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Dining Services to Host Job Fair July 27th

UConn Dining is hiring! Come join our award-winning team with lots of great benefits and opportunities for growth.  We are currently hiring for:

  • Kitchen Assistants ($500 hiring bonus): Our Kitchen Assistants work as the entry level food service position within the assigned location.
  • Chef Assistants ($500 hiring bonus): Our Chef Assistants aid Chefs with prep, set up and service of breakfast, lunch or dinner.
  • Chefs ($500 hiring bonus): Our Chefs prepare food using recipes for the assigned location and complies with menu requirements.
  • Catering Supervisors: Our Catering Supervisors oversee all aspects of assigned catering events from preparation through completion.
  • Catering Kitchen Assistants: Our Catering Kitchen Assistants transport and set up food and linens for different events throughout campus. Valid driver’s license is required. Delivery experience is a plus.

JOB FAIR DETAILS

Bring your resume for on-the-spot interviews!

When: July 27th

Location: Gelfenbien Dining Hall (GPS – 3384 Towers Loop Road, Storrs, CT – follow signs once you arrive). ** Free parking and easy access from Rt. 195.  If you are parking on campus, please have your license plate number with you upon arrival at the Gelfenbien lobby.**

Time: 10am-2pm

For more information on benefits, visit dining.uconn.edu/employment

Dining Location Closures July 4th-10th

Please review our upcoming closures during the holiday and following week.

Monday, July 4th (Independence Day) – All Dining locations (including dining halls & main office) will be closed

Putnam Dining hall reopens for students with summer meal plans on July 5th.

July 5th-10th: USM, Market Cafe, C-Store, and Farm Fresh Market will be closed

Up & Atom Cafe in the BioPhysics building will be open 7:30am-3pm from July 5-8th

UConn Dairy Bar will be operating normal hours during this week: Wednesday-Sunday from 11am-9pm

Dairy Bar Truck at Summer Farmers’ Markets

The UConn Dairy Bar truck will be at the Farm Fresh Market on Thursdays on the Storrs campus from 11:30am-1:30pm by the Benton Museum. If there is inclement weather the truck will not be serving. The truck will also be at the Coventry Farmers’ Market this summer on the following dates: June 26th (Dairy Day), July 10th, July 28th, and August 14th. Stop by and grab a cup of your favorite Dairy Bar flavor!! If you’re looking for Dairy Bar ice cream on Mondays and Tuesdays when the Dairy Bar is closed, check out the Union Street Market in the Student Union (lower level). They are selling cups of Dairy Bar ice cream for $3.96 each.

Farm Fresh Market Returns on June 2

Farm Fresh Market hosted by UConn Dining Services returns this summer! Get your fresh produce from UConn Spring Valley Student Farm and baked goods from UConn Bakery every Thursday*, June through September from 11:30am-1:30pm on the Benton Museum patio. Credit/debit only. In case of heavy rain, the market may need to relocate to the Student Union near the Union Street Market food court on the lower level. The market is open to the public with parking available in South garage this summer.

At the first market on June 2nd the UConn Bakery will have pies, coconut macaroons, desserts (including gluten free), and breads for sale. Spring Valley farm will have some vegetables (bunching onions, lettuce, mustard greens, sugar snap peas), herbs, and seedlings (vegetables, flowers, and perennials).

*Farm Fresh Market will not take place on July 7th and August 25th.

Time of the market may change in September.

Stay updated by following @uconndining on Instagram.

 

 

 

Easter Weekend Hours

DINING HALLS & RETAIL LOCATIONS

 

Good Friday, April 15th

  • Breakfast & Lunch: All dining halls open – normal hours
  • Dinner: South, Northwest & Gelfenbien – normal hours
  • Retail Open:
    • Union Street Market 10:30am-9pm
    • All cafes open normal hours.
    • C-Store 9am-9:30pm
    • Mango – 8am-3pm
    • Dairy Bar 11am-8pm

Saturday, April 16th

  • Breakfast: South open normal hours
  • Brunch: South, Northwest, Gelfenbien – normal hours
  • Dinner: South, Northwest & Gelfenbien – normal hours
  • Retail Open:
    • Union Street Market 11:30am-9pm
    • Market Cafe 9am-4pm
    • C-Store Noon-9pm
    • Dairy Bar 11am-8pm

Easter Sunday, April 17th

  • Breakfast: South open normal hours.
  • Brunch: South, Northwest & Gelfenbien – normal hours
  • Dinner: All dining halls (except Buckley) – normal hours
  • Late Night: Northwest & McMahon open until 10:00pm
  • Retail Open:
    • Union Street Market 2-8pm
    • C-Store Noon-9pm

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2021 Dining Services Employee of the Year Awards

Congratulations to the following University of Connecticut Department of Dining Services staff nominated for Employee of the Year! We couldn’t do it without all of you!

 

David Therrien, Union Street Market


 

Yvonne Saucier, UC Cafes


Julissa Casiano, Whitney Dining Hall


Rosemary Alvarado, Gelfenbien Dining Hall


Carmelo Ramos, McMahon Dining Hall


Cindy Dancosse, North Dining Hall


Jing Yang, Northwest Dining Hall


Nanette Lutsky, Putnam Dining Hall


Carlos Libran-Sanchez, South Dining Hall


Lora Wasilefsky, Buckley Dining Hall


Angel Soto, also from Buckley Dining Hall, celebrates 40 years at UConn Dining!


Paul Sheran, UConn Catering


Kevin Ostrowski, Dining Administrative Office


Diane LaChappelle, Commissary Warehouse


Carlos Libran-Sanchez, South Dining Hall, is UConn Dining’s 2021 Employee of the Year!