Marshall Magazine Summer 2022

d i n i n g s e r v i c e s

Feeding the Herd Thanks to a progressive and award-winning dining program, mealtime for Marshall students has never been better.

By Lalena Price Photos by Rick Lee

T he dining experience on Marshall University’s Huntington campus is likely to be unrecognizable to all but its most recent graduates. Today’s students expect high-quality food with customizable options. They want to choose, and they don’t mind waiting. “There’s no herding them through a line,” said Mark Arnold, general manager of Marshall Dining by Sodexo. “Look, Burger King has been telling us to have it ‘our way’ for 30 years. That wasn’t always the case in residential din ing, but we’re looking at it differently now.” Marshall Dining by Sodexo powers all of the dining op tions on campus, offering 12 locations with an impressive variety of fare, from fast food to local favorites, in spaces ranging from large dining halls to quaint coffee shops. Their teammembers do it with concern for sustainability, recruitment, retention and continual improvement. They’re committed to listening to the students they serve through surveys and social media platforms such as @marshalldining. “At the end of the day, people want to be heard,” Arnold said. “And we’re listening.”

A state-of-the art facility, Harless Dining Hall is filled with natural light and offers seating for 340.

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