Food Service Advisory Board: Tammi Thomas
Current appointee(s): Nora Allen
Previous appointee(s): Debby Kalbfleisch (06-07)
Possible contact: Elisa Stephens
Current committee description listing:
This Board’s role is that of advisory and usually to comment on menu items, location and hours of operation, suggestions for improvement on the campuses, etc.
Items Required for University-wide Committee Catalog
The Committee Role
- What is the official name of the committee? Was it ever known by another name?
Dining Services Advisory Committee
- What is the charge and/or mission of the committee?
The purpose of the Dining Service Advisory Committee is to advise the Director of Contract Administration and the Director of Dining Services on matters pertaining to dining service operations. The scope of the Committee's actions shall encompass all on-campus food service locations. Input will be sought from the Committee regarding the location of dining service outlets, quality and quantity of products, service, product lines or offerings, as well as any other dining service related matter.
The goals of the Dining Service Advisory Committee are:
-To maintain open communications between the University community and the dining service management personnel.
-To continuously examine customer satisfaction levels with the dining services.
-To review and discuss specific suggestions and ideas to provide the University
community with a dining service program that consistently achieves high levels of
satisfaction.
- Who does the committee answer to, report to, or advise?
The committee advises the Director of Contract Administration and the Director of Dining Services.
- Does the committee have by-laws, business rules, or other governing documents?
Purpose and Scope
- Does the committee have a website?
No.
The Committee Leadership
- Who is the chair of the committee?
The chair is the Director of Contract Administration.
- Is the role of chair associated with the person’s regular job on an ongoing basis (ie., AVPHR chairs the HRAC), or is it by an elected or assigned position (ie, chair of Faculty Senate is elected on an annual basis)?
Yes
- Does the committee have any administrative support or regular contact person that oversees the committee’s roster?
No.
The Committee Membership
- What is the composition of the committee (i.e. how many faculty, staff, students, administrators, and who do they represent)?
The Dining Service Advisory Committee will be chaired by the Director of Contract Administration. The Committee shall be comprised of twenty (20) members, including the Chair. Members shall be from the following areas:
Student Government Association1
President of Resident Student Association1
Faculty Senate1
Staff Senate1
Student Representatives from
Student Housing, including ULP10*
Housing Administration Staff1
University Athletics1
HR Health Wellness Program1
Contract Administration2
Dining Services1
* appointed by Housing Administration staff to represent the various residence halls.
- What are each members voting rights (i.e. full voting member, ex-officio non-voting, etc.)?
Full voting member
- What is the method of appointment for staff senate representatives (i.e., does C&N decide who the appointee will be, or are several names submitted for someone else to select from, and if so, who does that selecting and how many names are to be sent forward)?
Staff Senate notifies Contract Administration who the representative is each year
- What is the term of the appointment for the staff senate representative(s)? What are the specific dates of the appointment (e.g. July through June)? What is the expiration date of the current seats/appointments? Is there a limit on the number of terms an appointee may serve?
Annual Appointment. Committee meets during Academic Year
- Are there any special conditions for appointment to the committee (i.e. must be a UofL Alum to serve on the Alumni Association Board)?
Member of Staff Senate
- What is the time commitment for membership on this committee, including frequency and duration of meetings?
Regular meetings will be held on the first Friday of each month.
DINING SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(Last Revised: July 2007)
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The purpose of the Dining Service Advisory Committee is to advise the Director of Contract Administration and the Director of Dining Services on matters pertaining to dining service operations. The scope of the Committee's actions shall encompass all on-campus food service locations. Input will be sought from the Committee regarding the location of dining service outlets, quality and quantity of products, service, product lines or offerings, as well as any other dining service related matter.
GOALS: The goals of the Dining Service Advisory Committee are:
-To maintain open communications between the University community and the dining service management personnel.
-To continuously examine customer satisfaction levels with the dining services.
-To review and discuss specific suggestions and ideas to provide the University
community with a dining service program that consistently achieves high levels of
satisfaction.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: The Dining Service Advisory Committee will be chaired by the Director of Contract Administration. The Committee shall be comprised of twenty (20) members, including the Chair. Members shall be from the following areas:
Student Government Association1
President of Resident Student Association1
Faculty Senate1
Staff Senate1
Student Representatives from
Student Housing, including ULP10*
Housing Administration Staff1
University Athletics1
HR Health Wellness Program1
Contract Administration2
Dining Services1
* appointed by Housing Administration staff to represent the various residence halls.
MEETINGS AND AGENDA: Regular meetings will be held on the first Friday of each month. A request for agenda items will be sent to each Committee member prior to the regular meeting. At least eleven (11) members of the Committee must be present to take any action on behalf of the Committee. The Committee Chair may cancel regular meetings if (1) no agenda items are submitted, (2) no more than ten (10) members of the Committee are able to attend or (3) the Committee agrees to not meet for a specific time period, such as during the summer.
Special and/or Emergency meetings may be called by the Committee Chair at any time during the year. At leasteleven (11) members of the Committee must be present at a Special or Emergency meeting to take any action on behalf of the Committee.
UofL Staff Senate – Credentials & Nominations Committee
University-Wide Committee Cataloging, November 2007