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Campus Dining increases health and safety efforts
Campus Dining opens the 2020-21 academic year opens with new programs and protocols in place to help keep the campus community safe. These additions expand on the already thorough sanitation procedures with growing resources, as well as increased time and energy...
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CAL POLY CORPORATION NAMES NEW CEO
Following a nationwide search, the Cal Poly Corporation has named Cody Van Dorn as its next chief executive officer. He will assume this new role on Aug. 1. VanDorn comes to the Corporation after serving as the executive director of Strategic Business Services at Cal...
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Cal Poly chef brings gleaming resume to campus catering
Russell Thomas recalls a night at Lumière, an award-winning Boston restaurant he worked at in the middle of his career. His colleagues had cold-called Julia Child, who had her phone number listed in the Cambridge, Massachusetts phone book. “They called her just to...
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Will shoplifters be prosecuted? Campus Dining rolls out new theft policy
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Signs warning that shoplifters will be prosecuted were recently added to many Campus Dining locations after Cal Poly Corporation updated their loss prevention policy at the start of Winter 2020. The updates were made to address an...
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New Vista Grande dining complex opening pushed back a fourth time
The long-awaited Vista Dining Complex opening has been pushed back again after continuous delays. Communication Specialist Aaron Lambert said Campus Dining is expected to gain access and move into the building this spring. There is a planned soft opening for summer....
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Top athletes compete for spot on national pentathlon Olympic team in day 2 of qualifier at Cal Poly
Top athletes from across the country are in our Central Coast backyard this weekend vying for a spot at this summer’s Olympic Games. Over the past two days, Cal Poly has hosted the final national qualifying event for athletes competing in the modern pentathlon....
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Cal Poly hosting pentathlon Olympic team hopefuls this weekend
Cal Poly is hosting some of the most promising Olympic hopefuls this weekend. Today and tomorrow, the university is the location for the final national qualifying event for the USA Pentathlon 2020 Olympic team. The pentathlon puts athletes through five different...
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Cal Poly hosting Olympic 2020 qualifying event
Cal Poly is hosting the U.S.A. Pentathlon National Qualifying Event on Jan.18 and 19 where top athletes from around the country will compete for the chance to represent Team U.S.A. in the 2020 Olympics. “We are very excited to have the opportunity to host an event of...
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Campus Starbucks locations will serve straws only by request
The three Starbucks locations on campus will serve plastic straws only by request starting Winter 2020, according to Cal Poly Corporation Communications Specialist Aaron Lambert. Starbucks was the last on-campus dining facility to still give out plastic straws. Cold...
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Chick-fil-A will stop donating to anti LGBTQ+ organizations
Chick-Fil-A announced it will no longer donate to two organizations that have been branded as anti-LGBTQ+. The fast-food chain received criticism nationally and on campus for donating to organizations with anti-LGBTQ+ stances. “There’s no question we know that, as we...
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Low income students can now pay for groceries at Campus Market using CalFresh
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -Campus Market is now accepting CalFresh payment on approved items. CalFresh, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federal program that provides low-income individuals with an Electronic Benefits Transfer...
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Marketing and Communication Wins 5 international awards
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Cal Poly Corporation’s Marketing and Communication department recently took home five international MarCom awards for campaigns created to promote employee excellence within Campus Dining, corporation and Administration and Finance. Of...
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Here are the restaurants opening in the new Vista Grande dining complex
Campus Dining will offer six new dining venues in the Vista Grande Dining Complex, set to open March 2020, as announced at a Cal Poly Corporation meeting Oct. 25. Students will find six dining venues unique to Cal Poly on the second story, including Balance Café,...
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There are 10 active construction sites on campus. Here’s what’s happening
Cal Poly’s campus currently has 10 large, active construction projects, leading to limited walking routes and driving access throughout campus. Sections of N. Poly View Drive and N. Perimeter Road are sanctioned off from pedestrians and vehicles, causing traffic that...
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For the second time in six years, Campus Dining increased some prices
For the second time in six years, the prices of certain items at Campus Dining venues increased, according to communications specialist Aaron Lambert. The changes were officially implemented in August. The price hike is due to market changes, according to Lambert....
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University Union Starbucks renovation leads to 8.6 percent traffic increase
Since the freshly renovated University Union Starbucks opened at the start of Fall quarter, store traffic has increased by 8.6 percent, according to Cal Poly Corporation Communications Specialist Aaron Lambert. The store began renovations in Summer 2019, modernizing...
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Campus Dining’s Eco To-Go program offers reusable take-out option
Eco To-Go at 805 Kitchen has given freshman the opportunity to turn a sit-down meal into a fast, portable and environmentally-friendly alternative. The program was created eight years ago as a take-out food option for students with busy schedules who do not always...
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Students can now order Campus Dining in advance on GrubHub
Cal Poly students now have a new way of ordering food on the go. “While this switch slightly impacts Cal Poly, it had nothing to do with Campus Dining,” Campus Dining communications specialist Aaron Lambert said. Last year, some Campus Dining locations began using...
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Campus Dining starting to bring local businesses on campus with SloDoCo pop-up this week
As part of a new Campus Dining initiative to bring variety to food on campus, SloDoCo will have a pop-up stand in the lobby of 805 Kitchen until Friday, Sept. 27. The booth is accepting PolyCards for...
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Cal Poly Starts Build on Cutting-Edge Dining Facility
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo is currently constructing a state-of-the-art dining facility called the Vista Grande Dining Complex. Offering three stories of increased indoor and outdoor seating, six...
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New executive chef brings Las Vegas experience to Campus Dining
Marine Corps Veteran Rensford Abrigo is filling a position left by Chris Dunham and is now the new Campus Dining executive chef. Abrigo studied at the Culinary Institute of Las Vegas. He then worked in Las Vegas for nine years at Ceasar’s Palace, the Rio All-Suites...
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For the first time, Campus Dining is offering kosher meals for Passover
Campus Dining is looking to make Jewish students feel at home on campus by offering kosher meals in observance of the Feast of Passover for the first time in campus history. Daily brunch and dinner began on Saturday, April 20 and will continue until Friday, April 26...
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Cal Poly students donate 500 meals to Prado Day Center
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Cal Poly students, with help from Campus Dining and the Cal Poly Honors Program, recently donated 500 meals to the Prado Day Center to help feed those in need. The donation program came together near the end of winter quarter, and...
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Now you can skip the line at Starbucks as mobile ordering comes to many Campus Dining venues
As of Spring 2019, Subway, Julian’s Cafe in Kennedy Library, the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Starbucks and a number of other Campus Dining venues are offering mobile ordering through the app Tapingo. Tapingo is an app that offers advanced ordering for food...
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