Campus Dining is launching our “Celebrate Seacobeck” dinner series on Wednesday, September 24 at 5:30 p.m. at Seacobeck.   Following a few opening remarks by President Hurley, everyone will enjoy a menu and music reminiscent of the 1930s as we commemorate Seacobeck’s first decade as a resident dining hall. Photo displays of Seacobeck from the early years will also be on display in the Dome Room.

The cost of dinner for faculty and staff is $5 and doors will open at 5 p.m. All dining rooms will be open (and all tables set with white linens!), but seating in the Smart Market will be by reservation only. To make a reservation please contact Rose Benedict at (540) 654-2169 or rbenedic@umw.edu by September 22.

Every month Campus Dining will host a “Celebrate Seacobeck” dining event featuring the cuisine and music of each of Seacobeck’s eight decades. Watch for our 1940s swing time dinner coming in October!

Seacobeck Hall will reopen for meal service beginning Thursday, August 14.   Meals will be served Monday through Friday in the Washington Diner through August 22nd according to the following schedule:

Breakfast:  7:30 – 9 a.m.        Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.       Dinner: 5 – 6:30 p.m.

On Saturdays and Sundays brunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5 – 6:30 p.m.  The Faculty and Staff Dining Room will reopen at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, August 25th.    All of our dining facilities will also resume their regular operating hours on August 25th.  For additional information about Campus Dining please contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu or at 540-654-2169.

As part of our New Student Orientation program, Campus Dining will serve lunch in both the Washington Diner and the Smart Market on Thursday, June 19 and Monday through Thursday of next week (June 23 – 26).  We hope you will enjoy the additional menu options that will be available due to this change. Our lunch serving times will remain 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please check the Campus Dining web site (www.umwdining.com) periodically for updates on our serving times and locations, or call Rose Benedict at 540-654-2169 if you have questions.

Campus Dining Serving Schedule:

As we approach the end of the school year Campus Dining facilities will begin closing for the summer. The Faculty and Staff Dining Room will remain open through Friday, May 2. However, other dining rooms at Seacobeck will close earlier in the week. For details on the closing schedules of other Seacobeck dining rooms and our retail dining facilities, please check the dining website at www.umwdining.com.

Have a Heart to Stop Hunger:

The “Have A Heart, Stop Hunger” campaign is currently being sponsored by Campus Dining through May 2. Dining guests are invited to make donations to the Sodexo Foundation to help fight hunger in the United States. One hundred percent of your donations go directly to programs that help feed children and families – no administration fees! For every dollar you donate we will post a heart in our dining facilities with your name on it. If you wish your donation to be tax deductible, you may make your donation by check, made payable to the Sodexo Foundation. Help us plaster the walls with hearts and feed lots of children! Donation boxes are at campus dining cashiers. For more information contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu.

Volunteer for Midnight Breakfast:

Campus Dining is seeking volunteers to assist in serving a free breakfast to students on Monday, April 28, the first night of exams. Although it is popularly known as the “Midnight Breakfast”, it is actually served between 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., with door prize drawings occurring at 11:30 p.m. and midnight. Students love seeing their professors and administrators behind the serving line in chefs’ hats and aprons dishing up scrambled eggs, and it’s a lot of fun for everyone. To volunteer please contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu by noon on Monday, April 28.

Faculty and Staff Dining on Monday, Jan. 20

On Monday, Jan. 20 the Faculty and Staff Dining Room will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. All other campus dining services will operate according to their regular schedules.

Mindful Dining Features at Seacobeck

Campus Dining is supporting our campus wellness initiatives by featuring mindful menus for lunch every Thursday in the Faculty and Staff Dining Room at Seacobeck. Mindful recipes offer satisfying portions with fewer calories, less sodium, and enticing flavors by using more whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and lots of spices and herbs.

Mindful dishes are also served throughout the week in all the dining rooms at Seacobeck. They are easily identified by the green heart mindful symbols located just above the recipe name on the menu identifiers. Check out our website www.mindful.sodexo.com, or contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu  for more information on our mindful offerings.