Left, James Yoder ‘14 and Michael Kukahiwa-Haruno ‘14 run the newly renovated student union, above.
A $1,000,000 Gift to Menlo College from Sodexo
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hanks to a $1 million gift from Sodexo, the finishing touches have been put on the Student Union. It is more than “On behalf of all Menlo College students, thank you for our new student union.” ever the center for student activities James and Michael with its new grill with expanded hours to accommodate student preferences. The students running the place, Michael Kukahiwa-Haruno ‘14 and James Yoder ‘14, have lots of activities planned. Sodexo has fed Menlo College since 2008, featuring an “all you care to eat” dining program that focuses on local, organic, and sustainable dining. They use only fresh food that is hand crafted and prepared to order. They feature a fire-stone pizza and bakery, a made-to-order deli offering only all-natural meats and hand-crafted cheeses, organic produce from local farmers and a wide choice of fresh baked breads. The 20th largest employer worldwide, operating in 80 countries, Sodexo serves 75 million consumers each day. Through its more than 100 services and 45 years of experience, Sodexo provides reception, safety, maintenance and cleaning to food services and facilities and equipment management. “By opening up the student union, we now have more flexibility in planning for events,” said Michael. “We’ve already had a couple of big events here with magicians at our opening night and a masquerade ball,“ said James. The two students have planned an event per day, five days a week, during the semester. They explained that students can use their student body cards to purchase fresh grilled snacks at the grill. No, James and Michael will not be the short-order chefs. “We have our hands full, planning everything,” said James. “We’ll leave the cooking to Sodexo,” said Michael. MENLO COLLEGE
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