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Vista Grande Dining Complex Opens with Seven Dining Venues, Neighborhood Market
SAN LUIS OBISPO– Cal Poly has opened its newest dining venue, a $39 million complex that will feed the campus community for decades and help reduce the university’s carbon footprint. The three-story facility houses seven new dining venues and a neighborhood market in...
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A safer campus starts with a cup, Cal Poly reusable tumbler now available
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – New for the 2020-21 school year, Cal Poly now offers a reusable tumbler to increase campus sustainability, safety and convenience. These reusable tumblers can be found at multiple dining facilities around Cal Poly’s campus including Campus...
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Campus Dining to be featured during National Disability Employment Awareness Month
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. This October Cal Poly Campus Dining employee Damon Parker is being honored by the U.S. Department of Labor during a virtual ceremony commemorating National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Oct. 20 event is part of an annual national...
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New Vista Grande Dining Facility Now Open
The new Cal Poly dining facility offers students a wide range of meal choices and outdoor seating. Vista Grande is set up to follow social distancing protocols. The new dining complex houses six separate dining...
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Certified kosher food now available at Grand Ave Market
Campus Dining is increasing certified kosher food offerings throughout the university, starting at Grand Ave Market and soon expanding to Campus and Village markets. Dining management and chefs worked closely with local Rabbi Chaim Hilel of Chabad of SLO, who provided...
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Cal Poly Farm Produce Stars in Vista Grande Venues
Campus Dining is once again working with the Cal Poly Farm to feature student-grown produce in its dishes and venues throughout campus. Fruits and vegetables from the Cal Poly Farm have been used in Campus Dining cuisine, including salads at Red Radish and seasonal...
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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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