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Dining News 2010

November 18, 2010

UCSC Students Give Meals to Support Second Harvest Food Bank

Students donate 55/75-Meals, guest meals, Flexi Dollars, or Slug Club meals to the Second Harvest Food Bank.

November 8, 2010

Dining Customer Satisfaction Survey

Tell us how we're doing and get a chance to win some nice prizes.

October 27, 2010

Celebrate Halloween on Campus

Halloween celebrations are planned at both the College Eight/Oakes and the Colleges Nine/Ten dining halls.

October 26, 2010

UCSC Receives Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification

The Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall remodel received the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver for the sustainable practices utilized during their recent renovation.

October 20, 2010

We've got Bagelry Bagels on Campus!

Voted Best Bagel by Good Times 2010! These Santa Cruz favorites are now available at several dining locations.

October 19, 2010

Meat's Not Green

Meat's Not Green will be the focus of dining at Colleges Nine/Ten Dining Hall on October 25, 2010.

October 14, 2010

UC Santa Cruz chosen as one of the most vegan-friendly colleges in the United States

Thanks to your feedback, UC Santa Cruz is "officially" one of the most vegan-friendly colleges in the U.S says PETA2.

Sept. 23, 2010

Meet your new dining Food Service Advisers

Food Service Advisers (FSAs) are a recognizable and available resource for students and dining managers.

July 27, 2010

Sustainailbity Roadtrip to UCSC...

Over 100 participants climbed aboard buses and visited our regional organic farms in Salinas.

June 17, 2010

Organic and sustainable foods have gone mainstream

UC Santa Cruz has embraced the "Meatless Mondays" dining trend, which is sweeping through learning institutions from elementary to graduate schools.

June 9, 2010

Over 24,000 paper cups and plastic bottles saved!

By using reusable beverage mugs over 24,000 paper and plastic containers were kept from landfills.

June 4, 2010

UC Santa Cruz is recognized for exemplary environmental practices

June 1, 2010

Visit Owl's Nest restauant and receive a chance to win a cool iPod docking station!

Purchase any case of Pepsi product (24) and receive a chance to win a cool iPod docking station! 55/75 Meal plans and Flexi Dollars accepted!

May 25, 2010

Do you love garlic fries, strawberries, and fried artichokes?

Celebrate the best of our local Monterey food festivals at the Crown/Merrill Dining Hall.

May 17, 2010

UC Santa Cruz Dining honors outstanding student workers

Congratulations to outstanding student dining staff.

May 3, 2010

Meatless Day raffle winners

Congratulations to the winners of the $10.00 Flexi cards.

April 22, 2010

Dining Halls to close for brief staff training

Dining will be conducting on-site staff training. These brief unit meetings enable us to communicate and train all staff at the same time. Our goal is to provide you the highest level of customer service.

April 16, 2010

Rockstar beverage BMX bike winner!

In the Rockstar beverage promotion held March 1, 2010 through April 10, 2010, students could enter a raffle to win a brand new Haro BMX bike!

January 28, 2010

Hundreds attended Meatless Dining Day

UC Santa Cruz Dining took its sustainability commitment one step further by hosting a Meatless Dining Day at the Crown/Merrill Dining Hall.

January 19, 2010

UC Santa Cruz Dining schedule changes

Schedule changes at some UCSC dining halls and restaurants will be starting in winter quarter

January 14, 2010

Congratulations to the dining survey winners

UC Santa Cruz is pleased to announce the dining survey winners.

January 8, 2010

Oakland’s Peerless Coffee now brewing at University of California, Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz Dining is now offering 100% fair trade, organic Peerless brand which is a richer, more robust blend then previously served.