Dining Services Looking to add to Campus Dish Repertoire
Will Armbruster
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: News
As Longwood students patiently await the arrival of the highly anticipated Chik-Fil-A and Moe's Grille to the Landings apartments sometime this summer, Longwood's Dining Services has other plans in store as well to add to campus's dining options. In the form of a campus convenient store, Director of Dining Services Grant Avent hopes to offer students a location where they can get everything from food, to medicines and toiletries.
With the addition to an estimated 14-1,500 square foot convenient store facility that would be available to students between the hours of 11 a.m. through midnight, Avent believes students and the rest of the lancer community would be better equipped for the needs and resources necessary to enhance student life.
Vice President of Student Affairs Tim Pierson said that the plan for a new convenient store originated several years ago when the university started looking at ways to expand student's needs beginning with the Health and Wellness Center. "We're looking to expand all of our campus offerings," said Pierson. "Besides just health and wellness options like the new playing fields over in Lancer Park, we're also looking for ways of how our dining services can keep up with the desires and demands of students."
Many issues still need to be taken care of however before any construction plans can begin. Besides the obvious question of when the project can be expected, Avent says a proper establishment for the facility needs to be located. "We've been looking at two different locations," Avent explained. "We're looking at both the recreation room in the bottom of the student union, and also the Annex room in Dorill Dining Hall as well."
Avent and Pierson both agree that the decision on a proper location is a tough one, and many other factors will go into the decision as well. "In our original discussions, we looked at the lower level of the union in the café," said Pierson. "But if you've eaten in the café you know that there isn't much space down there at all." Avent also noted problems with the location in the union yet in different regards.
With the addition to an estimated 14-1,500 square foot convenient store facility that would be available to students between the hours of 11 a.m. through midnight, Avent believes students and the rest of the lancer community would be better equipped for the needs and resources necessary to enhance student life.
Vice President of Student Affairs Tim Pierson said that the plan for a new convenient store originated several years ago when the university started looking at ways to expand student's needs beginning with the Health and Wellness Center. "We're looking to expand all of our campus offerings," said Pierson. "Besides just health and wellness options like the new playing fields over in Lancer Park, we're also looking for ways of how our dining services can keep up with the desires and demands of students."
Many issues still need to be taken care of however before any construction plans can begin. Besides the obvious question of when the project can be expected, Avent says a proper establishment for the facility needs to be located. "We've been looking at two different locations," Avent explained. "We're looking at both the recreation room in the bottom of the student union, and also the Annex room in Dorill Dining Hall as well."
Avent and Pierson both agree that the decision on a proper location is a tough one, and many other factors will go into the decision as well. "In our original discussions, we looked at the lower level of the union in the café," said Pierson. "But if you've eaten in the café you know that there isn't much space down there at all." Avent also noted problems with the location in the union yet in different regards.
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