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Dining Services to Host Job Fair July 27th

Posted on July 15, 2022July 18, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

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

Posted on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

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

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

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.

Dining Locations Closed for Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

All dining locations, except UConn Dairy Bar, will be closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 30th. Dairy Bar will be open from 11am-9pm.

Farm Fresh Market Returns on June 2

Posted on May 24, 2022June 23, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

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 7^th and August 25^th.

Time of the market may change in September.

Stay updated by following @uconndining on Instagram.

Easter Weekend Hours

Posted on April 11, 2022May 18, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

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

Ramadan Meal Sign Up

Posted on March 11, 2022May 18, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

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Dining can provide to-go containers at the validine/swipe in station for students that wish to visit during regular dining hall hours and bring a meal back to their room. Selecting "yes" is not a commitment to only getting to-go containers. We are collecting this info so that we can have an appropriate amount of containers on hand at the validine station.

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2021 Dining Services Employee of the Year Awards

Posted on February 2, 2022May 18, 2022 by Ostrowski, Kevin

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!

Spring Semester 2022 Updates

Posted on January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Desroches, Rebecca

Visit the link below for spring information:

Spring 2022 Semester/COVID Updates & FAQ

Finals Week/End of Semester: What’s Open

Posted on December 8, 2021December 16, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Dining Halls

Open normal hours through Friday, Dec. 17.

Saturday, Dec. 18th – Breakfast, Brunch & Dinner
South, McMahon, & Northwest open:
Hot Breakfast: 7-10am
Cold Breakfast: 10am-10:30am
Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm
Between Meals Menu: 2:15-4:15pm
Dinner: 4:15-7:45pm

Sunday, Dec. 19th – South open
Same hours as above except that dinner ends at 7:15pm
Semester meal plans end with dinner at 7:15pm

Need a winter break meal plan? (Dec 20-Jan 14)

Retail Locations

Friday, Dec. 10 – Last Day of Classes

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11am-3pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11am-5pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-9pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 8am-3pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Saturday, Dec 11 – Reading Day

USM – 11am-9pm
Market Cafe – 9am-4pm
C-Store – 12-9pm
Bookworms Cafe – 9:30am-9pm
Mango – Noon-7pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Sunday, Dec 12 – Reading Day

USM – Noon-9pm
Market Cafe – 9am-4pm
C-Store – 12-9pm
Bookworms Cafe – 9:30am-11pm
Mango – Noon-7pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Monday, Dec. 13 – Exam Day

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7:30am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:30am-7pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11:30am-7pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm* (tentative)
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-7pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-11pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 8am-8pm

Tuesday, Dec. 14 – Exam Day

Wednesday, Dec. 15 – Exam Day

Thursday, Dec. 16 – Reading Day

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7:30am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:30am-7pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11:30am-7pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm* (tentative)
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-9pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 8am-8pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Friday, Dec. 17 – Exam Day

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7:30am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11:o0am-5pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm* (tentative)
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-5pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 7:30am-2:30pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Sat., Dec. 18 – Exam Day

USM – 11am-7pm
Market Cafe – 9am-4pm
C-Store – Noon-9pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-3pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Sun., Dec. 19

Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Monday, Dec. 20

Market Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
C-Store – 9am-3pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm

Tuesday, Dec. 21

Market Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
C-Store – 9am-3pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm

Wednesday, Dec. 22

Market Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
C-Store – 9am-3pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Thursday, Dec. 23