Bursting With Flavor
Cotton candy and other ballpark delicacies were a part of the March 30 picnic. Photo by Dan Loh.
There was plenty to savor on campus this spring, as Dickinson’s Dining Services rolled out a full schedule of special events—and a handy new app—that juiced up the college’s multifaceted dining offerings.
In addition to kosher, vegan, vegetarian and other daily specialties that Dickinson offers each day along with traditional fare, Dining Services added new flavors to the mix through a variety of special dining events.
Valentines, fresh guac, baseball and “oui”
Photo by Caroline O'Conner.
February brought a Valentine’s Day dinner, a Mardi Gras fest and a Tex-Mex dinner bar. The stars of Valentine’s Day were freshly made chocolate-covered strawberries, hand-dipped by staff in the wee hours of that very morning.
"Fat Tuesday" Mardi Gras celebration at Dickinson. Photo by Caroline O'Conner.
Fastnachts are a special Pennsylvania Dutch treat. Photo by Caroline O'Conner.
Dickinson banished winter blahs with a March 7 “Fruit Explosion” that brought an abundance of colorful fresh produce center stage. Asian cuisine entered the spotlight during the March 23 Wok Up stir-fry extravaganza.
Students celebrate Major League Baseball's opening day with a picnic. Photo by Dan Loh.
Major League Baseball’s opening day brought a fun outdoor dinner picnic with a nacho buffet, cotton candy machine, root and birch beer garden, grilled hot dogs, Cracker Jacks and more summertime favorites.
Students celebrate Major League Baseball's opening day with a picnic. Photo by Dan Loh.
Red and White Day at Dickinson, April 15, was a campuswide toast to the Red Devils. Dining Services ramped up the excitement with a fun themed picnic. The semester closed with an old-fashioned clam boil on April 29 and a grand-scale charcuterie on May 11 that, rumor has it, inspired a response of “Miam-miam!” (“Yum-yum”!)
Students enjoy a picnic outside during a March 30 Dining Services special event. Photo by Dan Loh.
Introducing GET
Dining Services also recently announced a partnership with GET, an app that provides a new and improved way to help students enjoy their dining experiences at Dickinson.
Available for download on the iPhone app store and Google Play, this mobile and online service allows students and parents to more easily:
- see account balances and recent transactions
- report a lost or found ID card
- instantly add and request funds with a debit or credit card
- find places to eat that accept the meal plan and upload an ID photo with ease.
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Published April 19, 2023