Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) welcomed members from the dining administration for a Q&A session during the first part of its April 8 meeting.
Geno Svec, senior director of dining services at Miami, started with an update on dining in the upcoming school year.
Svec confirmed that Chick-fil-A is coming to campus on October 9 and will be officially opening two weeks later for lunch and dinner. This announcement received a reaction of support from a majority of the senate chamber. The Chick-fil-A is set to replace Delicious Without in the Armstrong Student Center.
Svec said there will also be two new ghost kitchens similar to Bell Tower, with lockers for students to use declining dollars or meal swipes. One location will be Garden Market, which will be renamed Patio Grill. The other location will be Scoreboard in Martin Dining Commons.
Svec also said that Patio Grill will focus on not using the top nine allergens.
“We can actually call it allergy-free,” Svec said. “Currently, we call our spaces nut-friendly or allergen-friendly because we didn’t buy new equipment. This space has brand new equipment that’s never been used.”
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Lastly, Svec said that Pacific Rim in Bell Tower will be switched out over the summer for a Greek, Mediterranean option instead because of its low performance.
Speaker of the Student Senate Shelby Alford opened the floor for questions or comments about the dining updates.
Senator Wade Warren questioned how the dining administration considers students’ opinions regarding food choices on campus.
Kathy Crowley, senior director of marketing for finance and business services, said students can contact them through the dine on campus website.
She said the dining administration will respond to any food requests or concerns that students may have about their meal plan. Crowley also said there will be an upcoming dining focus group called “Onsite-Insights” on April 21-22 in Shriver room 204, where students can give the dining administration their feedback and suggestions.
Senator Duke Buckalew said he was thankful to the dining administration for the progress that has been made for allergy-friendly options on campus as someone who has a number of allergies himself.
“One of the main reasons I selected Miami was because I was able to feel relatively safe when eating food that wasn’t made by myself,” Buckalew said.
The meeting moved on to discuss student concerns about Plan B and its future on campus.
Alford said that the initial student concern expressed the need to replace Plan B in vending machines; however, because it has never been available in the first place, it no longer counts as an active student concern.
Senator Katherine Allison called for a motion to submit a student concern about adding Plan B to vending machines to the safety and wellness committee. The concern was debated and committed by the majority of the senators.
ASG’s next meeting is at 6 p.m. on April 15 in the Joslin Senate Chamber.
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