Support Mustangs this World Hunger Awareness Day
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – In recognition of World Hunger Day on May 28, Cal Poly University Housing and Campus Dining are asking students, faculty and staff to remember their fellow Mustangs, and give to the Mustang Meal Share program or any of the student-support...
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Scout Coffee Co. Coming to Cal Poly Fall 2021
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Scout Coffee Co. is bringing their scratch-made pastries and craft-roasted coffee to the yakʔitʸutʸu neighborhood on Cal Poly’s campus for the opening of the 2021-22 academic year. The locally-owned coffee company recently agreed to partner...
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Cal Poly Passed Extensive Food Allergen Audit by Kitchens with Confidence, a Division of MenuTrinfo
California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, recently passed a rigorous audit by Kitchens with Confidence™. The audit, completed in February of 2021, is an in-depth look into their kitchen operations at a café on campus to ensure that guests...
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Balance Café Receives Allergen-Free Certification
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Following a thorough inspection and audit, Balance Café, a Campus Dining venue in Vista Grande, received allergen-free certification from Kitchens with Confidence for its efforts and commitment to providing food and facilities safe for...
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Campus Dining Partners to Donate Meals to Cal Poly Food Pantry
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – In another step to help ensure every student has access to nutritious meals each day so they can stay focused on their studies, Campus Dining and partner Vitco Foods are donating 80 meals per month to the Cal Poly Food Pantry. Vitco Foods started...
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Cal Poly Campus Dining Delivers to Students in COVID-19 Isolation
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA — As a limited number of students returned to campus for the start of fall quarter in San Luis Obispo last September, the team at Campus Dining moved quickly to support any students in isolation or quarantine on campus. The Campus Dining team...
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Cal Poly Corporation staff presents at National Conference on pentathlon and communications work
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – On November 12, staff members from Cal Poly Corporation presented virtually on two major topics at the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) annual conference. The first presentation, Rallying Support- It Takes an...
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Cal Poly Corporation Marketing and Communication Wins 7 International Awards
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – This November, Cal Poly Corporation’s Marketing and Communication department took home seven international MarCom awards for campaigns created to promote the excellence and hard work of Administration and Finance, Campus Dining and the...
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Portable battery chargers now available to students, faculty and staff free of charge
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – The Outdoor Spaces Project recently purchased portable battery chargers that will be available to support students, faculty and staff in their on-campus virtual work and classes. These new portable chargers are free to check out and will allow...
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Campus Dining Joins Basic Needs to Support Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Cal Poly Campus Dining, in partnership with the Basic Needs Task Force, is participating in Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. From Nov. 16-20, the Basic Needs Task Force will distribute 25 pre-packaged meals donated by Campus Dining. The...
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Increased Outdoor Living Areas Created
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Beautiful, expanded outdoor spaces have recently been created for on-campus students to enjoy as they navigate their first experience of college during a pandemic. More than 200 tables, 400 chairs, 200 brightly colored umbrellas, and 20...
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Help build a better dining experience and possibly win big
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Campus Dining is seeking input from the Cal Poly community to help create a better dining experience. The annual fall Building a Better Dining Experience survey is a big part of a Campus Dining’s ongoing process to continually adapt and...
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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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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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