Campus Connection

There will be no dining options available in Cartwright Center Friday through Sunday, June 12-14, as UW-L returns to Chartwells as its food service provider. The last day of food service with Sodexo is Friday, June 12. The Galley will open Monday, June 15. Menu items include hamburgers, pizza, sub sandwiches, Mexican items and more. The catering website will transition from Sodexo to Chartwells next week. Orders will be accepted on the CaterTrax program beginning next week as well. The new campus dining director, Nancy Gjertson, will arrive on campus within the next month; Craig Key is the operations director; and Vickey Moutsopoulos is the catering director. During the transition contact Moutsopoulos at 608.785.8878 with questions, or call the University Centers central office at  608.785.8888. The following guidelines still apply when planning events:

• Place orders on the CaterTrax program.
• Food approvals need to be processed as part of the catering order. This is a university policy and ensures the dining contractor is paid.
• The dining contract continues to be an exclusive contract. Outside food is not permitted on campus for group gatherings. The Self-Catering Policy, permitting $100 in snack foods, is available to all campus organizations. All self-caterings will be approved by University Reservations.

Changes for the fall semester will include returning a salad bar to the Galley. Menus items for the Cellar will return to those previously offered in the Cellar under the Chartwells  dining program. The Whitney Center main dining room will be an all-access dining room. Students will not be limited to a number of meals that can be eaten there. For questions about the dining contract, contact Larry Ringgenberg at lringgenberg@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8882; Mary Beth Vahala at mvahala@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8883; John Palmer at jpalmer@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8902; or other university dining staff. Read more about changes at UW-L Dining Services and Chartwells at www.uwlax.edu/University-Centers/Note-from-the-director/.