texas at Arlington

UNC Asheville

“WAFFLEOPOLIS!”

TRAIL MIX DAY

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welcome back to campus / community

Manhattanville College

Stetson University

Adelphi University

I WANT S’MORE! More than 100 Manhattanville College students grabbed ooeygooey to-go DIY S’mores kits for a sweet start to the new semester!

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Manhattanville College

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people / the smile behind the mask

The Smile Behind the Mask getting to know you....

As we welcome students, faculty, staff, and associates back to campus and virtually, it is more important than ever to share the moments that bring smiles to our faces, even when behind a mask.

#thesmilebehindthemask is a movement, a way for us to continue to connect during these unprecedented times. This is a way for our team members, guests and campus community to feel connected. Follow us on social media to get to know some our BENEDICTINE COLLEGE

incredible people.

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Chartwells locations across the country have put special focus on many of the smiling team members behind the mask.

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technology on campus / innovation

Tech Check

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With a little help from technology, we are safely serving our guests at dining locations and beyond. Chartwells’ automated robot meal delivery, contactless

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options, reservation tools and late-night grab-andgo cafes keep students healthy, fueled and feeling fine!

BABSON COLLEGE

New Smart Markets Babson College Dining introduced two Smart Markets to the community. Automated dining solutions include contactless dining and the option for “night owl” dining.

Each Market offers beverages, snacks,

University

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIV.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Robots Rule!

Sally the Salad Robot

Since March, robots have been bringing BGSU students their meals. They even delivered Bowling Green fire and police officers donuts as a thank you for their tireless work. Guests have given the delivery service two thumbs up and Food Management awarded it a 2020 Best Concept in the Best Customer Service Concept category.

UH Dining recently introduced the world’s first Sally the Salad robot to the University of Houston campus. Sally allows guests to create their own customized salad with the touch of a button. The salad robot is filled daily with 22 farm fresh ingredients and can craft an eight-component meal in 90 seconds or less. UH Dining is proud to offer innovative options for safe and healthy dining.

sushi and a full line of to-go offerings.

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INST.

DOC Reservations WPI Dining Services launched its new “Dine on Campus” reservations tool.

Students, faculty and staff are now using the DOC app and website to make their reservations at all six dining locations.

This new tool reduces long lines and keeps dining areas within their allowed capacity for digital crowd management.

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