This October marks the 10th anniversary of Gwen’s Bagels, an initiative started by MSU Bakers to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The on-campus bakery at Michigan State University has sold more than 51,000 of these pink vegetarian bagels since introducing the program.
Clean Plates at State helps put environmental sustainability into perspective for campus diners, encouraging them to take simple steps to avoid wasting food.
Michigan State University (MSU) Culinary Services (CS) has been awarded silver in the retail sales marketplace category and bronze in the residential dining special event category from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS). The recognitions honor Sparty’s Market and the Beauty and the Beast Dinner held at Hubbard Hall in October 2017.
Brenda Nelson, complex dining service manager for East Neighborhood, recently received the 2018 Equity and Inclusion Award from the Michigan chapter of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA-MI).
By Hannah Holliday, student communications assistant, RHS Creative Services
In the summer and early fall, the MSU College of Music invites the public to experience the ambiance of music and garden flora during a series of Music in the Garden outdoor concerts. The Eat at State ON-THE-GO Food Truck will be on site at W.J. Beal Botanical Garden offering food service during upcoming events for 2018.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Starbucks locations on campus at Michigan State University (MSU) will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, to allow team members to participate in company-wide racial-bias education. This includes Starbucks stores at 1855 Place, Wells Hall and Eli Broad College of Business as well as the Proudly Serving Café at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.
On Saturday, May 5, 2018, summer dining hours go into effect for all dining operations on campus until international student early arrival begins Saturday, Aug. 19, 2018.
AIB International, a technology and information-based organization for bakers and food processors, is visiting MSU Bakers May 8-11, 2018, to conduct training.
Don Donagrandi, the Brody Neighborhood dining manager for MSU Culinary Services, has been selected as a recipient of the Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award. He oversees operations for Brody Square and Heritage Commons at Landon, which serve approximately 1.5 million meals per year combined.
