Campus Dining

Vanderbilt Campus Dining will celebrate Black History Month by taking students on a journey through African food culture throughout the month of February. Read More

Thousands of Vanderbilt University employees enjoyed Turkey Toss, a longstanding holiday tradition and Employee Appreciation event in which the university expresses thanks to faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars for their service. Read More

Join chef Brian Cochran and registered dietitian Emily Svennevik as they transport Vandy Cooks participants to the Mediterranean through a culinary presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Vanderbilt David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center. Read More

Campus Dining will offer a winter 2022 Flex Meal Deal for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and graduate and professional students. A convenient option for those who wish to dine on campus, flex meals allow for quick and easy meal payment across Campus Dining’s award-winning network of 20 dining locations. Read More

In an effort to measure student satisfaction, Vanderbilt Campus Dining is conducting its semiannual Dining Survey throughout December. Students can provide feedback about meal plans, customer service and food quality. Read More

Campus Dining is deepening the spirit of community in residential dining by hosting weekly “Language Tables in the Residential Colleges” in partnership with the College of Arts and Science, the Office for Undergraduate Education and the Center for Languages.  Read More

Vanderbilt was recently named one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review. Here are five sustainability efforts that you may not know at our university. Read More

New privacy-friendly capacity-monitoring technology is available at each Vanderbilt Campus Dining location, allowing students to see how busy the dining halls are during business hours. The technology also has been deployed in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, providing real-time capacity data for study spaces across campus. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is now offering campus departments the ability to order Pepsi products in bulk without having to leave campus. Using a simple online form, departments and staff can purchase cases of Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Bubly flavored seltzer products for office use, with pickup at the Kissam Center Munchie Mart. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is partnering with Fill it Forward this fall to offer reusable to-go containers at all residential dining halls, including The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and E. Bronson Ingram, Rothschild and Zeppos Colleges. Undergraduate students will receive one free container that can be used at the all-you-care-to-eat residential dining locations, then returned for cleaning and sanitizing. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is offering its popular Flex Meal Deal for the fall 2022 semester. During this limited-time offer, faculty, staff and graduate and professional students will receive three bonus meals at no additional charge when they purchase a block of 10 meals. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is implementing a number of upgrades at the Commons Dining Center this academic year, including all-you-care-to-eat dining, continuous service hours, and biometric scanners that allow quick, secure entrance to the dining hall. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining recently conducted its annual Culinary Academy skills training course for dining staff in partnership with Nashville State Community College. The course offered participants a chance to further their culinary skills, equipping them to deliver a best-in-class dining experience to Vanderbilt students. Read More

Vanderbilt University Human Resources has announced a new referral bonus policy. Starting July 1, employees may receive a bonus if they refer an individual who becomes employed by Vanderbilt University to a position that is difficult to fill or retain. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining wrapped up the spring semester with an end-of-academic-year team-building event for staff on May 18 at the E. Bronson Ingram College dining center. Read More

Peabody College graduate students Sara Davis and Burcak Kaynar spent the spring semester conducting an analysis of the language of safety in Vanderbilt Campus Dining operations. In an effort to improve overall employee safety, they focused on the use of large machines in Campus Dining facilities by multilingual employees. Read More

With undergraduate examinations and reading days beginning on Saturday, April 30, Vanderbilt Campus Dining, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and university student centers are offering extended hours at various locations. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is hungry for feedback and needs your help. In an effort to measure student satisfaction in a number of areas, the department is conducting its semiannual Dining Survey throughout the month of April. Read More

As much as any component of overall wellness—including sleep, exercise and mental health—nutrition plays a vital role in students’ success at Vanderbilt. No one understands this better than Emily Suttle, Campus Dining’s registered dietitian. Read More

In coordination with university health and safety leaders, Campus Dining announces a return to reusable cups, plates and utensils in its dining halls, effective March 25. This announcement follows university guidance relaxing COVID-19 physical distancing protocols and represents a major step toward fully resuming normal Campus Dining operations. Read More