{"id":933,"date":"2019-11-16T19:23:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T19:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/11\/16\/20191113qu-dining-open-forum\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:24:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:24:16","slug":"20191113qu-dining-open-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/11\/16\/20191113qu-dining-open-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"QU Dining opens a discussion for feedback from Quinnipiac students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:2500.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:75.0%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1353.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1353.jpeg\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1353.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1353.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x1875\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"IMG_1353.jpeg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5dcd7b4cee82a035cc9dfef6\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">For the first time, QU Dining held an open discussion with Quinnipiac students to talk about the food on campus. QU Dining had seven total representatives in the Echlin Center that welcomed students to come and express any problems, issues and feedback about the food on Wednesday, Nov. 13.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cWe don\u2019t like those social media posts,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/dineoncampus.com\/quinnipiac\/staff\">Chuck Couture<\/a>, the Residential District Manager of QU Dining, on why they decided to hold the discussion. \u201cWe\u2019re embarrassed when those happen. We don\u2019t come to work every day (thinking), \u2018how are we going to get on Barstool today?\u2019 \u2026 We\u2019re constantly trying to train and retrain our staff. And we have to do better.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The most recent incident of \u201cthose social media posts\u201d was a picture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4dgnJqFz9N\/\">uncooked chicken<\/a> that the infamous Instagram account, QU Barstool, posted on on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The next day, Nov. 5, Quinnipiac Dining sent an email out to all students and staff, addressing the Instagram post. That following week, on Monday, Nov. 11, the Student Government Association announced a town hall discussion between QU Dining and the student body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:1477.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:52.53893280029297%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-11-13%2Bat%2B10.26.15%2BAM.jpg\" alt=\"QU Dining sent this email out to all students and staff on Nov. 5, in response to the Instagram post with raw chicken.\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-11-13%2Bat%2B10.26.15%2BAM.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-11-13%2Bat%2B10.26.15%2BAM.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1477x776\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"QU Dining sent this email out to all students and staff on Nov. 5, in response to the Instagram post with raw chicken.\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5dcd7a6944fbbd622c2fb336\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"\">QU Dining sent this email out to all students and staff on Nov. 5, in response to the Instagram post with raw chicken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Corporate Executive Chef for Chartwells, Joe LaBombarda, reiterated that message from the Instagram comment in his opening statement during the discussion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cIt was a pretty honest mistake with the chicken,\u201d LaBombarda said. \u201cWe don\u2019t like to have mistakes. We were pretty embarrassed by it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">While this is the first time QU Dining has done an open forum, it certainly is not the first time complaints about rotten or spoiled food have been brought about from Quinnipiac students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Over the 2018-19 school year and through most of the first semester of this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qubarstool\/?utm_source=ig_embed\">QU Barstool<\/a> has had nine posts about QU Dining food. The pictures have ranged from raw chicken to moldy buns to even slugs in containers of food.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:792.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:78.53535461425781%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/qudining.gif\" alt=\"qudining.gif\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/qudining.gif\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/qudining.gif\" data-image-dimensions=\"792x622\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"qudining.gif\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5dcce2585e8fe70bce1dac21\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">However, the forum gave students and staff a chance to discuss a wide variety of topics. From healthier options to late dining hours, anything and everything was on the menu for discussion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">QU Dining staff announced that they would be making some changes to the dining halls. Using the survey that QU Dining and SGA put out for the students, the staff was able to come up with some new ideas that either already are being put in place, or are nearing completion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Some of those changes include the addition of potstickers to the menu,&nbsp; weekend hours for the acai bowl station in the main cafe, a BBQ concept called Smoked for main campus, daily availability of chicken noodle soup&nbsp; and a variety of pop-ups the main cafe. In addition, Sono will be introduced on York Hill as a zTex-Mex, do-it-your-own station.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:2500.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:60.50269317626953%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1343.jpg\" alt=\"One of the concerns of students was having food options, like these vegetables at the salad bar, out and in the open for long periods of time.\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1343.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1343.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x3333\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"One of the concerns of students was having food options, like these vegetables at the salad bar, out and in the open for long periods of time.\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5dcd7d0e4474a007a68930ad\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"\">One of the concerns of students was having food options, like these vegetables at the salad bar, out and in the open for long periods of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Students like junior history and education major Traci Duff, still want to see some other changes made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cFor me, bringing more healthier options like whether it be vegan or vegetarian,\u201d Duff said. \u201cI also think they can change some of their workers\u2019 attitudes, like I\u2019ve experienced their attitudes, I\u2019ve had a worker just disregard my order, so I think that would be good.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Duff wasn\u2019t the only one to bring up the attitudes of workers. However, in response, QU Dining asked for specific identities of workers and said they would handle it in-house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">That was how most of the questions were answered \u2014 either a direct response with the students saying they were satisfied with or a promise from QU Dining to do better.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cI think this meeting was really good, I personally couldn\u2019t sit in front of a whole group of students and face the criticism and answer questions, so I think it was good that they did this,\u201d Duff said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">QU Dining staff also encouraged students to come directly to them \u2013 and not social media \u2013 in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cIf we do make a mistake, bring it to one of us and we\u2019ll fix it,\u201d Couture said. \u201cWe have a 100% money-back guarantee (policy). If you\u2019re enjoying something, come and find me. A lot of you have, and I try to make it right. That\u2019s my promise to you, so next time, find a manager, find a chef, and we\u2019ll make it right.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If students have any questions or concerns in regards to the food, they can text QU Dining directly at 203-889-9123.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">QU Dining responded with not only a comment on an Instagram account that pictured raw chicken, but also with an open discussion with Quinnipiac students about the food on campus. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-quinnipiac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1541,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions\/1541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}