University officials are working with Chartwells to implement a new eight-year food service contract, with an option to extend it for a full 12 years.
Bryce Brownlee, UTD’s director of the...
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication.
After a months-long organizing effort, certain Chartwells workers will be able to participate...
A series of articles has been published by The Mercury this
year about the university’s food service contractor, Chartwells. We value this
input, and we have consistently encouraged dialogue with students...
Management claims all associates receive ongoing training during employment
Following student concerns about food safety, The Mercury obtained evidence that
suggests many Chartwells workers did not...
In response to a
rising number of student suggestions and complaints regarding dining on campus,
UTD Dining Services created a messaging portal to allow students to anonymously
provide feedback on all...
Game consoles, TV screens installed to enable student gamers to socialize
Citing a surge of interest in esports along with the creation of a
dedicated esports team earlier last year, the Student Union...
Richardson Health Department conducts inspections of Dining Hall West, IHOP Express to address numerous complaints
A series of posts on UTD’s subreddit featured pictures of moldy food and
raw chicken...
Food service workers accuse Chartwells management of misconduct
Editor’s
Note: The Mercury’s publication of a Dec. 3
report, in which former and current Chartwells workers alleged verbal abuse,
unfair...
Every month, Dining Hall West hosts the Teaching Kitchen, an
event where DHW chefs show students how to prepare a meal. This meal is
dependent on the super food of the month. This month, DHW chefs demonstrated
how...
Student Government and Dining Services teamed up to create a
meal swipe donation program to help combat food insecurity on campus.
With close to 22 percent of college students facing very low
levels...
Food service workers across campus are seeking to unionize amid allegations of wage withholding, harassment and other unfair labor practices against Chartwells, the primary food service provider at UTD.
In...
Chartwells partnered with Kinaara, a local restaurant, to provide halal Indian food options at The Market of the Student Union.
The Market, the SU eatery previously known as Outtakes, introduced the...