Marshall Magazine Summer 2022

When students seek comfort food, they can head over to Harless Dining Hall. If they crave a diner vibe, they can walk over to Twin Towers and hit The Den by Denny’s or Mein Bowl Asian Market, or grab something to go from the 1837 Fresh Food Market. And, if nothing satisfies like Italian fare, local favorite La Famiglia is located in the Memorial Student Center along with popular on-the go options like Steak ‘n Shake, Chick-fil-A, Huntington Market and an expanded Starbucks for the perfect cup of coffee. Upstairs, the John Marshall Dining Room is the place for a midday buffet. Bonus: you can reserve a table. Drinko Coffee Shop gives yet another place to caffein ate and grab a snack, soup, sandwich or even a freshly prepared hot dog. “There are certainly a lot of dining options for a uni versity Marshall’s size,” Arnold said. “It’s a great mix of national and local brands.” Alas, as much as students praise that kind of variety, they are creatures of habit. Chef Josie Wallace said most students gravitate toward what they love, and these days that includes hamburgers, pizza and quesadillas, as well as her chicken alfredo and pickle-fried chicken.

“They love when we have breakfast for dinner, too,” Wallace said. She and her team stay busy at Harless, cooking more than 800 hamburgers and 2,000 pizzas every week. Also in high demand is the chicken sandwich. Whether it’s Harless, The Den or Chick-fil-A, her team is on track to serve 150,000 of those crowd pleasers this year. “And should the students ever get tired of chicken sand wiches, then we are ready to adapt,” said Kevin Madson, Marshall Dining operations manager. “We crave feedback. We engage on social media, meet biweekly with a student advisory board and hire interns in marketing. Our team will huddle, plan and adapt. If the students want Swiss cheese added to the options at Harless Dining Hall, it’s no problem. We just tell them, ‘Sure, check back tomorrow.’” But change isn’t always that easy. Recently, the team got a little help from the iCenter at the Lewis College of Business to solve a problem — students found it chal lenging to select the perfect-sized meal plan. They didn’t want to waste food, but they didn’t want to run out of meals either. Working with the iCenter, they designed a process called the “meal plan picker” that asks lifestyle and scheduling questions to help students decide what plan

There are 12 dining locations on the Huntington campus, from large dining halls to quaint coffee shops, offering everything from fast food to local favorites. Marco’s Deli is part of the 1837 Fresh Food Market located within Tower’s Marketplace.

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